Bees, ecosystem services and the Brazilian Forest Code

Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca; Patrícia Nunes-Silva

doi:10.1590/S1676-06032010000400008

Bees, ecosystem services and the Brazilian Forest Code

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Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Estudos Avançados
Patrícia Nunes-Silva Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto

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https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032010000400008

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bees, ecosystem services, Brazilian Forest Code

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Bees are considered the main pollinators in natural and agricultural environments. This ecosystem service is essential to the maintenance of wild plant populations and to food production on agricultural environments and it's threatened in many regions of the world. Deforestation is pointed out as one of the main causes because it affects bee populations. Conservation of forests is necessary for the maintenance of bee populations and pollination services on agricultural landscapes.

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2010-12-01

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Imperatriz-Fonseca, V. L., & Nunes-Silva, P. (2010). Bees, ecosystem services and the Brazilian Forest Code. Biota Neotropica, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032010000400008

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Vol. 10 No. 4 (2010): v10n4

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