Dr Biesmeijer says: "Whatever the cause, the study provides a worrying suggestion


	Dr Biesmeijer says: "Whatever the cause, the study provides a worrying suggestion

shankargallery

4-28-2007 11:15 AM

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Dr Biesmeijer says: "Whatever the cause, the study provides a worrying suggestion that declines in some species may trigger a cascade of local extinctions amongst other associated species."

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