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Miscellany

Can Flowering Plants Enhance Numbers of Beneficial Arthropods in UK Apple and Pear Orchards?

Pages 291-300 | Received 02 Jan 2002, Accepted 03 Jul 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2010

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