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Research Paper

Primary data in pollination services mapping: potential service provision by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Cumberland and Colchester, Nova Scotia

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Pages 60-69 | Received 09 May 2017, Accepted 02 Dec 2017, Published online: 12 Jan 2018

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