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One argument for conserving biological diversity is that it delivers beneficial ecosystem services. However, Kleijn et al. show that the economic benefits of crop pollination are delivered by only a small subset of relatively common species, arguing that threatened species should be considered separately.
Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms8414
Authors: David Kleijn, Rachael Winfree, Ignasi Bartomeus, Luísa G Carvalheiro, Mickaël Henry, Rufus Isaacs, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Claire Kremen, Leithen K M'Gonigle, Romina Rader, Taylor H Ricketts, Neal M Williams, Nancy Lee Adamson, John S Ascher, András Báldi, Péter Batáry, Faye Benjamin, Jacobus C Biesmeijer, Eleanor J Blitzer, Riccardo Bommarco, Mariëtte R Brand, Vincent Bretagnolle, Lindsey Button, Daniel P Cariveau, Rémy Chifflet, Jonathan F Colville, Bryan N Danforth, Elizabeth Elle, Michael P.D. Garratt, Felix Herzog, Andrea Holzschuh, Brad G Howlett, Frank Jauker, Shalene Jha, Eva Knop, Kristin M Krewenka, Violette Le Féon, Yael Mandelik, Emily A May, Mia G Park, Gideon Pisanty, Menno Reemer, Verena Riedinger, Orianne Rollin, Maj Rundlöf, Hillary S Sardiñas, Jeroen Scheper, Amber R Sciligo, Henrik G Smith, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Robbin Thorp, Teja Tscharntke, Jort Verhulst, Blandina F Viana, Bernard E Vaissière, Ruan Veldtman, Catrin Westphal, Simon G Potts