On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 3:16 AM, Paul Cherubini <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Can society really afford to bankroll what amounts to
> a self-reinforcing treadmill of native pollinator research;
> i.e. the more society expands, the more native pollinators
> decline and the more grant money the scientist will seek?
>
> Paul Cherubini
> El Dorado, Calif.

Can society really afford to ignore the potential loss of valuable
ecosystem services provided by pollinator communities; i.e. as society
expands, the need for pollination services increases and the number of
native pollinators declines?
-Matthew McKinney

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