First global estimate of the importance of pollinators for seed production in plants

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Oct 13, 2021, 2:00 pm379 pts
About 175,000 plant species—half of all flowering plants—mostly or completely rely on animal pollinators to make seeds and so to reproduce. Declines in pollinators could therefore cause major disruptions in natural ecosystems, including loss of biodiversity.

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