Title: “Bees as important pollinators and producers of bioeconomy products in Brazil”

Introduction

Pollination is an ecosystem service essential for the
reproduction and maintenance of plant species
diversity, as well as providing food for humans and
animals (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005;
Smith et al. 2015).

Most of the over 308,000 known plant species
require pollination to set seeds and fruits (Ollerton
et al. 2011).

Among the 115 most cultivated plant species, 85%
benefit from pollination (Klein et al., 2007; IPBES,
2016). 

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BEE WORKSHOP – German-Brazilian Bioeconomy Workshop – Green Rio, May 24, 2018  

Breno M. Freitas,
Universidade Federal do Ceará.