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Historic Datasets Reveal Effects of Climate Change and Habitat Loss On Plant-Pollinator Networks
2013-03-01 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Are plant-pollinator networks holding together as the insects and plants in the network are jostled by climate change and habitat loss? The question is difficult to answer because there is no baseline: few historic datasets record when plants first bloomed or insects first appeared and almost none follow both plants and insects. Which is why biologist Tiffany Knight and her then postdoctoral research associate Laura Burkle were delighted to discover meticulous data on a plant-pollinator network...
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