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News Release 13-131
Bee Faithful? Plant-Pollinator Relationships Compromised When Bee Species Decline
Removing even one bumblebee species from an ecosystem affects plant reproduction
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Bumble bee foraging on tall larkspur near the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado.
Credit: Karen Levy, Emory University
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Bagged flowers of tall larkspur, used to assess effects of pollinator removal on plants.
Credit: Karen Levy, Emory University
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Scientist Berry Brosi removes pollen from bumble bees in a field in Gunnison County, Colo.
Credit: Karen Levy, Emory University
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Researchers sample bumble bees in a subalpine meadow in Colorado.
Credit: Karen Levy, Emory University
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Biologist Therese Lamperty assists with the bumble bee species removal experiment.
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Close-up of bumble bee removed during an experiment and later released unharmed.
Credit: Karen Levy, Emory University
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