Flowers Bloom Early Confusing Bees - Effects of Climate Change on Flowers, Bees & Possibly You

Plants that rely on bees or other insect pollinators to transport pollen between like individuals — buzzing from violet to violet, for example— face uncertainties when spring and summer become front-loaded. Suddenly bees have a lot more flower options at the same time, both earlier in the season. A key question on researchers’ minds remains: How will this competitive atmosphere affect plants? Matthew Austin is on a mission to find out. As an ecologist and biodiversity postdoctoral fellow with the Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis, Austin is studying the affects on flowers at Shaw Nature Reserve, an extension of Missouri Botanical Garden.
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