Study: Native Australian bees' climate change resilience depends on nest type
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Vanessa Kellermann
Summary
A new study published in Nature Communications examines how Australia's ~2,000 species of native bees cope with climate change. The research shows that a bee's heat tolerance depends on its nest type (underground, plant stems, or wood cavities). Surprisingly, species that are most heat-tolerant are also the most vulnerable to future warming, suggesting complex trade-offs in adaptation strategies.
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bskyStudy: Native Australian bees' climate change resilience depends on nest typetheconversation.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledOur new paper published in Nature Communications shows that the extent to which native Australian bees can cope with increasing heat depends on the type of nest they use.
Surprisingly, the species that are the most tolerant to heat are also the most vulnerable to future warming.
Bees have many different ways of building their homes.
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