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SFU study finds overall bee population decline exaggerated

While some bee populations are in danger, average population declines have been exaggerated, according to a new SFU study. Where some studies have shown rapid and severe decline in many species, the situation is not as dire as previously thought, and research may help focus bee conservation on the species most in need, like the endangered Bombus bohemicus. Researchers Dr. Laura Melissa Guzman, Dr. Leithen M'Gonigle, Dr. Arne Mooers, and PhD candidate Sarah Johnson documented information about bee populations with a new research model.  Lead author Guzman said she read a study last year that showed bee populations dropping drastically,…

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