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SFU student finds bumble bee species declining due to changing climate

By: Nathan Tok, Peak Associate SFU biological sciences masters student Hanna Jackson and her research team recently published a paper in the scientific journal, Biology Letters, on how climate change affects bumble bee populations in BC. The Peak reached out to Jackson in an email interview to find out more about this landmark study. According to Jackson, BC has a higher speciation of bumble bees and given their importance in the ecosystem and food production, it was important to understand how they’re being affected. Jackson explained, “Bumble bees are particularly effective pollinators. Many plants rely on them for pollination that…

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