Bees tend to flock to clean cut areas. This was reported by the University of Oregon press service.
In recent years, scientists have been concerned about the global decline in the number of pollinators. This situation not only poses a threat to the decline of biodiversity, but also has the potential to harm agriculture, especially in underdeveloped countries. In total, pollinating animals contribute to the reproduction of almost 90% of flowering plants on Earth.
Jim Rivers and colleagues studied how the bee population changed in areas growing Douglas fir, a tree that was cut down for processing 40 years after planting. In the spring and summer of 2018 and 2019, scientists studied local bee populations in 60 Douglas fir stands of various ages. It was determined that the total number of bees and the number of species decreased significantly with the age of the stand, and decreased by an average of 61% and 48%, respectively, in every five years after cutting.
“The study shows that Douglas fir fields develop diverse populations of wild bees shortly after harvest,” the scientists say.
The authors hope that the discovery of this pattern will allow efforts to be made to conserve bees.
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