pollinator-decline
Pollinator decline refers to the widespread reduction in abundance of insect and other animal pollinators that has been documented across ecosystems globally since the late 20th century. For plant science, this trend is critically important because the majority of flowering plants depend on animal pollinators for reproduction, meaning population losses among bees and other pollinators directly threaten plant genetic diversity, seed production, and ecosystem stability. Researchers studying this phenomenon seek to understand how habitat loss, pesticide use, disease, and climate change interact to disrupt plant-pollinator relationships that have co-evolved over millions of years.
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