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56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Pollinators play a vital role in fertilizing flowers, ...
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56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators

Vera Korasidis received funding from the University of Melbourne Elizabeth and Vernon Puzey Fellowship Award. Scott Wing's fieldwork was supported by the Roland W. Brown fund of the Department of ...
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56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators

Early Eocene forest, Wyoming, U.S. Illustration by Julius Csotonyi, Smithsonian Institution Pollinators play a vital role in fertilising flowers, which grow into seeds and fruits and underpin our ...
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56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators

Can we turn to the past to learn more about how interactions between plants and pollinators changed during climate change? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...