Pollinator Week: How climate change disrupts flower growth, puts bees at risk
Climate change has played a major disruptor in several ecological processes, including pollination. The synergy between flowering plants and pollinators plays a key role in the pollination process, but has been adversely impacted by climate change, according to a report by Endangered Species Coalition.
Habitat loss, nutritional deficiencies and lack of varied diet of pollinators are tied directly to climate change — and all of this is impacting the growth of plants and flowers.
Climate change is making flowers bloom half a day earlier each year, which means that plants are now blooming a month earlier than 45 years ago. This means that they do not get pollinated and bees are left without food, the report stated.
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