Key terms
These organisms are abundant and effective pollinators in both natural and agricultural systems.
What are bumblebees?
The location in which the three bee species were collected from
What is Colorado?
The key driver of bumble bee abundance for all three species
What is number of floral days?
Longterm shifts in weather patterns and average temperatures on earth.
What is climate change?
The two climate factors researchers focused on for this region
What is precipitation and snowmelt date?
The type of effect they were able to support through their study
What is indirect effects?
The term for the type of species that are critical to the survival of the other species in the system. Without them, the ecosystem may not survive.
What is a keystone species?
The 3 categories of data sets researchers used for this study
What is bee data, flower data, and climate data?
The length of time the bee abundance sample was collected for
What is 8 years?
the quantity and diversity of flowers within a particular ecosystem or area; a measure of the number of flowering plants present
What is floral abundance?
Researchers studied climate change-->flowers-->bee abundance. This is the term for the effect from climate change to bees abundance
What is an indirect effect?
This climate event marks the start of the foraging season
What is snowmelt?
the study of the timing of flowering events in plants
What is floral phenology?
The maximum amount of bees caught in an hour is given this term
What is peak abundance?
The months considered part of the flowering season for this study
What is June to August?
Bees and flowers have a relationship in which they benefit each other. Name the term for this type of relationship.
What is mutualism?