The map that leads us to the greatest treasure of all:
Currently, as of 2020, there are 2 billion honey bees spread across the entire world, furthermore, there are 20,000 different species of bees. That’s a lot of bees to keep track of. Before this discovery, scientists could not rely on or access accurate information of bee species worldwide, since world records were abstract and opaque whilst communicating with young, developing countries. Researchers of the Current Biology Journal were the treasure ‘hunters’ in this search and successfully concluded a study, creating the first map of its kind.
The map records bee species on an international level, ultimately tracking the ‘bee richness’ of these regions, so scientists will then on, work on conserving them in those specific location habitats. Basically, they are identifying where the majority of the bee population lives, so they could start focusing on creating sustainability in that habitat. Researchers used more than 5.8 million public records of bee circumstances, as well as 20,000 bee species attainable on DiscoveryLife.org, to progress this accurate study. The goal of this conclusion is to guarantee the best future accessible information on bees and other unknown species for future researchers.
“This is an important first step for that, and in the future, we can begin working more on threats to bees such as habitat destruction and climate change, and to better incorporate pollination services into ecosystem service analyses. “Michael Orr, the study’s primary author told CNN in an interview.
The outcome of these maps showed that there is a vast majority of bee diversity in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere. Not to add, there was a higher gathering of bees in a dry desert and pleasant climates than in stifling, tropical and forested habitats. In the past, a prediction lingered that more bee species populations are found away from the North and South poles, also, fewer near the equator. This hypothesis was based on the observation of a majority of other insects who followed this pattern, but with little evidence, the theory was declined. The creators of the map hope to maintain these declining bee numbers, as ‘climate change’, claims Orr, is a big threat toward bee domination success. This map ensures location regions of the bees, furthermore a step to protecting the bees, whilst our environment.
The darker the areas of the regions, the more vastly diverse bee richness is located. Thus the lighter, the less. This represents worldwide levels of bee inhabitants.
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