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touchet-census · cane-2008-touchet
- Citation
- cane-2008-touchet
- Claim ID
- touchet-census
- Assertion
- Across 1999–2006, alkali bee populations in Washington's 240 km² Touchet Valley increased ninefold to 17 million nesting females on about 19 hectares, the largest metapopulation of non-social bees ever recorded; the largest site (1.5 hectares) held 5.3 million nesting females at up to 1,000 nests per square meter.
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alkali bee populations increased ninefold to reach 17 million females nesting across just 19 hectares—"the largest metapopulation of non-social bees ever recorded."
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- en
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