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Since the 1980s, climate change has increasingly altered European bumblebee habitats
Almbauer, CC0 Global biodiversity loss is occurring at a rapid pace, driven by multiple human-caused factors, including overexploitation, pollution, invasive species and climate change.
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Belgian researchers analyzed how climate change has reshaped European habitats suitable for bumblebees, a key pollinator group whose numbers have fallen in recent decades. Using data on ecological suitability, they isolated the portion of habitat change directly attributable to climate warming, distinguishing it from other human‑driven pressures such as overexploitation, pollution and invasive species. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, quantifies climate change’s specific contribution to the decline of bumblebee‑friendly areas across Europe.
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