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WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? HIGH-MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWER SEASON REDUCED,

By: States News Service Dateline: ARLINGTON, VA
Date: June 16, 2011
climate changeRocky MountainsColoradoRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryTucsonBombuswildflowers

Summary

The following information was released by the National Science Foundation: It's summer wildflower season in the Rocky Mountains, a time when high-peaks meadows are dotted with riotous color. But for how long? Once, wildflower season in montane meadow ecosystems extended throughout the summer months.

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