Rocky Mountain Wildflowers are on the decline. As climate change results in warmer weather there has been a significant drop in the number of flowers in bloom and the length of the wildflower season for some species. The shorter season threatens those pollinators who are active all season long and are dependent on finding flowers to feed on during their life cycle. To learn more read:
La Times: Rocky mountain flowers dwindle, as climate warms – latimes.com.
Journal of Ecology: Emergence of a mid-season period of low floral resources in a montane meadow ecosystem associated with climate change
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