Honey bees as biomonitors of environmental contaminants, pathogens, and climate change

Honey bees as biomonitors of environmental contaminants, pathogens, and climate change

Monitoring the environment for pollution, pesticides, and pathogens is crucial for protecting human, agriculture, and overall ecosystem health. Diverse strategies ranging from physical sensors to sentinel species have been used for environmental monitoring. The European honey bee, Apis mellifera, is...

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Main Authors: Morgan M. Cunningham, Lan Tran, Chloe G. McKee, Rodrigo Ortega Polo, Tara Newman, Lance Lansing, Jonathan S. Griffiths, Guillaume J. Bilodeau, Michael Rott, M. Marta Guarna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
Subjects:
Environmental biomonitoring
Pathogen biosurveillance
Pollution
Pesticides
Honey bees
Climate change
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21011225

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