Scientists Create a Buzz With the First Ever Global Map of Bee Species | Science | Smithsonian Magazine
▻https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-create-buzz-first-ever-global-map-bee-species-180976348
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The map reveals that bee species diversity is highest in dry, treeless ecosystems away from the equator and the poles. (Orr et al. / Current Biology)
Source:
Global Patterns and Drivers of Bee Distribution: Current Biology
▻https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(20)31596-7