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Students run 'bee hotels' across Canada—DNA reveals who's checking in

Can students be on the front lines of conservation? A new Canada-wide study, published in Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, suggests they can. The efforts of some 5,000 students produced data detailed enough to reveal complex ecological networks hidden inside a small PVC and cardboard tube home.

Students run 'bee hotels' across Canada—DNA reveals who's checking in
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Can students be on the front lines of conservation? A new Canada-wide study, published in Metabarcoding and Metagenomics, suggests they can. The efforts of some 5,000 students produced data detailed enough to reveal complex ecological networks hidden inside a small PVC and cardboard tube home.

Originally published at Phys.org

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