http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/materials/KohetalPNASfinalproof.pdf


No offense  intended,  but this paper is a complete fabrication the land use
numbers are funnier than Lu's numbers on tainted syrup.

It seems the only goal here is to "validate" a mathematical model of bee
predictions.   Not backed by any facts or reality?



A 200% increase in croplands??  



. Eleven states [Minnesota, Texas (TX),
Wisconsin (WI), South Dakota (SD), North Dakota (ND), Illinois,
Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Louisiana] collectively
accounted for 60% of the areas of predicted decrease in wild bee
abundance. Over the 5-y period in these states, corn and grain
cropland increased 200% and 100%, respectively, and mostly
replaced grasslands and pasture


Completely untrue.... and printed in such a fashion as to make it sound
valid.  A quick check with USDA in these states will show the real numbers


. The resulting report sets
a goal of 7 million acres of land for pollinators over the next 5 y
(21). However, there has been no assessment at the national level of
the current status of native pollinator habitat, where and at what
rate this habitat is being degraded, and the impact of these changes
on bee populations and the pollination services they provide

Here is the bottom line goal of this report,  tax dollars for habitat is the
goal.  Nothing more.



Charles

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