[PCA] NEWS: Study: Flowers Losing Smell

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Sat Apr 12 10:48:43 CDT 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080411/sc_livescience/studyflowerslosingsmell

Study: Flowers Losing Smell
LiveScience Staff
LiveScience.com Fri Apr 11, 3:25 PM ET

Spring's bloom may not smell so sweet anymore, as pollutants from power 
plants and automobiles destroy flowers' aromas, a new study suggests.

The finding could help explain why some pollinators, particularly bees, 
are declining in certain parts of the world.

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