Pollinator ResearchCarolyn Coyle
2023 The Garden Club of America Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship
Songbirds as Novel Pollinators: Uncovering the Role of Passerines in Pollination Systems Across Western North America
Coyle’s research will evaluate how often passerine birds carry pollen and which plants they visit, potentially connecting plant populations locally and over longer distances. After collecting pollen from songbirds and hummingbirds in collaboration with bird banders across western North America, Coyle will use DNA analysis to identify pollen samples. Coyle’s study will provide new insights into the role of birds in pollination systems, information that could be critical to sustaining and restoring plant-pollinator interactions in a changing world.
The Garden Club of America Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship
To provide funding to study the causes of pollinator decline, in particular bees, bats, butterflies, and moths, which could lead to potential solutions for their conservation and sustainability.
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