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Zach Portman

Zach Portman

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Nov 2, 2023

Further reflections on bee monitoring: The debate over lethal sampling

It’s now been over two years since I published my original paper on the state of bee monitoring and over one year since I posted previous…

Further reflections on bee monitoring: The debate over lethal sampling

Zach Portman

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Jun 7, 2023

Trees for bees

The underappreciated way to help pollinators in your yard

Trees for bees

Zach Portman

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Mar 21, 2023

Documenting plagiarism in a bee taxonomy paper

And what happened when I alerted the journal

Documenting plagiarism in a bee taxonomy paper

Zach Portman

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Oct 5, 2022

Documenting serious issues in a bee paper on “No Mow May”

And what happened when I alerted the journal

Documenting serious issues in a bee paper on “No Mow May”

Zach Portman

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Jul 7, 2022

Reflections on the state of bee monitoring

Looking back two years after the publication of “The state of bee monitoring in the United States”

Reflections on the state of bee monitoring

Zach Portman

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Jun 22, 2022

My recent adventures with tick-borne disease

Lyme disease? Anaplamosis? Both?

My recent adventures with tick-borne disease

Zach Portman

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May 10, 2022

How to review a manuscript like Reviewer 2, a helpful 13-step guide

Now you too can be a notorious reviewer!

Zach Portman

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Mar 30, 2022

Exploring Trends in US Bee Data in GBIF

The source of the data matters.

Exploring Trends in US Bee Data in GBIF

Zach Portman

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Jan 31, 2022

How I’m helping to save the birds by keeping chickens

It’s all about boosting bird numbers!

Chickens in a sad-looking enclosure. One chicken is missing a bunch of feathers.

Zach Portman

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Sep 7, 2021

Massachusetts bumblebees are in trouble

This follows a trend of declining bumblebees in the northeastern US

Bombus affinis, the rusty patched bumblebee

Zach Portman

Zach Portman

I am scientist who studies bees. My research covers the identification, biology, evolution, and conservation of native bees.

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