OLLERTON - POLLINATORS & POLLINATION

OLLERTON, J. 2020. POLLINATORS & POLLINATION: NATURE AND SOCIETY. 286 págs, tapa blanda, 78 fotografías e ilustraciones a color. Esta obra supone una introducción a los polinizadores, la evolución de sus interacciones con las flores, y la naturaleza ecológica de estas relaciones. Explora la polinización de plantas silvestres y cultivadas, y da notas sobre la conservación de estos organismos.

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A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world.

The pollination of flowers by insects, birds and other animals is a fundamentally important ecological function that supports both the natural world and human society. Without pollinators to facilitate the sexual reproduction of plants, the world would be a biologically poorer place in which to live, there would be an impact on food security, and human health would suffer.

Written by one of the world's leading pollination ecologists, Pollinators & Pollination provides an introduction to what pollinators are, how their interactions with flowers have evolved, and the fundamental ecology of these relationships. It explores the pollination of wild and agricultural plants in a variety of habitats and contexts, including urban, rural and agricultural environments. The author also provides practical advice on how individuals and organisations can study, and support, pollinators.

As well as covering the natural history of pollinators and flowers, the author discusses their cultural importance, and the ways in which pollinator conservation has been portrayed from a political perspective. Pollinators & Pollination draws on field work experiences in South America, Africa, Australia, the Canary Islands and the UK.

For over 30 years the author has spent his career researching how plants and pollinators evolve relationships, how these interactions function ecologically, their importance for society, and how we can conserve them in a rapidly changing world. Pollinators & Pollination offers a unique and personal insight into the science of pollinators and pollination, aimed at anyone who is interested in understanding these fascinating and crucial ecological interactions.

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

1. The importance of pollinators and pollination
2. More than just bees: the diversity of pollinators
3. To be a flower
4. Fidelity and promiscuity in Darwin's entangled bank
5. The evolution of pollination strategies
6. A matter of time: from daily cycles to climate change
7. Agricultural perspectives
8. Urban environments
9. The significance of gardens
10. Shifting fates of pollinators
11. New bees on the block
12. Managing, restoring and connecting habitats
13. The politics of pollination
14. Studying pollinators and pollination


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OLLERTON, J. 2020. POLLINATORS & POLLINATION: NATURE AND SOCIETY. 286 págs, tapa blanda, 78 fotografías e ilustraciones a color. Esta obra supone una introducción a los polinizadores, la evolución de sus interacciones con las flores, y la naturaleza ecológica de estas relaciones. Explora la polinización de plantas silvestres y cultivadas, y da notas sobre la conservación de estos organismos.

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