{"product_id":"the-forgotten-pollinators","title":"The Forgotten Pollinators","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsider this: Without interaction between animals and flowering plants  the seeds and fruits that make up nearly eighty percent of the human diet would not exist. In The Forgotten Pollinators  Stephen L. Buchmann  one of the worlds leading authorities on bees and pollination  and Gary Paul Nabhan  award-winning writer and renowned crop ecologist  explore the vital but little-appreciated relationship between plants and the animals they depend on for reproduction -- bees  beetles  butterflies  hummingbirds  moths  bats  and countless other animals  some widely recognized and other almost unknown. Scenes from around the globe -- examining island flora and fauna on the Galapagos  counting bees in the Panamanian rain forest  witnessing an ancient honey-hunting ritual in Malaysia -- bring to life the hidden relationships between plants and animals  and demonstrate the ways in which human society affects and is affected by those relationships. Buchmann and Nabhan combine vignettes from the field with expository discussions of ecology  botany  and crop science to present a lively and fascinating account of the ecological and cultural context of plant-pollinator relationships. More than any other natural process  plant-pollinator relationships offer vivid examples of the connections between endangered species and threatened habitats. The authors explain how human-induced changes in pollinator populations -- caused by overuse of chemical pesticides  unbridled development  and conversion of natural areas into monocultural cropland-can have a ripple effect on disparate species  ultimately leading to a \"cascade of linked extinctions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985175834677,"sku":"ByrdShop_1559633530","price":28.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781559633536.jpg?v=1770850473","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-forgotten-pollinators","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}