Bee Pollination in Agricultural Eco-systems
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 28 August 2008
- ISBN 9780195316957
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages248 pages
- Size 157x236x15 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 14 halftones, 11 line illustrations 0
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Short description:
This book discusses the interplay among bees, agriculture and the environment. Both managed and wild bees are critical for successful pollination of numerous fruit, vegetable, oilseed and legume seed crops and are considered here. So is treatment of how bees also impact the agro-ecosystem in ways beyond simple pollination, such as by transporting pollen from genetically modified plants and by enhancing biological control strategies. The principles and examples are international. The concept is in line with current thinking of pollination as an important ecological process, and an understanding of agriculture as disturbance ecology.
MoreLong description:
For many agricultural crops, bees play a vital role as pollinators, and this book discusses the interplay among bees, agriculture and the environment. Although honey bees are well recognized as pollinators, managed bumble bees and solitary bees are also critical for the successful pollination of certain crops, while wild bees provide a free service. As bees liberally pass pollen from one plant to the next, they also impact the broader ecosystem, and not always to the benefit of humankind. Bees can enhance the unintentional spread of genes from genetically engineered plants, and may increase the spread of invasive weeds. Conversely, genetically engineered plants can impact pollinators, and invasive weeds can supply new sources of food for these insects. Bees' flower-visiting activities also can be exploited to help spread biological control agents that control crop pests, and they are important for native plant reproduction. Managing bees for pollination is complex and factors that must take into consideration are treated here including bee natural history, physiology, pathology, and behavior. Furthermore, transporting bees from native ranges to new areas for pollination services can be controversial, and needs to be done only after assuring that it will not disrupt various ecosystems. Even though bees are small, unobtrusive creatures, they play large roles in the ecosystem. The connection between bees and humankind also is symbolic of a broader interconnection between humans and the natural world.
MoreTable of Contents:
Foreword by Chris OToole
SECTION 1: BEES AS POLLINATORS AND MORE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Bees in Nature and on the Farm (Theresa L. Pitts-Singer and Rosalind R. James)
Chapter 2 - Crop Pollination Services from Wild Bees (Claire Kremen)
Chapter 3 - Crop Pollination in Greenhouses (José M. Guerra-Sanz)
Chapter 4 - Pollinating-Bees Crucial to Farming Wildflower Seed for U.S. Habitat Restoration (James H. Cane)
Chapter 5 - Honey Bees, Bumble Bees, and Biocontrol: New Alliances Between Old Friends (Peter G. Kevan, Jean-Pierre Kapongo, Mohammad Al-mazraawi, and Les Shipp)
SECTION 2: MANAGING SOLITARY BEES
Chapter 6 - Ecophysiology of the Life Cycle in Osmia Mason Bees Used as Crop Pollinators (Jordi Bosch, Fabio Sgolastra, William P. Kemp)
Chapter 7 - Past and Present Management of Alfalfa Bees (Theresa L. Pitts-Singer)
Chapter 8 - The Problem of Disease When Domesticating Bees (Rosalind R. James)
SECTION 3: ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BEES
Chapter 9 - Environmental Impact of Exotic Bees Introduced for Crop Pollination (Carlos H. Vergara)
Chapter 10 - Invasive Exotic Plant-Bee Interactions (Karen Goodell)
Chapter 11 - Estimating the Potential for Bee-Mediated Gene Flow in Genetically-Modified (GM) Crops (James E. Cresswell)
Chapter 12 - Genetically Modified Crops: Effects on Bees and Pollination (Lora A. Morandin)
Chapter 13 - The Future of Agricultural Pollination (Rosalind James and Theresa Pitts-Singer)
