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Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them
Laurence Packer
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Description for Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
From the jungles of South America to the deserts of Arizona, one thing remains consistent: bees are disappearing. A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer flowers. But that's not all-bees are responsible for up to one-third of our food supply, and the consequences of not taking action to protect them are frightening. While the media focuses on colony-collapse disorder and the threats to honey bees specifically, the real danger is much greater: all bees are at risk, whether it be from loss of habitat, pesticide use or disease, among other factors. And because of the integral ... Read more
From the jungles of South America to the deserts of Arizona, one thing remains consistent: bees are disappearing. A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer flowers. But that's not all-bees are responsible for up to one-third of our food supply, and the consequences of not taking action to protect them are frightening. While the media focuses on colony-collapse disorder and the threats to honey bees specifically, the real danger is much greater: all bees are at risk, whether it be from loss of habitat, pesticide use or disease, among other factors. And because of the integral ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
233 g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062306463
SKU
V9780062306463
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99-15
About Laurence Packer
Laurence Packer obtained a B.A. in zoology from the University of Oxford and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He has been at York University since 1988, where he is currently a professor of biology.
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