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Ted Benton - Solitary bees - 9781784270889 - V9781784270889
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Solitary bees

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Description for Solitary bees Paperback. .
In Britain and Ireland there are about ten times more species of solitary bee than bumblebee and honeybee combined, yet the solitary bees tend to be ignored and we know much less about them. They are a fascinating, attractive and diverse group that can be found easily in a wide range of habitats, both urban and rural, and they are important as pollinators. Solitary bees provides an introduction to the natural history, ecology and conservation of solitary bees, together with an easy-to-use key to genera. Chapters ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Pelagic Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Naturalists Handbooks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784270889
SKU
V9781784270889
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Ted Benton
Ted Benton is emeritus professor of sociology at University of Essex, where he has pioneered the integration of ecological understanding with social theory. He has been an active field naturalist since childhood, and is author or co-author of eight books on entomological topics, in addition to his academic publications and a recent book on Alfred Russel Wallace. His two books ... Read more

Reviews for Solitary bees
... a highly accessible introduction to the natural history, ecology and conservation of the solitary bees.
Jeanne Robinson
Glasgow Naturalist
Benton's strength throughout is in good quality personal observation, related to sound scientific evidence concerning behaviour and autecology. There are few authors so adept at gripping the attention through some quite difficult patterns of thought. The chapters ... Read more

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