Stephen Humphrey
Paths of Pollen
Paths of Pollen
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Pollen is a tiny organism that plays a key role in plant reproduction, requiring a complex network of species to interact and adapt to their ecosystems. Human actions are erasing habitats and raising temperatures, leading to a decline in plant diversity and the extinction of pollinators. Paths of Pollen chronicles the mission of pollens to spread plant genes and explores the significance of pollination to food supply, biodiversity, global temperatures, and landscape resilience.
Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 15 October 2023
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Pollen, a minuscule organism, plays a pivotal role in nature's intricate system of plant reproduction. This intricate process, known as pollination, involves a complex interplay of diverse species, each adapting to their ever-changing ecosystems. While some pollen grains require a gentle breeze to set them in motion, most plants rely on mobile creatures, such as birds, bats, reptiles, and insects, including butterflies, beetles, flies, wasps, and over twenty thousand species of bees. In his book, Paths of Pollen, Stephen Humphrey invites readers to envision a critical juncture where plants and pollinators struggle to adapt to stressors like urbanization, modern agriculture, and global climate change. Through captivating encounters with biologists, conservationists, and beekeepers, Humphrey sheds light on the profound significance of pollination in addressing issues such as food supply, biodiversity, rising global temperatures, and the resilience of landscapes.
However, as human activities continue to erode habitats and increase temperatures, plant diversity is declining, and a growing list of pollinators faces the threat of decline or even extinction. Paths of Pollen serves as a chronicle of pollen's vital mission to spread plant genes, spanning from prehistoric times to the present, while also casting a cautious eye toward an ecologically uncertain future.
Weight: 596g
Dimension: 174 x 237 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780228018971
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