Fleming Theodore H. No Species Is an Island: Bats, Cacti, and Secrets of the Sonoran Desert 9780816535897

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Автор: Fleming Theodore H.
Название: No Species Is an Island: Bats, Cacti, and Secrets of the Sonoran Desert
ISBN: 9780816535897
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

Экология

Прикладная экология

ISBN-10: 0816535892
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 80
Вес: 0.09 кг.
Дата издания: 30.09.2017
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 18 black & white drawings
Размер: 140 x 215 x 10
Ключевые слова: The environment,Applied ecology,Natural history, NATURE / Ecology,NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Deserts
Подзаголовок: Bats, cacti, and secrets of the sonoran desert
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: In the darkness of the star-studded desert, bats and moths feed on the nectar of night-blooming cactus flowers. By day, birds and bees do the same, taking to blooms for their sweet sustenance. In return these special creatures pol-linate the equally intriguing plants in an ecological circle of sustainability.

The Sonoran Desert is the most biologically diverse desert in the world. Four species of columnar cacti, including the iconic saguaro and organ pipe, are among its most conspicuous plants. No Species Is an Island describes Theodore H. Flemings eleven-year study of the pollination biology of these species at a site he named Tortilla Flats in Sonora, Mexico, near Kino Bay.

Now Fleming shares the surprising results of his intriguing work. Among the novel findings are one of the worlds rarest plant-breeding sys-tems in a giant cactus; the ability of the organ pipe cactus to produce fruit with another species pollen; the highly specialized moth-cactus pollination system of the senita cactus; and the amazing lifestyle of the lesser long-nosed bat, the major nocturnal pollinator of three of these species.

These discoveries serve as a primer on how to conduct ecological re-search, and they offer important conservation lessons for us all. Fleming high-lights the preciousness of the ecological web of our planet--Tortilla Flats is a place where cacti and migratory bats and birds connect such far-flung habitats as Mexicos tropical dry forest, the Sonoran Desert, and the temper-ate rain forests of southeastern Alaska. Fleming offers an insightful look at how field ecologists work and at the often big surprises that come from looking carefully at a natural world where no species stands alone.

Дополнительное описание: Applied ecology|Nature and the natural world: general interest|The environment

No Species Is an Island: Bats, Cacti, and Secrets of the Sonoran Desert, Fleming Theodore H.