RSPB Spotlight Bumblebees - Couverture souple

Comont, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1472966651 ISBN 13 : 9781472966650

Editeur : Bloomsbury Wildlife, 2018

Synopsis

RSPB Spotlight: Bumblebees is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct and detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist.

Bumblebees are some of our most familiar insects, and are among the few that are almost universally viewed as 'friendly' - their low buzzing is the quintessential sound of our gardens in the summertime. Spotlight Bumblebees considers all 24 UK bumblebee species, examining what made the group so successful and how circumstances have led to the survival of some species but the precipitous decline of the majority, highlighting the dangers we all face if populations continue to plummet.

Separate chapters cover all aspects of bumblebees' biology and lifestyles, from spring queens emerging from dark overwintering chambers to establish their nests, to the drone swarms that herald the end of the bumblebee season. Bumblebees around the world are studied, including in the southern hemisphere where Europe's declining species can become harmful invaders. While the influence of bumblebees throughout our history and their place in our culture, from Shakespeare to Transformers, is also examined.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Comont is an ecologist and works as a data collection monitor for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Richard has a PhD in Entomology from the University of Oxford. He writes a wildlife blog and is a regular 'Local Patch' contributor to BBC Wildlife magazine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Wildlife
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1472966651
• ISBN 13: 9781472966650
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Bloomsbury Publishing Ireland Limited, Bloomsbury Publishing Ireland Limited; productsafety@bloomsbury.com; ; 29 Earlsfort Terrace; Dublin 2; D02 AY28; Irlande