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Fruitless fall : the collapse of the honey bee and the coming agricultural crisis /

Traces the significant 2007 and 2008 reductions in honeybee populations, identifying the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder to explain the link between bee pollination and industrial agriculture and predict dangerous reductions in food output.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jacobsen, Rowan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury, [2008]
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Honeybee > Diseases > United States.
Colony collapse disorder of honeybees > United States.
Bees.
Crops, Agricultural.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
Description
Summary:Traces the significant 2007 and 2008 reductions in honeybee populations, identifying the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder to explain the link between bee pollination and industrial agriculture and predict dangerous reductions in food output.
Physical Description:279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-264) and index.
ISBN:9781596915374 (hardcover)
1596915374 (hardcover)
9781596916395 (pbk.)
1596916397 (pbk.)