Bee bio-basics and conservation benefits: Essential pieces in the pollinator puzzle : Part I. The historical, cultural, philosophical and scientific context of bee decline
In: The Business of Bees: An Integrated Approach to Bee Decline and Corporate Responsibility 2016 Jun 01 1(1):43-68; Jg. 1 (2016-06-01) 1, S. 43-68
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Our bee populations are under threat. Over the past 60 years, they have lost much of their natural habitat and are under assault from pesticides and intensive farming. We rely on bees and other insects to pollinate our fruit and vegetables and, without them, our environment and economy will be in crisis. The Business of Bees provides the first integrated account of diminishing bee populations, as well as other pollinators, from an interdisciplinary perspective. It explores the role of corporate responsibility and governance as they relate to this critical issue and examines what the impact will be on consumers, companies, stock markets and ultimately on global society if bee populations continue to decline at a dangerous rate.The book considers the issue of global bee population decline from a variety of disciplines, collecting the perspectives of academics in accounting, science and humanities with those of practitioners in the finance industry. The chapters explore the impact of the rapid decline in pollinator populations on the natural world, on corporations, on the stock market and on accounting. The Business of Bees will be essential reading for those in academia, business and finance sectors and anyone invested in the future of our planet.
Addressing pollinator decline and progress towards pollinator conservation for sustainable production of goods and services requires knowledge of the basic biology of bees and how they contribute to ecosystem services to benefit humans. This chapter highlights the numerous contributions of managed honey bees and wild bees to pollination services in agricultural systems and presents information to show how these contributions can be supported by responsible land-management practices. Examples are given from the scientific literature regarding the positive relationships of least-affected landscape conditions, wild bee abundances and diversity, and pollination and yield of crops. The chapter provides basic information on the cast of characters—common types of bees and their general biology and sociality, including brief abstracts of the most common families of bees. A biological and ecological basis is emphasized to foster an understanding of the essential interacting components—the bees and their altered and diminishing habitat resources. Information provided by this chapter should support a basic understanding of bees and their important role in sustainable ecosystem services, which is vital to enterprises that directly or indirectly depend on pollinators.
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Bee bio-basics and conservation benefits: Essential pieces in the pollinator puzzle : Part I. The historical, cultural, philosophical and scientific context of bee decline
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Atkins, Jill [Ed.] ; Atkins, Barry [Ed.] ; Scott [Ed.] ; Samuel [Ed.] |
Quelle: | The Business of Bees: An Integrated Approach to Bee Decline and Corporate Responsibility 2016 Jun 01 1(1):43-68; Jg. 1 (2016-06-01) 1, S. 43-68 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2016 |
Medientyp: | Buch |
ISBN: | 978-1-78353-434-0 (print) |
DOI: | 10.9774/GLEAF.9781783534340_4 |
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