Pollinators and Pollination

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Wonderful... This is a book that deserves to be read by anyone interested in the topic. -- Barry Cottam * Canadian Field Naturalist * Perfect as a comprehensive introduction to the topic, from one of the UK's most highly respected experts on pollinators and pollination, Jeff Ollerton. I recommend it to anyone looking for a primer in this topic and an enjoyable read. -- Stephen Venn * Palaearctic Grasslands, Journal of the Eurasian Dry Grassland Group * SUPERB. It contains everything I've spent the last 10 years trying to grasp, all in one book, AND written in a way I can understand! It makes such a difference to a non-scientist (like me) to be able to grasp the facts, and the science behind the facts, without having to first look up dozens of terms I don't understand. -- Brigit Strawbridge Howard * Author of Dancing with Bees: A Journey Back to Nature * This is a highly readable text on pollination ecology, very useful for students and anyone who needs to get up to speed on this topic and its surrounding issues... Written in a personal and engaging style and with many clear diagrams and illustrations - this excellent text provides much useful insight. * Bees for Development Journal * Accessible and informative... Comprehensive and in-depth enough to be of interest to someone like me with a little academic experience, and at the same time concise enough to cover the key discussions without being a massive quarto textbook. -- Ben Courtice * As The River Goes By * Fascinating, thought-provoking and often entertaining... An easy and enjoyable read with much to offer the general reader. -- Richard Rickitt * BeeCraft * Most of his 30-year's research is poured into this major work and it has plenty of graphs as an evidence base for his ideas and theories. This is not just about bees and pollination - though it may seem that way as Apis mellifera is a major pollinator - it is about all pollinators, birds, reptiles, mammals and invertebrates. * Wildlife Matters * Entertaining... readable... Jeff provides facts and personal observations behind the science without the use of specialized terms that only biologists can understand. -- Shuang-Quan Huang * Trends in Ecology & Evolution * An easy and pleasant read and there is a long and very useful reference list. -- John Richards * BSBI News * Accessible and appealing -- Peter Bernhardt * On the Science Show with Robyn Williams * A very fine introduction to the biology - and politics - of pollination. Highly recommended. -- Ken Thompson * The Niche * Entertaining, pleasant to read and presented in an attractive pocketbook format keeping everything short and concise. It supplies appealingly prepared, interesting scientific information and attractive pictures of pollinators... A very timely book. -- Anne-Christine Mupepele * Basic and Applied Ecology * This book is scholarly yet personal and very readable... A wonderful way to learn more about why pollinators are important, how they interact with flowers and how we can better help them. * Bees & Other Pollinators Quarterly * Few pollination biologists have played a more pivotal role in the expansion of the pollination tent than Jeff Ollerton... Pollinators and Pollination is unique in providing a thorough overview of some of the most important (and rapidly changing) themes in pollination biology, while showcasing the author's zest for engagement with his students, colleagues, and fellow citizens. -- Robert A. Raguso * Current Biology * Interesting and useful. Many excellent photos, charts and graphs go far in helping define the issues discussed. -- Kim Flottum * Bee Craft Magazine * It's aimed at the serious reader and covers the latest research, but is never inaccessible and has something for everyone. It's extremely up-to-date and even delves into such areas as the politics of pollination, as well as assessing opportunities for citizen science to which every gardener can contribute. I thoroughly recommend this book. -- Marc Carlton * Wildlife Gardening Forum Newsletter * This is a book that I would like to see on not only Naturalist's bookcases, but is a book that I would like to see on every newspaper's editor and TV newsroom book case, and then we can all know that the honey bee isn't the only pollinator.



-- Steven Rutherford * Country-Side, British Naturalists' Association * Very timely, jargon free and an easy read...Chapters discuss(ing) managing, restoring, and connecting habitats and the politics of pollination are both highly informative and useful. -- John Badmin * British Journal of Entomology and Natural History * Ollerton makes an excellent contribution to the literature in this volume. Fourteen well-written chapters concisely and coherently summarize what pollinators are, why they are essential to plant reproduction, flower characteristics that promote pollination, how pollination evolved, environmental and behavioral factors that affect pollination rates, pollination strategies, pollination in wild ecologies as opposed to urban and agricultural pollination, and the changing future of pollinators and pollination...Highly recommended for undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and professionals. -- S. T. Meiers * CHOICE * For a young scientist like me who is interested in pollination biology, it is vitally important to build up expert knowledge from the basics. Pollinators & Pollination by Jeff Ollerton is the perfect primer for this. -- Zsofia Varga-Szilay, Community Ecology Ollerton combines a thorough synopsis of pollinators and pollination with an engaging narrative voice to appeal to junior and senior scientists as well as the general public. -- The Journal of Wildlife Management