No Species is an Island Fleming Theodore H.
No Species is an Island Fleming Theodore H. In the darkness of the star-studded desert, bats and moths feed on the nectar of night-blooming cactus flowers. In return these special creatures…
Specifikacia No Species is an Island Fleming Theodore H.
No Species is an Island Fleming Theodore H.
In the darkness of the star-studded desert, bats and moths feed on the nectar of night-blooming cactus flowers. 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. By day, birds and bees do the same, taking to blooms for their sweet sustenance.
No Species Is an Island describes Theodore H. Four species of columnar cacti, including the iconic saguaro and organ pipe, are among its most conspicuous plants. Fleming's 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 world's rarest plant-breeding sys-tems in a giant cactus; the ability of the organ pipe