LEADER 03435nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910452879303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-27283-8 010 $a0-520-95688-5 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520956889 035 $a(CKB)2550000001096537 035 $a(EBL)1251018 035 $a(OCoLC)852656400 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000916821 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11485649 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916821 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10890844 035 $a(PQKB)10674782 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1251018 035 $a(DE-B1597)519572 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520956889 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1251018 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10729707 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL503071 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001096537 100 $a20130412d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aField guide to the common bees of California$b[electronic resource] $eincluding bees of the Western United States /$ftext by Gretchen LeBuhn ; illustrations by Noel B. Pugh 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (190 p.) 225 0 $aCalifornia Natural History Guides ;$v107 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-520-27284-6 311 $a1-299-71820-5 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPREFACE -- $tAN INTRODUCTION TO BEES -- $tBEE FAMILY AND GENUS ACCOUNTS -- $tAPPENDIX 1. BEE FAMILIES AND GENERA FOUND IN CALIFORNIA -- $tAPPENDIX 2. KEY TO FEMALES OF GENERA INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK -- $tGLOSSARY -- $tRESOURCES -- $tINDEX -- $tABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR -- $tCalifornia Natural History Guides 330 $aThis engaging and easy-to-use natural history guidebook provides a thorough overview of native and honey bee biology and offers tools for identifying the most common bees of California and the Western United States. Full-color illustrations introduce readers to more than 30 genera of native bees, noting each one's needs and habits and placing them in their wider context. The author highlights bees' ties to our own lives, the food we eat, and the habitat we provide, and suggests ways to support bees in our own backyards. In addition to helping readers understand and distinguish among major groups of bees, this guide reveals how bees are an essential part of healthy ecosystem and how many plants, including important crop plants, depend on the pollination they provide. As growing evidence points to declining bee populations, this book offers critical information about the bond between plants and pollinators, and between humans and nature. Thoroughly researched and full of new insights into the ancient process of pollination, Field Guide to the Common Bees of California; Including Bees of the Western United States is invaluable for the window it opens onto the biodiversity, adaptive range, and complexity of invertebrate communities.   606 $aBees$zCalifornia$vIdentification 606 $aBees$zWest (U.S.)$vIdentification 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBees 615 0$aBees 676 $a595.79/9 700 $aLeBuhn$b Gretchen$f1961-$01050027 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452879303321 996 $aField guide to the common bees of California$92479499 997 $aUNINA