Description: No Species Is an Island describes the surprising results of Theodore H. Fleming's eleven-year study of pollination biology in Sonora, Mexico, in the most biologically diverse desert in the world. These discoveries serve as a primer on how to conduct ecological research, and offer important conservation lessons for us all. Fleming offers an insightful look at how field ecologists work, and the often big surprises that come from looking carefully at a natural world where no species stands alone.
Review Quotes: "[No Species Is an Island] is strongly recommended to all scientists and to all who cherish open places."--Choice
"This small volume introduces some of the more interesting aspects of pollination studies that explored the relationship between nectar-feeding bats and four species of columnar cacti in the Sonoran Desert."--Economic Botany "No Species Is an Island is the culmination of a masterful, decades-long investigation. Based on outstanding hypothesis testing, Ted Fleming guides us with clarity through a maze of endlessly fascinating discoveries, well-illustrated by acclaimed wildlife artist Kim Duffek. This book is an exceptionally fun read for nature lovers everywhere. And it should be required reading for ecologists and conservationists."--Merlin D. Tuttle, author of The Secret World of Bats "With a bat and a flower, No Species Is an Island surprises us at every turn in the most amazing odyssey you'll read this year! You may be even more astonished to learn how you figure into the adventure."--Bill Broyles, author of Last Water on the Devil's Highway "No Species Is an Island is about the most important story on Earth: the astonishing interconnections that keep the living world alive. It reads like what it is: a beautifully illustrated detective story into the real world, in a particularly magical land of shadows where all the plants keep secrets and all the animals harbor hard-held mysteries. Dive in and savor."--Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words