Status of Pollinators in North America (2007)
Chapter: B Presentations to the Committee
B
Presentations to the Committee
Keck Center, The National Academies
Washington, DC
July 6, 2005
Perspective of sponsoring agencies
Kevin Hackett, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
William Walker, U.S. Geological Survey
Comments from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign: Information sources from NAPPC
Laurie Adams, North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
Workshop on the Status of Pollinators in North America
National Academy of Sciences Building
Washington, DC
October 18–19, 2005
SESSION 1: Direct and Indirect Indication of Pollinator Population Size
Databases on pollinators in North America
Terry Griswold, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Databases on pollinators in North America—natural history collections
John Ascher, American Museum of Natural History
Databases on pollinators in North America
Sam Droege, U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Databases on pollinators in North America and the Monarch Watch
Orley Taylor, University of Kansas
Databases on pollinators in Mexico
Ma. del Coro Arizmendi, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Long-term bee survey
Robert Minckley, Rochester University
Xerces Society’s red list
Scott Hoffman Black, Xerces Society
SESSION 2: Possible Causes of Pollinator Decline
Effects of climate change on pollinator populations
Jessica Hellmann, University of Notre Dame
Effects of pollinator declines on the ecological genetics of plant populations
Kent Holsinger, University of Connecticut
Demographic and genetic factors as causes of pollinator decline
Laurence Packer, York University, Canada
Impact of landscape ecology, habitat fragmentation, and agricultural intensification on pollinator populations
Nick Haddad, North Carolina State University
Impact of invasive species on pollinator populations and the implications for land and resource management
Diane Larson, U.S. Geological Survey, North Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Factors that influence population sizes in bumble bees and other members of the native bee community
Robbin Thorp, University of California, Davis
Causes and consequences on honey bee decline with emphasis on the almond industry
Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Causes and consequences on honey bee decline
Joe Traynor, Scientific Ag Co.
SESSION 3: Consequences of Pollinator Decline
Consequences of population decline in nectar-feeding bats
Ted Fleming, University of Miami
Effects of pollinator declines on the ecological genetics of plant populations
Tia-Lynn Ashman, University of Pittsburgh
Environmental Economics of Pollinator Decline
Stephen Polasky, University of Minnesota
Biological and economic factors that impact the overall health of the honey bee industry
Daniel Weaver, B. Weaver Apiaries and the American Bee Keeping Federation
Conservation of biodiversity of pollinators in natural and agro ecosystems
Simon G. Potts, University of Reading
Beckman Center, The National Academies
Irvine, CA
January 14, 2006
The current status of the alfalfa leafcutting bee as a pollinator of alfalfa seed
Ron Bitner, International Pollination Systems
Monitoring schemes and citizen science program for pollinators
Gordon W. Frankie, University of California, Berkeley
Pollination decline: Is it the canary in the mine shaft?
Jerry Hayes, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Economics of pollinator services and potential policy implications
Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis
