昆虫危机：我们对地球上微小生物的脆弱依赖（年度新科学家图书 入围温赖特保护文学奖） The Insect Crisis : Our Fragile Dependence on the Planets Smallest Creatures

基本信息

Format Paperback | 272 pages

Dimensions 129 x 198 x 20mm | 237g

Publication date 02 Mar 2023

Publisher Atlantic Books

Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom

Language English

Edition Statement Main

ISBN10 1838951199

ISBN13 9781838951191

书籍信息仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

你上次被黄蜂蜇是什么时候？或者被一团团蠓虫跟随？或者看到一只蝴蝶？所有这些正常现象都变得越来越少了。大量的研究表明，全世界的昆虫数量正在严重下降--在某些地方下降了90%以上。

《昆虫危机》探讨了这一隐藏的紧急情况，认为其后果甚至可以与气候变化相提并论。我们的大部分农业都依赖昆虫授粉，它们是鸟类和鱼类的主要食物来源，它们是支撑地球生命的关键支柱，尤其是我们自己的生命。

米尔曼与研究这一灾难的科学家和昆虫学家交谈，询问这些非凡的生物为何正在消失，这是一项令人信服和有趣的调查，范围遍及全球。这本书部分是警告，部分是庆祝昆虫的不可思议的多样性，强调了为什么我们需要对这场即将到来的环境灾难保持清醒。

When is the last time you were stung by a wasp? Or were followed by a cloud of midges? Or saw a butterfly? All these normal occurrences are becoming much rarer. A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious decline all over the world - in some places by over 90%.

The Insect Crisis explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. We rely on insect pollination for the bulk of our agriculture, they are a prime food source for birds and fish, and they are a key strut holding up life on Earth, especially our own.

In a compelling and entertaining investigation spanning the globe, Milman speaks to the scientists and entomologists studying this catastrophe and asks why these extraordinary creatures are disappearing. Part warning, part celebration of the incredible variety of insects, this book highlights why we need to wake up to this impending environmental disaster.

作者简介

奥利弗-米尔曼担任《卫报》记者已近十年，首先是在澳大利亚，现在是在美国担任环境记者。他在贝德福德郡长大，这是他的处女作。

Oliver Milman has been a Guardian journalist for almost a decade, firstly in Australia and now in the US as their environment correspondent. He was raised in Bedfordshire and this is his first book.