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  From: ckremen@gmail.com<BR>Reply-to: ckremen@berkeley.edu<BR>Sent: 1/9/2013 
  9:31:29 A.M. Pacific Standard Time<BR>Subj: recent publications on wild 
  pollinators contributions to almond crop pollination<BR></DIV>
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  <DIV><BR></DIV>Dear colleagues 
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  <DIV>Almond production is a $3 billion industry in California that produces 
  80% of the global almond supply, and it is highly dependent on managed honey 
  bees for its success. &nbsp;Please find attached 3 recent publications on the 
  role of wild pollinators in almond crop production. &nbsp;The one that came 
  out today in Proc. Royal Society of London - B demonstrates how interactions 
  between native wild pollinators and managed honey bees enhance the 
  effectiveness of honey bee pollination, leading to enhanced fruit set. 
  &nbsp;The earlier publications demonstrate how wild pollinators are 
  complementary to honey bees in how they forage within the tree, and provide 
  enhanced pollination services relative to honey bees under poor weather 
  conditions, and the role of natural habitat in influencing wild pollinator 
  abundance, diversity and services on farms. &nbsp;Together, these papers help 
  make the case for the important role of wild pollinator diversity in food 
  production.</DIV>
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  <DIV>best wishes</DIV>
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  <DIV>Claire<BR clear=all>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>-- <BR>Claire Kremen,&nbsp;Professor&nbsp;<BR>Environmental 
  Sciences Policy and Management<BR>130 Mulford Hall<BR>University of California 
  <BR>Berkeley, CA 94720-3114<BR><BR>510-643-6339<BR>Fax 510-643-5438<BR><A     title=http://nature.berkeley.edu/kremenlab/     href="http://nature.berkeley.edu/kremenlab/"     target=_blank>http://nature.berkeley.edu/kremenlab/</A><BR><BR><A     title=http://www.stockholmresilience.org/seminarandevents/seminarandeventvideos/pollinationservicesandagroecosystems.5.7f0b194e12b15a0bce78000508.html     href="http://www.stockholmresilience.org/seminarandevents/seminarandeventvideos/pollinationservicesandagroecosystems.5.7f0b194e12b15a0bce78000508.html"     target=_blank>http://www.stockholmresilience.org/seminarandevents/seminarandeventvideos/pollinationservicesandagroecosystems.5.7f0b194e12b15a0bce78000508.html</A><BR><BR><A     title=http://sciencenotes.ucsc.edu/2011/pages/bees/bees.html     href="http://sciencenotes.ucsc.edu/2011/pages/bees/bees.html"     target=_blank>http://sciencenotes.ucsc.edu/2011/pages/bees/bees.html</A><BR><BR><A     title=http://www.baycitizen.org/wildlife/story/native-bees-worth-billions-dollars-year/     href="http://www.baycitizen.org/wildlife/story/native-bees-worth-billions-dollars-year/"     target=_blank>http://www.baycitizen.org/wildlife/story/native-bees-worth-billions-dollars-year/</A><BR><BR><A     title=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=91423     href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=91423"     target=_blank></A><A     title=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/12/MNU710263B.DTL     href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/12/MNU710263B.DTL"     target=_blank>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/12/MNU710263B.DTL</A><BR><BR><A     title=http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/434     href="http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/434"     target=_blank>http://www.kqed.org/quest/television/view/434</A><BR><BR><A     title=http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/04/10_madagascar.shtml     href="http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/04/10_madagascar.shtml"     target=_blank>http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2008/04/10_madagascar.shtml</A><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>