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Migratory Pollinators Program--Spring 2003 Update
State Agency
(520) 883-2702,
info@desertmuseum.org
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 2021 North Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona 85743 U.S.A.
http://www.desertmuseum.org/pollination/
For over a decade, biologists have been concerned about apparent declines in pollinators, especially those that migrate across landscapes and between regions. While protection of plant-pollinator interactions is an emerging national priority, ecological conditions of migratory corridors have received far less attention. These migratory corridors, or "nectar corridors," consist of a series of stepping stones, or patches of flowering plants, that provide nectar for refueling during migration along 2000-6000 km flyways. These flyway habitats are threatened by destruction, degradation, and fragmentation due to land conversion, herbicides, pesticides, and exotic plant invasion.