Forests and Insects

Allan D. Watt

ISBN 10: 0412791102 / ISBN 13: 9780412791109

Published by Springer Netherlands Sep 1997, 1997

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book covers the full breadth of forest entomology. It combines the work of forest entomologists working on the impact and management of forest pests with those involved in diversity assessment and conservation of insects in forests. Forests and Insects demonstrates that both these disciplines demand an understanding of population and community biology. The book covers such topics as colonization of trees by insects, population dynamics of forest insects, insect natural enemies, the effects of climate change and pollution on forest pests, spatial variation in the abundance of insects,the mineralization of carbon by termites, the impact of herbivorous insects, and the conservation of forest insect diversity, including the effects of forest fragmentation and deforestation. This Royal Entomological Society Symposium volume will be of great interest to all agricultural and forest entomologists, population and community biologists, pest management specialists and anyone concerned with the conservation of forest biodiversity. 424 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forests and Insects
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands Sep 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412791102
• ISBN 13: 9780412791109
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 29D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 29 millimeters depth
• Weight: 990 grams

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Synopsis

This book covers the full breadth of forest entomology. It combines the work of forest entomologists working on the impact and management of forest pests with those involved in diversity assessment and conservation of insects in forests. Forests and Insects demonstrates that both these disciplines demand an understanding of population and community biology.
The book covers such topics as colonization of trees by insects, population dynamics of forest insects, insect natural enemies, the effects of climate change and pollution on forest pests, spatial variation in the abundance of insects,the mineralization of carbon by termites, the impact of herbivorous insects, and the conservation of forest insect diversity, including the effects of forest fragmentation and deforestation.
This Royal Entomological Society Symposium volume will be of great interest to all agricultural and forest entomologists, population and community biologists, pest management specialists and anyone concerned with the conservation of forest biodiversity.

About the Author

Mark D. Hunter is the Henry A. Gleason Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan. His books include" Ecology of Insects: Concepts and Applications".