Insect Conservation: Past, Present and Prospects

ISBN 10: 9400729626 / ISBN 13: 9789400729629

Published by Springer, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Insect Conservation: Past, Present and Prospects
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9400729626
• ISBN 13: 9789400729629
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The history of interest and practice in insect conservation is summarised and traced through contributions from many of the leaders in the discipline, to provide the first broad global account of how insects have become incorporated into considerations of conservation. The essays collectively cover the genesis and development of insect conservation, emphasising its strong foundation within the northern temperate regions and the contrasts with much of the rest of the world. Major present-day scenarios are discussed, together with possible developments and priorities in insect conservation for the future.

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This multi-authored book, with contributions from many of the leading and most influential workers in insect conservation, traces the development of the discipline and its acceptance as an important component of biodiversity conservation. Practical and political problems of the genesis of insect conservation are traced, and current and future scenarios and priorities for progress are discussed. The book is thereby both an encapsulated history of insect conservation and a template for the future, of interest to science historians, entomologists, and conservation biologists, policy-makers and practitioners in many parts of the world.