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Insect conservation biology : proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 22nd symposium / edited by A.J.A. Stewart, T.R. New. O.T. Lewis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Royal Entomological Society of London. Symposium (22nd : 2005 : University of Sussex)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insects--Conservation--Congresses.
- Insects.
- Zoology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (471 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : CABI, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Covers various topics including climate change, habitat management, ecosystem processes, conservation genetics, impact of GM technology, and the integration of insects into wider conservation agendas.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Insect Conservation in Temperate Biomes: Issues, Progress and Prospects; 2 Insect Conservation in Tropical Forests; 3 The Conservation Value of Insect Breeding Programmes: Rationale, Evaluation Tools and Example Programme Case Studies; 4 What Have Red Lists Done for Us? The Values and Limitations of Protected Species Listing for Invertebrates; 5 Species Conservation and Landscape Management: A Habitat Perspective; 6 Implementing Ecological Networks for Conserving Insect and Other Biodiversity; 7 Insects and Bioindication: Theory and Progress
- 8 Insect Populations in Fragmented Habitats9 Monitoring Biodiversity: Measuring Long-term Changes in Insect Abundance; 10 The Conservation of Ecological Interactions; 11 Insects and Climate Change: Processes, Patterns and Implications for Conservation; 12 Conservation Genetics for Insects; 13 Broadening Benefits to Insects from Wider Conservation Agendas; 14 The Extinction of Experience: A Threat to Insect Conservation?; 15 Insects as Providers of Ecosystem Services: Crop Pollination and Pest Control; 16 Insect Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes
- 17 Genetically Modified Crops and Insect Conservation18 Insect Conservation: Progress and Prospects; Taxonomic Index; General Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- "The Royal Entomological Society's 23rd International Symposium was held at the University of Sussex, UK, from 12 to 14 September 2005"--Introd.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-90812-2
- 9786610908127
- 1-84593-255-2
- OCLC:
- 166342926
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