Beetles : biodiversity, ecology and role in the environment / Camilla Stack, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stack, Camilla, editor.

Series:

Insects and other terrestrial arthropods--biology, chemistry and behavior series.

Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods: Biology Chemistry and Behavior

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beetles--Ecology.

Beetles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beetle species belonging to the coleopteran families Bruchidae, Curculionidae, Laemophoeidae, Silvanidae and Tenebrionidae, as well as beetle-like insects from the psocopteran family Liposcelidae, are responsible for serious damages to agricultural products and resources. These beetles can be primary and/or secondary pests, feeding on integral and healthy grains or attacking those already damaged. The affected grains lose weight and germination power, have nutritive value and vigor decreased, as well as have the hygiene and sanity conditions impaired. This book examines the biodiversity, ecolo

Contents:

""Acknowledgments""""Appendix 1.""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Assessing the Potential Role of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera) As Ecological Indicators in Tropical Ecosystems: A Review""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Causes and Effects of Amazon Deforestation""; ""Surface Soil Invertebrates as Ecological Indicators of Environmental Changes""; ""Soil Surface Coleoptera as Indicators of Environmental Changes""; ""Soil Surface Beetlesas Indicators of Environmental Changes in the Tropics with a Focus on the Brazilian Amazon""; ""Perspectives and Challenges""; ""Final Remarks""; ""Appendices""

""4. Impacts of Onciderini on Plant Community Structure""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63463-405-5

OCLC:

900540061