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UNINA9910133220103321 |
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Autore |
Ciesla William M |
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Forest entomology [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective / / by William M. Ciesla |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
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1-4443-9788-5 |
1-283-40872-4 |
9786613408723 |
1-4443-9787-7 |
1-4443-9789-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (454 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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595.709152 |
634.9/67 |
634.967 |
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Soggetti |
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Forest insects |
Insects |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Forest Entomology: A Global Perspective; Contents; Acknowledgements; The Author; Preface; 1: The World's Forests and their Dynamics; 2: Forest Insect Dynamics; 3: Forest Insect and Human Interactions; 4: Monitoring Forest Insects, their Damage and Damage Potential; 5: Forest insect management; 6: Forest Insect Orders and Families; 7: Foliage Feeding Insects - Lepidoptera; 8: Other Foliage Feeding Insects; 9: Bark and Ambrosia Beetles; 10: Large Cambium and Wood Boring Insects; 11: Sucking Insects; 12: Gall Insects; 13: Tip, Shoot and Regeneration Insects |
14: Insects of Tree Reproductive Structures15: Insects of Wood in Use; References; Subject and Taxonomic Index; Host Index; Colour Plates |
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Insects are the most abundant and diverse organisms that inhabit our planet and are found in all the world's forest ecosystems. Many feed and/or breed on parts of trees. Some perform important functions, |
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such as pollination or break-down of dead vegetation. Others weaken, deform or kill trees, and compete with humans for the many goods and services that trees and forests provide. Forest Entomology: A Global Perspective examines forest insects in a global context and reviews their dynamics, interactions with humans and methods for monitoring and management of species that dama |
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UNINA9910694395803321 |
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The national training program : is anti-terrorism training for first responders efficient and effective? : joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology with the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, June 23, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (iv, 76 p.) |
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Fire fighters - Training of - United States - Evaluation |
Emergency medical personnel - Training of - United States - Evaluation |
Police training - United States - Evaluation |
Emergency management - United States - Evaluation |
Terrorism - United States - Prevention |
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