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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298344903321

Autore

New Tim R

Titolo

Insects, Fire and Conservation / / by Tim R. New

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-08096-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Disciplina

570

577

595.7

634.9

Soggetti

Entomology

Conservation biology

Ecology 

Forestry

Biodiversity

Conservation Biology/Ecology

Ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1: Fire ecology and insect ecology -- 2: Insect responses to fire -- 3: Sampling and study techniques -- 4: Ecological impacts of fires on insects -- 5: Fires and insect pest management -- 6: Fire in threatened species conservation management -- 7: Fire and insect assemblages -- 8: Fire as a management component -- 9: Prospects.

Sommario/riassunto

 This global synthesis of information on impacts of wildfires and prescribed burning on insect species and assemblages brings together examples from many parts of the world, and from many different environments and production systems. It demonstrates the wide variety of insect responses to fire, and the often subtle balance between fire being a severe threat or a valuable management component.  Recent increased calls for massively increased fuel reduction burning have drawn attention to details of fire regimes, and how applications of fire



may be tailored for greater conservation benefit. Some of the more traditional uses of fire in forestry, grassland succession, and agroecosystems have progressively been modified for greater consideration of wellbeing of sensitive insects and other biota. Increasing understanding of insect responses to fires can indicate factors that may be considered in improved protocols for prescribed burning in the future, and for incorporating fire in management plans for threatened insect species and wider assemblages.