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UNINA9910446343303321 |
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Titolo |
Insect conservation biology : proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 22nd symposium / / edited by A.J.A. Stewart, T.R. New. O.T. Lewis |
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Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-90812-2 |
9786610908127 |
1-84593-255-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (471 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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StewartAlan J. A |
NewT. R |
LewisO. T (Owen T.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Insects - Conservation |
Zoology |
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Formato |
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. |
"The Royal Entomological Society's 23rd International Symposium was held at the University of Sussex, UK, from 12 to 14 September 2005"--Introd. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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