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Autore |
Waldbauer Gilbert |
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Titolo |
What good are bugs? [[electronic resource] ] : insects in the web of life / / Gilbert Waldbauer |
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Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (384 p. ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Insects - Ecology |
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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Originally published: 2003. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-342) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Macrocosm Helping Plants 1. Pollinating 2. Dispersing Seeds 3. Supplying Food 4. Providing Defense Helping Animals 5. Giving Sustenance 6. Giving Protection Limiting Population Growth 7. Controlling Plant Populations 8. Controlling Insect Populations 9. Controlling Vertebrate Populations Cleaning Up 10. Recycling Dead Animals 11. Recycling Dung 12. Recycling Dead Plants Microcosm Selected Readings Acknowledgments Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume catalogues important insects by their roles, providing an enlightening look at how insects work in ecosystems - what they do, how they live and how they make life as we know it possible. |
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