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Autore |
Ciesla William M |
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Titolo |
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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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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, such as pollination or break-down of dead vegetation. Others weaken, deform or kill trees, and compete with humans for the many goods and |
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