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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830014903321

Autore

Ciesla William M

Titolo

Forest entomology [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective / / by William M. Ciesla

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-4443-9788-5

1-283-40872-4

9786613408723

1-4443-9787-7

1-4443-9789-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (454 p.)

Disciplina

595.709152

634.9/67

634.967

Soggetti

Forest insects

Insects

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

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



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