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Record Nr.

UNINA9910840820803321

Titolo

Insect sampling in forest ecosystems [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Simon R. Leather

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2005

ISBN

1-280-19776-5

9786610197767

0-470-75051-0

1-4051-4029-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Collana

Methods in ecology

Altri autori (Persone)

LeatherS. R (Simon R.)

Disciplina

595.717

634.9/67/072

634.967072

Soggetti

Forest insects - Research - Methodology

Forest surveys

Ecological surveys

Sampling (Statistics)

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

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems; Contents; Contributors; Methods in Ecology series; Preface; 1 Sampling theory and practice; 2 Sampling insects from roots; 3 Pitfall trapping in ecological studies; 4 Sampling methods for forest understory vegetation; 5 Sampling insects from trees: shoots, stems, and trunks; 6 Insects in flight; 7 Techniques and methods for sampling canopy insects; 8 Sampling methods for water-filled tree holes and their artificial analogues; 9 Sampling devices and sampling design for aquatic insects; 10 Methods for sampling termites; 11 Parasitoids and predators; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems faced by entomologists working in forest ecosystems.Insects play a major part in all aspects of ecology Brings together the methodology needed to investigate insects through the various strata of the forest canopy Covers techniques associated with various specialised groups of forest



insects Each chapter is backed up by a sound approach to experimental design and data analysis Essential reading for advanced students and researchers as well as teachers