Forest entomology [[electronic resource] ] : a global perspective / / by William M. Ciesla
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (454 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 595.709152 |
| 634.9/67 | |
| 634.967 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Forest insects |
| Insects | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Forest entomology |
| ISBN: | 1-4443-9788-5 |
| 1-283-40872-4 | |
| 9786613408723 | |
| 1-4443-9787-7 | |
| 1-4443-9789-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910830014903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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