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Forest entomology : a global perspective / / by William M. Ciesla



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Autore: Ciesla William M Visualizza persona
Titolo: Forest entomology : a global perspective / / by William M. Ciesla Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (454 p.)
Disciplina: 634.9/67
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910876771603321
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