Timothy D. Schowalter

Insects and Sustainability of Ecosystem Services (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With few exceptions, insects are perceived in industrialized countries as undesirable pests. In reality, relatively few insects interfere with us or our resources. Most have benign or positive effects on ecosystem services, and many represent useful resources in non-industrialized countries. Challenging traditional perceptions of the value of insec

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040056103
• Artikelnr.: 70018856

Autorenporträt

Timothy D. Schowalter is Professor or Entomology at the Entomology Department at LSU, College of Agriculture.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. History of Human Interactions with Insects. Insect
Ecology/What Attributes Make Insects Successful. Changes in Insect
Abundance and Distribution. Insect Effects on Humans, Resources and
Ecosystem Services. Effects of Anthropogenic Activity and "Management" on
Insect Roles. Value of Insect Services. Conservation and Sustainability.
Conclusions and Recommendations. Bibliography.