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‘In Considerable Variety’: Introducing the Diversity of Australia’s Insects

Autor Tim R. New
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 oct 2014
The book introduces basic entomology, emphasising perspectives on insect diversity important in conservation assessment and setting priorities for management, as a foundation for managers and others without entomological training or background. It bridges the gap between photographic essays on insect identification and more technical texts, to illustrate and discuss many aspects of taxonomic, ecological and evolutionary diversity in the Australian insect fauna, and its impacts in human life, through outlines of many aspects of insect natural history.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789401781138
ISBN-10: 9401781133
Pagini: 268
Ilustrații: XI, 254 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:2011
Editura: SPRINGER NETHERLANDS
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Dordrecht, Netherlands

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Professional/practitioner

Cuprins

Preface.- Chapter 1. The basic insect pattern: theme and variations.- Chapter 2. Fossils and major insect adaptations.- Chapter 3. Insect life histories.- Chapter 4. Origins, distributions and diversity.- Chapter 5. Environments and habitats for insects in Australia.- Chapter 6. Foods and feeding biology.- Chapter 7. Insect behaviour and lifestyles.- Chapter 8. Insect communities.- Chapter 9. Insect populations.- Chapter 10. Insects in inland water environments.- Chapter 11. Australia’s alpine insects.- Chapter 12. Lowland insects and their environments: non-forest insects.- Chapter 13. Forest insects.- Chapter 14. Insects and people in Australia.- Chapter 15. Australia’s alien insects.- Chapter 16. Conservation.- Chapter 17. Diversity and its implications for understanding Australia’s insects.- Appendix 1. Australia’s insects: the players.- Index.

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Many conservation managers lack entomological training and the perspective needed to conserve insects within their areas of responsibility. Using Australian insect examples this book provides an introduction to basic entomology and emphasises the massive taxonomic, ecological and evolutionary diversity within this fauna, together with its interactions with humanity.  It is written largely in non-technical language, to provide accessible information on many aspects of insect natural history and the importance of their diversity and conservation, and contains suggestions for further reading to expand on the themes introduced.

Caracteristici

Introduces foundation of insect evolution, biology and diversity to conservation managers lacking appreciation of these major components of biodiversity, and facilitates inclusion of insects in conservation considerations Uses Australian examples to discuss taxonomic and ecological diversity Simple, non-technical presentation, designed for non-specialists