Alien Species and Insect Conservation

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: New, Tim R. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Applied ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Entomology.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Applied Ecology.

This overview of the roles of alien species in insect conservation brings together information, evidence and examples from many parts of the world to illustrate their impacts (often severe, but in many cases poorly understood and unpredictable) as one of the primary drivers of species declines, eco...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. The significance of alien species to insect conservation
• 2. The diversity and impacts of alien species
• 3. The stages of invasion
• 4. The ecological and evolutionary consequences of alien invasive species
• 5. Alien plants and insect conservation
• 6. Alien insects and insect conservation
• 7. Other alien invertebrates
• 8. Alien vertebrates and insect conservation
• 9. Countering impacts of alien species
• 10. Invasions and insect conservation.  .