Mutualisms 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, 2017.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Applied ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Entomology.; Life Sciences.; Applied Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

Documenting and understanding intricate ecological interactions involving insects is a central need in conservation, and the specialised and specific nature of many such associations is displayed in this book. Their importance is exemplified in a broad global overview of a major category of interact...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1 The Scope and Meaning of Mutualisms
• 2 Mechanisms and Maintenance
• 3 Classic Themes: Pollination Mutualisms of Insects and Plants
• 4 Classic Themes: Ants, Plants and Fungi
• 5 Classic Themes: Ants and Other Insects. Hemiptera
• 6 Classic Themes: Ants and Other Insects. Lepidoptera
• 7 Classic Themes: Other Insect Mutualisms
• 8 Impacts of Alien Invasive Species
• 9 Exploiters of Mutualisms
• 10 Habitat Losses and Conservation of Mutualisms.