Insects and Sustainability of Ecosystem Services.

Insects and Sustainability of Ecosystem Services.

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. Challen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schowalter, Timothy D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: CRC Press (an imprint of Taylor & Francis), 2013.
Series:Social-environmental sustainability series.
Subjects:
Insects > Ecology > North America.
Ecosystem services > North America.
Ecosystem management > North America.
Sustainability > North America.
Insect pests > Control > North America.
Human ecology > North America.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Sustainable Development.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Ecosystem management
Ecosystem services
Human ecology
Insect pests > Control
Insects > Ecology
Sustainability
North America
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Contents
  • Series Preface
  • Preface
  • Author
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Humans versus Insects: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • Chapter 3: Insect Responses to Environmental Changes
  • Chapter 4: Changes in Insect Abundance and Distribution
  • Chapter 5: How Do Ecosystems Provide Services?
  • Chapter 6: Effects of Anthropogenic Changes and Management
  • Chapter 7: Effects of Insects on Ecosystem Services
  • Chapter 8: Valuation of Insect Management Effects
  • Chapter 9: Conclusions and Recommendations
  • Back Cover.

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