Insects and forests : the role and diversity of insects in the forest environment
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| Language: | English |
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London :
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c2000
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Structure and evolution of temperate forests - 2. The forest environment : Effects of abiotic factors - 3. The role of biotic factors - 4. Diversity and abundance of insects in forest - 5. Insects and the forest ecosystem - 6. Forest insect pests - 7. Canopy insects - 8. Defoliating lepidoptera - 9. Processionary caterpillars - 10. Other defoliators : Sawflies, beetles, flies - 11. Sap-suckers : Scale insects, aphids and bugs - 12. Galls and gall insects - 13. Insects on flowers, fruits and seeds - 14. Wood and its use by xylophagous organisms - 15. Bark beetles (scolytidae) and their associated fauna - 16. Saproxylic insects - 17. Wood decay and insect successions - 18. Two special habitats : Tree holes and fungi - 19. Insects of forest soils - 20. North American forest insects - 21. Tropical rain forest insects