Insect Diversity Conservation

ISBN: 9780521789479 出版年：2005 页码：356 Samways Cambridge University Press

Preface Part I. The Need for Insect Diversity Conservation: 1. Ethical foundation for insect conservation 2. The special case of insects in conservation biology 3. Insects and the conservation of ecosystem processes Part II. Insects and the Changing World: 4. Degradation and fragmentation of ecosystems 5. Responses by insects to the changing land mosaic 6. Threats from invasive aliens, biological control, and genetic engineering 7. Global climate change and synergistic impacts Part III. Conserving and Managing Insect Diversity: 8. Methods, approaches, and prioritization criteria 9. Mapping, inventorying, and monitoring 10. Managing for insect diversity 11. Restoration of insect diversity 12. Conventions and social issues in insect diversity conservation References Index.