{"product_id":"bark-beetle-management-ecology-and-climate-change-hardback-9780128221457","title":"Bark Beetle Management, Ecology, and Climate Change (Hardback) 9780128221457","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBark Beetle Management, Ecology, and Climate Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvides in-depth information about multi-trophic interactions between host trees and bark beetles due to global warming effects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKamal J.K. Gandhi (Edited by), Richard W. Hofstetter (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128221457\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 2 November 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e438 pages, Approx. 170 illustrations (170 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 19 x 2.8 cm, 1.06 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"….This book will have broad appeal both as an essential resource for amateur and professional herpetologists as well as an informative guide for anyone interested in the background and biology of exotic amphibians and reptiles. Cumulatively, the species accounts offer up-to-date coverage that will be useful to land managers, state and federal agencies, conservation groups, and research ecologists interested in seeking further data on the ecological effects of exotic species on local habitats.\" \u003cb\u003e--The Quarterly Review of Biology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBark Beetle Management, Ecology, and Climate Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eprovides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge on the complex effects of global warming upon the economically and ecologically important bark beetle species and their host trees. This authoritative reference synthesizes information on how forest disturbances and environmental changes due to current and future climate changes alter the ecology and management of bark beetles in forested landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by international experts on bark beetle ecology, this book covers topics ranging from changes in bark beetle distributions and addition of novel hosts due to climate change, interactions of insects with altered host physiology and disturbance regimes, ecosystem-level impacts of bark beetle outbreaks due to climate change, multi-trophic changes mediated via climate change, and management of bark beetles in altered forests and climate conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBark Beetle Management, Ecology, and Climate Change\u003c\/i\u003e is an important resource for entomologists, as well as forest health specialists, policy makers, and conservationists who are interested in multi-faceted impacts of climate change on forest insects at the organismal, population, and community-levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Insect distributions and novel hosts \u003c\/b\u003e1. Climate change and invasion by non-native bark and ambrosia beetles 2. Complexities in predicting mountain pine beetle and spruce beetle response to climate change 3. Responses and modeling of southern pine beetle and its host pines to climate change\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Interactions of insects with altered host physiology \u003c\/b\u003e4. The Eurasian spruce bark beetle in a warming climate: phenology, behaviour and biotic interactions 5. Southwestern examples 6. Relationships between drought, coniferous tree physiology, and Ips bark beetles under climatic changes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Interactions of insects with altered disturbance regimes \u003c\/b\u003e7. Interactions between catastrophic wind disturbances and bark beetles in forested ecosystems\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Ecosystem-level impacts of bark beetle outbreaks due to climate change \u003c\/b\u003e8. Bark beetle outbreaks alter biotic components of forested ecosystems 9. Eastern larch beetle, a changing climate, and impacts to northern tamarack forests\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Multi-trophic changes mediated via climate change \u003c\/b\u003e10. Effects of rising temperatures on ectosymbiotic communities associated with bark and ambrosia beetles\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Management of bark beetles in altered forests and climate conditions \u003c\/b\u003e11. Management strategies to reduce bark beetle impacts in North America and Europe under altered forest and climatic conditions 12. Conclusions: interactions among climate, disturbance and bark beetles affect the forest landscapes of the future\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Insects [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Insects\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Insects%20%5Bentomology%5D%20%5BPSVT7%5D%22\"\u003eentomology PSVT7\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Freshly Printed Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46649000100120,"sku":"9780128221457","price":114.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780128221457.jpg?v=1694095959","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bark-beetle-management-ecology-and-climate-change-hardback-9780128221457","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}