{"product_id":"insect-ecology-an-ecosystem-approach-hardback-9780323856737","title":"Insect Ecology; An Ecosystem Approach (Hardback) 9780323856737","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eInsect Ecology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Ecosystem Approach\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides an updated and expanded synthesis of feedbacks and interactions between insects and their environment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTimothy D. Schowalter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780323856737, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e942 pages, 220 illustrations (110 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 19 x 4.5 cm, 2.06 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, Fifth Edition \u003c\/i\u003eprovides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge of the diversity of insect responses to environmental changes and their effects on ecosystem properties and services.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWritten by an expert in the field, this book addresses ways in which insect morphology, physiology and behavior tailor their adaptation to particular environmental conditions, how those adaptations affect their responses to environmental changes, and how their responses affect ecosystem properties and the ecosystem services on which humans depend for survival. This edition also addresses recent reports of global declines in insect abundance and how these declines could affect human interests.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, Fifth Edition \u003c\/i\u003eis an important resource for researchers, entomologists, ecologists, pest managers and conservationists who want to understand insect ecology and to manage insects in ways that sustain the delivery of ecosystem services. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students may also find this as a useful resource for entomology and specifically insect ecology courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Overview\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION I: Ecology of Individual Insects \u003c\/b\u003e2. Responses to Abiotic Conditions 3. Resource Acquisition 4. Resource Allocation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION II: Population Ecology \u003c\/b\u003e5. Population Systems 6. Population Dynamics 7. Biogeography \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION III: Community Ecology \u003c\/b\u003e8. Species Interactions 9. Community Structure 10. Community Dynamics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION IV: Ecosystem Level \u003c\/b\u003e11. Ecosystem Structure and Function 12. Herbivory 13. Pollination, Seed Predation and Seed Dispersal 14. Decomposition and Pedogenesis 15. Insects as Regulators of Ecosystem Processes \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection V. Applications and Synthesis \u003c\/b\u003e16. Insects and Ecosystem Services 17. Applications to Pest Management and Conservation 18. Synthesis\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":"Academic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648244830488,"sku":"9780323856737","price":99.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780323856737.jpg?v=1694089593","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/insect-ecology-an-ecosystem-approach-hardback-9780323856737","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}