Beetles in conservation
By: T.R. New
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, UK; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781444332599
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Beetles and conservation ; Beetle extinctions and extirpations ; Beetle diversity ; Beetle recognition and identification ; Sampling and surveying beetles for conservation ; Studying rare species ; Evaluating conservation status and significance; title: Practical conservation : basic approaches and considerations. Species importance ; Planning for species conservation ; Population structure and beetle dispersal ; Beetle assemblages for conservation; title: Threats to beetles : the role of habitat. Habitats ; Habitats and resources in the landscape ; Habitat gradients for beetles ; Remnant habitat values : brownfield sites ; Islands and island habitats; title: Collecting and over-collecting. Commercial collecting ; Bycatch and collector responsibility; title: Alien species. Effects and interactions with native beetles and other organisms ; Alien beetles as vectors; title: Pollution and climate change. Pollution ; Climate change; title: Components of beetle species conservation : ex situ conservation. Ex situ conservation ; New populations ; Salvage or rescue operations ; Releases; title: Threats or management : the conservation manager's dilemma. Fire ; Manipulating beetle populations ; Habitat restoration; title: Conservation lessons from beetles. Water beetles ; Ground beetles and tiger beetles ; Dung beetles ; Stag beetles ; Jewel beetles ; Ladybirds ; Longhorn beetles; title: Concluding thoughts.