Beetles in Conservation
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781444318630
Description: Beetles, the most diverse group of insects, are often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Many species are under threat from human changes to natural environments, and some are valuable tools in conservation, because they respond rapidly to changes that occur. Knowledge of these responses, of both abundance and composition of assemblages, enable use of some beetles to monitor environmental changes. Beetles impinge on humanity on many ways: as cultural objects, desirable collectables, major pests and competitors for resources need by people, as beneficial consumers of other pests.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Beetles in conservation; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Practical Conservation: Basic Approaches and Considerations; 3 Threats to Beetles: the Role of Habitat; 4 Collecting and Over-collecting; 5 Alien Species; 6 Pollution and Climate Change; 7 Components of Beetle Species Conservation: Ex Situ Conservation; 8 Threats or Management: the Conservation Manager's Dilemma; 9 Conservation Lessons from Beetles; 10 Concluding Thoughts; References; Index.