Insects and sustainability of ecosystem services / Timothy D. Schowalter.
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TextPublisher: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2013Description: 1 online resource : text file, PDFContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781466553910 (ebook : PDF)Subject(s): Insects -- Ecology -- North America | Ecosystem services -- North America | Ecosystem management -- North America | Sustainability -- North America | Insect pests -- Control -- North America | Human ecology -- North AmericaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: Online resources: Click here to access online Also available in print format."A CRC title, part of the Taylor & Francis imprint, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group, the academic division of T&F Informa plc."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Humans versus insects : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- 3. Insect responses to environmental changes -- 4. Changes in insect abundance and distribution -- 5 How do ecosystems provide services? -- 6. Effects of anthropogenic changes and management -- 7. Effects of insects on ecosystem services -- 8. Valuation of insect and management effects -- 9. Conclusions and recommendations.
Also available in print format.
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