Forest Insects in Europe - Diversity, Functions and Importance

The descriptions of the various roles insects play in forest ecosystems in this book are easily comprehensible, but still scientific, and richly illustrated with 580 colour images of over 300 different insect and spider species.

List of contents

Preface. 1 Diversity and functions of insects. PART 1 ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS. 2 Insects and plant reproduction. 3 Turnover of green plant biomass. 4 Decomposition of wood. 5 Exploitation of animal waste. 6 Maintaining soil fertility. 7 Food for other organisms. 8 Natural enemies. 9 Antagonists of bark beetles. 10 Ecological significance of wood ants. 11 Transport of organisms. 12 Maintenance of stand vitality. PART 2 IMPACTS ON HUMANS. 14 Economic damage. 15 Medical significance. 16 Usable insect products. 17 Introduced species. 18 Endangered forest insects. Bibliography. Photo credits. Glossary. Species index.

About the author

Beat Wermelinger, Dr. sc. nat. ETH, biologist, Adliswil. Head of the research group. Forest entomology at the Federal Research Institute for Forests, Snow and Landscape (WSL), Birmensdorf. Research focus: bark beetles and natural enemies, Biodiversity, windthrow succession, climate change and neozoa. Lecturer at the Federal Technical University ETH Zurich and the Swiss Tree Care Federation.

Summary

The descriptions of the various roles insects play in forest ecosystems in this book are easily comprehensible, but still scientific, and richly illustrated with 580 colour images of over 300 different insect and spider species.

Product details

• Authors: Beat Wermelinger, Beat (Swiss Federal Institute Wsl Wermelinger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781032030319
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3203031-9
• No. of pages: 351
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Europe, NATURE / Animals / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology, NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Wilderness, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Biodiversity, Insects (entomology), Science / Environmental Science, Biodiversity / Ecosystems