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Beetles in conservation /
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 respo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444318623 1444318624 9781444318630 1444318632 1282456644 9781282456648 9781444332599 1444332597 |