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Insect conservation : a handbook of approaches and methods /
"With up to a quarter of all insect species heading towards extinction over the next few decades, there is now a pressing need to summarize the techniques available for measuring insect diversity in order to develop effective conservation strategies. Insect Conservation outlines the main method...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2010]
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| Colección: | Oxford biology.
Techniques in ecology and conservation series. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introducing insect conservation
- 2. Taxonomy and curation of insects
- 3. Designing sampling protocols for insect conservation
- 4. Collecting and recording insects
- 5. Measuring environmental variables
- 6. Estimating population size and condition
- 7. population and the landscape
- 8. Ex-situ conservation: captive rearing and reintroduction programmes
- 9. Biodiversity and assemblage studies
- 10. Studying insects in the changing environment
- 11. Key questions for insect conservation in an era of global change.