Saproxylic Insects

Saproxylic Insects

Diversity, Ecology and Conservation

Ulyshen, Michael D.

Springer International Publishing AG

05/2018

904

Dura

Inglês

9783319759364

15 a 20 dias

1532


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An introduction to the diversity, ecology and conservation of saproxylic insects.- General overview of saproxylic Coleoptera.- Ecology and conservation of Passalidae.- Diversity and ecology of stag beetles (Lucanidae).- Saproxylic Diptera.- Ecology, diversity and conservation of saproxylic hymenopteran parasitoids.- Saproxylic bees and wasps.- Ants: Ecology and impacts in dead wood.- Diversity and ecology of saproxylic Hemiptera.- Diversity of saproxylic Lepidoptera.- Wood-feeding termites.- Insect-fungus interactions in dead wood systems.- Nutrient dynamics in decomposing dead wood in the context of wood eater requirements: The ecological stoichiometry of saproxylophagous insects.- Biotic interactions between saproxylic insect species.- Dispersal of saproxylic insects.- Seasonality and stratification: Neotropical saproxylic beetles respond to a heat and moisture continuum with conservatism and plasticity.- Importance of primary forests for the conservation of saproxylic insects.- The importance of dead-wood amount for saproxylic insects and how it interacts with dead-wood diversity and other habitat factors.- Conservation of saproxylic insect diversity under variable retention harvesting.- Saproxylic insects and fire.- Saproxylic insects in tree hollows.- It's the end of the wood as we know it: Insects in veteris (highly-decomposed) wood.- Utilization of non-native wood by saproxylic insects.- The role of urban environments for saproxylic insects.- Molecular tools for assessing saproxylic insect diversity.
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Arthropods;Dead wood;Forest management;Wood decomposition;Ants;Termites;Wood debris;Dead wood ecology;Saproxylic diversity;Passalidae;Entomology;Forestry Management