Leather Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4051-4029-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Ecological Methods and Concepts

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems facedby entomologists working in forest ecosystems.
* Insects play a major part in all aspects of ecology
* Brings together the methodology needed to investigate insectsthrough the various strata of the forest canopy
* Covers techniques associated with various specialised groups offorest insects
* Each chapter is backed up by a sound approach to experimentaldesign and data analysis
* Essential reading for advanced students and researchers as wellas teachers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leather, Simon R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Methods in Ecology series.
Preface.
1 Sampling theory and practice: Simon R. Leather & Allan D.Watt.
2 Sampling insects from roots: Alan C. Gange.
3 Pitfall trapping in ecological studies: B.A. Woodcock.
4 Sampling methods for forest understorey vegetation: ClaireM.P. Ozanne.
5 Sampling insects from trees: shoots, stems, and trunks: MartinR. Speight.
6 Insects in flight: Mark Young.
7 Techniques and methods for sampling canopy insects: ClaireM.P. Ozanne.
8 Sampling methods for water-filled tree holes and theirartificial analogues: S.P. Yanoviak & O.M. Fincke.
9 Sampling devices and sampling design for aquatic insects: LeonBlaustein & Matthew Spencer.
10 Methods for sampling termites: David T. Jones, Robert H.J.Verkerk & Paul Eggleton.
11 Parasitoids and predators: Nick Mills.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Simon Leather is currently Reader in Applied Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences at Imperial College's Silwood Park campus. He has been researching the population biology of agricultural and forest pests, particularly insects, for over 25 years.