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Forest entomology and pathology. Volume 1, Entomology / Jeremy D. Allison, Timothy D. Paine, Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield, editors.

This open access book will provide an introduction to forest entomology, the principles and techniques of forest insect pest management, the different forest insect guilds/feeding groups, and relevant forest insect pest management case studies. In addition to covering 30% of the earth, forest ecosys...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Allison, Jeremy D., 1973- (Editor), Paine, Timothy D. (Timothy Douglass) (Editor), Slippers, Bernard (Editor), Wingfield, Michael J. (Editor)
Other title:Entomology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2023.
Subjects:
Forest insects.
Forest ecology.
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Introduction to Forest Entomology
  • 1. Introduction to and the Importance of Insects
  • 2. Form and Function
  • 3. Forest Arthropod Biodiversity
  • 4. Insect Ecology
  • 5. Forest Insect Population Dynamics
  • 6. Forest Insect -Natural Enemy Interactions
  • 7. Forest Insect-Plant Interactions
  • 8. Insects and Forest Succession. Section II: Categories of Insects that Damage Trees
  • 9. Foliage Feeders
  • 10. Bark Beetles
  • 11. Ambrosia Beetles
  • 12. Woodborers in Forest Stands
  • 13. Sap-sucking Forest Pests
  • 14. Gall Formers
  • 15. Tip, Shoot, Root and Regeneration Pests
  • 16. Insects of Reproductive Structures
  • Section III: Management of Forest Insect Pests
  • 17. IPM: the Forest Context
  • 18. Spatial Dynamics of Forest Insects
  • 19. Monitoring and Surveillance of Forest Insects
  • 20. Silviculture
  • Section IV: Future Prospects
  • 21. Forest Health in the Anthropocene
  • 22. Climate Change and Forest Insect Pests
  • 23. Forest Insect Invasions and their Management.

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