Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems [#441602]

Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems By
2004 | 315 Pages | ISBN: 0632053887 | PDF | 3 MB
Insect Sampling in Forest Ecosystems highlights the problems faced by entomologists working in forest ecosystems.Insects play a major part in all aspects of ecology Brings together the methodology needed to investigate insects through the various strata of the forest canopy Covers techniques associated with various specialised groups of forest insects Each chapter is backed up by a sound approach to experimental design and data analysis Essential reading for advanced students and researchers as well as teachersContent: Chapter 1 Sampling Theory and Practice (pages 1-15): Simon R. Leather and Allan D. WattChapter 2 Sampling Insects from Roots (pages 16-36): Alan C. GangeChapter 3 Pitfall Trapping in Ecological Studies (pages 37-57): B. A. WoodcockChapter 4 Sampling Methods for Forest Understory Vegetation (pages 58-76): Claire M. P. OzanneChapter 5 Sampling Insects from Trees: Shoots, Stems, and Trunks (pages 77-115): Martin R. SpeightChapter 6 Insects in Flight (pages 116-145): Mark YoungChapter 7 Techniques and Methods for Sampling Canopy Insects (pages 146-167): Claire M. P. OzanneChapter 8 Sampling Methods for Water?Filled Tree Holes and Their Artificial Analogues (pages 168-185): S. P. Yanoviak and O. M. FinckeChapter 9 Sampling Devices and Sampling Design for Aquatic Insects (pages 186-220): Leon Blaustein and Matthew SpencerChapter 10 Methods for Sampling Termites (pages 221-253): David T. Jones, Robert H. J. Verkerk and Paul EggletonChapter 11 Parasitoids and Predators (pages 254-278): Nick Mills