| Description |
1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Front Cover -- Biological Invasions and Global Insect Decline -- Biological Invasions and Global Insect Decline -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One -- Biological invasions: a global threat to insect diversity -- The challenge of insect conservation in the 21st century -- What is an invasive species? -- The impacts of biological invasions -- The impact of biological invasions on insect diversity -- Aims and scope of this book -- Acknowledgments -- References |
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ONE -- Biodiversity, insectdecline, and consequences of global trade -- Two -- Biodiversity and the importance of insect diversity -- What is biodiversity? -- Genetic diversity -- Phenotypic diversity -- Behavioral diversity -- Species diversity -- Ecosystem diversity -- Insect biodiversity and ecosystem services -- Supporting services -- Provisioning services -- Regulation services -- Cultural services -- Insect conservation: are we interested? -- Biological invasions and insect conservation -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Three -- The insect decline syndrome -- Introduction |
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A brief history of insect decline -- The causes of insect decline -- Habitat loss, habitat degradation, and habitat fragmentation -- Climate change -- Pesticides -- Invasive alien species -- Light pollution -- Pollutants -- Coextinction -- Can IDS cause a tipping point for insect populations, ecosystem functions, and ecosystem services? -- Conclusions and outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Four -- Global trade in alien species: a challenge for insect conservation -- Introduction -- Plants -- Insects -- Noninsect invertebrates -- Vertebrates -- Fishes -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Birds |
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Mammals -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- TWO -- Impacts of invasivealien species on insectdiversity -- Five -- Alien plants and insect diversity -- Alien plants are ubiquitous -- Alien plants affect arthropods -- Effects on herbivorous insects -- Effects on pollinating insects -- Effects on predatory arthropods -- Effects on detritivorous insects -- Effects on ants -- Effects on community composition and food webs -- Impacts through pests and diseases associated with alien plants -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Six -- Invasive alien insects and insect decline |
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Introduction -- Impact mechanisms -- Predators, parasites, and parasitoids -- Predators -- Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) -- Vespa, Vespula, and Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) -- Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) -- Parasites and parasitoids -- Competition -- Megastigmus chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) -- Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) -- Invasive herbivorous insects -- Hybridization -- Apis mellifera -- Bombus terrestris -- Transmission of parasites and pathogens -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References |
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Seven -- Invasive alien non-insect invertebrates and insect diversity |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pysek, Petr
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Novoa, Ana
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| ISBN |
9780323985444 |
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0323985440 |
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