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Author New, T. R., author

Title Insects, fire and conservation / Tim R. New
Published Cham : Springer, [2014]
©2014

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Contents 1: Fire ecology and insect ecology -- 2: Insect responses to fire -- 3: Sampling and study techniques -- 4: Ecological impacts of fires on insects -- 5: Fires and insect pest management -- 6: Fire in threatened species conservation management -- 7: Fire and insect assemblages -- 8: Fire as a management component -- 9: Prospects
Summary This global synthesis of information on impacts of wildfires and prescribed burning on insect species and assemblages brings together examples from many parts of the world, and from many different environments and production systems. It demonstrates the wide variety of insect responses to fire, and the often subtle balance between fire being a severe threat or a valuable management component. Recent increased calls for massively increased fuel reduction burning have drawn attention to details of fire regimes, and how applications of fire may be tailored for greater conservation benefit. Some of the more traditional uses of fire in forestry, grassland succession, and agroecosystems have progressively been modified for greater consideration of wellbeing of sensitive insects and other biota. Increasing understanding of insect responses to fires can indicate factors that may be considered in improved protocols for prescribed burning in the future, and for incorporating fire in management plans for threatened insect species and wider assemblages
Analysis insecten
insects
branden
fires
bosbranden
forest fires
ecologie
ecology
milieubescherming
environmental protection
natuurbescherming
nature conservation
levenswetenschappen
life sciences
bosbouw
forestry
entomologie
entomology
biodiversiteit
biodiversity
Nature Conservation
Ecological Entomology
Insecta
Natuurbescherming
Ecologische entomologie
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Insects -- Effect of fires on
Insects -- Ecology.
Insects -- Conservation
Fire ecology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
Fire ecology
Insects -- Ecology
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783319080963
3319080962