Insect biodiversity : science and society / edited by Robert G. Foottit, Peter H. Adler. - Second edition - Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, John Wiley & Sons, c2018. - 2 volumes : illustrations ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction – a brief history of revolutions in the study of insect biodiversity -- Part I. Habitats and regions -- Insect biodiversity in the Arctic -- Insect biodiversity in Indochina: a window into the riches of the Oriental region -- Biodiversity of arthropods on islands -- Beneficial insects in agriculture: enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services -- Insects in caves -- Part II. Taxa -- Biodiversity of the Thysanurans (Microcoryphia and Zygentoma) -- Biodiversity of Zoraptera and their little-known biology -- Biodiversity of Embiodea -- Biodiversity of Orthoptera -- Biodiversity of Phasmatodea -- Biodiversity of Dermaptera -- Biodiversity of Grylloblattodea and Mantophasmatodea -- Biodiversity of Blattodea – the cockroaches and termites -- Biodiversity of Mantodea -- Biodiversity of Psocoptera --Biodiversity of Ectoparasites: lice (Phthiraptera) and fleas (Siphonaptera) --Biodiversity of Thysanoptera -- The diversity of the true hoppers (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhynch) -- The biodiversity of Sternorrhyncha: scale insects, aphids, psyllids, and whiteflies -- Biodiversity of the Neuropterida (Insecta: Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Rephidioptera) -- Biodiversity of Strepsiptera --
Biodiversity of Mecoptera -- Part III. Perspectives -- The fossil history of insect diversity -- Phenotypes in insect biodiversity research -- Global change and insect biodiversity in agroecosystems -- Digital photography and the democratization of biodiversity information -- Bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) diversity through time -- Insect biodiversity in culture and art.


"This second volume of Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society offers further research and expert commentary on insects’ complex relationships with human society and our endangered environment. Featuring entirely new contributions from leading researchers and scholars in the field, the text explores and analyses key topics from geographical, socio-cultural, and taxonomic perspectives.

Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, Volume II approaches insect biodiversity regionally, and examines a wide range of areas including the Arctic and Asia, as well as habitats such as crops, caves, and Islands. The authors discuss all insect orders not covered in Volume One, and provide scientific and societal analyses that illustrate the positive and negative aspects of each group. Finally, Volume Two also offers considerations of insects’ shifting roles in human culture, with insights into past insect biodiversity and thoughts on the future from a cyber-taxonomic viewpoint.This comprehensive resource: Offers the most up-to-date information on the important subject of insect biodiversity; Explores vital topics such as the impact on insect biodiversity of habitat loss and degradation and climate change.
With Volume One, presents current information on the biodiversity of all insect orders
Contains reviews of insect biodiversity in culture and art, in the fossil record, and in agricultural systems
Includes scientific approaches and methods for the study of insect biodiversity

Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society, Volume II offers scientists, academics, professionals, and students a guide for a better understanding of the biology and ecology of insects, highlighting the need to sustainably manage ecosystems in an ever-changing global environment."--Back cover


9781118945575 (cloth)

2017005492


Insects--Variation
Insects--Evolution
Insects--Ecology
Biodiversity conservation

QL463 / In7 2018 v.2