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040 _cCPGS
082 _a595.77
100 _aAnanthakrishnan, T.N.,
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245 _aEcological entomology: insect life in odd environments /
_cby T.N.Ananthakrishnan, K.G. Sivaramakrishnan
260 _aJodhpur :
_bScientific Publishers ,
_cc2008
300 _axii,142p. :
_bill.,16 col. plates;
_c25 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aContents: 1. Environmental deterioration and insect diversity spectrum - an introduction. 2. Adaptive diversity of insects to climate and land-use changes. 3. Insects as indicators of environmental quality. 4. Insect biodiversity in Xylophagous and Coprophagous habitats. 5. Canopy ecology and insect biodiversity. 6. Habitat heterogeneity in agroecosystems: insect biodiversity in habitat edges or Ecotones. 7. Litter dynamics in natural and intefered forests. 8. Insect and social forestry. 9. Fern, moss and lichen infesting insects. 10. Insect in gall environments. 11. Aquatic insects in odd environments: habitat specialization from snow melt streams to temporary ponds. 12. Impact of urbanization on insect biodiversity. 13. Land-use changes and dynamics of insect vectors of human disease. 14. Conclusion: conservation for a healthier environment.
650 _aEntomology
_xEcological aspects
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700 _aSivaramakrishnan, K.G
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_cBK
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