INSECT ECOLOGY

u003cpu003eu003ciu003eInsect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, Fifth Edition u003c/iu003eprovides the most updated and comprehensive knowledge of the diversity of insect responses to environmental changes and their effects on ecosystem properties and services.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eWritten by an expert in the field, this book addresses ways in which insect morphology, physiology and behavior tailor their adaptation to particular environmental conditions, how those adaptations affect their responses to environmental changes, and how their responses affect ecosystem properties and the ecosystem services on which humans depend for survival. This edition also addresses recent reports of global declines in insect abundance and how these declines could affect human interests.u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eu003ciu003eInsect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach, Fifth Edition u003c/iu003eis an important resource for researchers, entomologists, ecologists, pest managers and conservationists who want to understand insect ecology and to manage insects in ways that sustain the delivery of ecosystem services. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students may also find this as a useful resource for entomology and specifically insect ecology courses.u003c/pu003e u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003culu003e u003cliu003eThe only insect ecology text that emphasizes insect effects on ecosystem properties and services, as well as evolutionary adaptations to environmental conditionsu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eIncludes new material on long-term trends in insect abundance, addressing the so-called "insect apocalypse”u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eOffers crucial updates on mechanisms by which insects affect, and potentially regulate, ecosystem structure and functionu003c/liu003e u003cliu003eApplies ecological principles to improved management of insects for the sustainable delivery of ecosystem servicesu003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003e