Previous ed.: 2011. Includes bibliographical references (pages 609-702) and indexes.
Contents:
Responses to abiotic conditions -- Resource acquisition -- Resource allocation -- Population systems -- Population dynamics -- Biogeography -- Species interactions -- Community structure -- Community dynamics -- Ecosystem structure and function -- Herbivory -- Pollination, seed predation, and seed dispersal -- Decomposition and pedogenesis -- Insects as regulators of ecosystem processes -- Application to sustainability of ecosystem services -- Management of insect populations -- Summary and synthesis.
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