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The Carabidae (including ground and tiger presented at the 8th European Carabidologists' beetles) form one of the largest families of in- Meeting - 2nd International Symposium of Cara- sects, with no less than an estimated 40,000 de- bidology, which took place at the Catholic Uni- scribed species, occurring in nearly any terrestrial versity of Louvain (U. c. L. ) in Louvain-Ia-Neuve and at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sci- habitat on all continents (except Antarctica) as well as on most islands. This extreme diversity ences (R. B. I. N. S. ) in Brussels, Belgium, Septem- and distribution, along with the high abundance ber 1-4, 1992. The manuscripts were peer-re- of these beetles in a large variety of habitats has viewed prior to acceptance. resulted a considerable interest in many aspects of European Carabidologists' Meetings were their study, including systematics, biogeography, started in the late 1960s by ecologists, mostly ecology and evolution. A large number of ground from the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Germany, beetles are known as polyphagous predatory who were investigating various aspects of the bi- arthropods and therefore have been recognized ology of carabid beetles. Since that time the as beneficial insects in integrated pest manage- number of participants to that meeting as well as ment of cultures. This has stimulated ecological its content have expanded considerably.

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Author:   K. Desender ,  M. Dufrêne ,  M. Loreau ,  M.L. Luff
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1994 ed.
Volume:   51
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   1.306kg
ISBN:  

9780792324645

ISBN 10:   0792324641
Pages:   476
Publication Date:   31 March 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

One. Biogeography and Evolutionary Ecology.- Two. Life histories and Population Ecology.- Three. Community Ecology and Conservation.- Four. Ground Beetles in Agriculture and Forestry.- Author index.

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