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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Timothy D. Schowalter (Professor of Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) , Timothy D. Schowalter (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA) , Timothy D. Schowalter (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA) , Timothy D. Schowalter (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA)Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Edition: 3rd edition Dimensions: Width: 19.10cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.770kg ISBN: 9780123813510ISBN 10: 0123813514 Pages: 650 Publication Date: 18 May 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced By: 9780128030332 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Overview SECTION I: Ecology of Individual Insects Chapter 2. Responses to Abiotic Conditions Chapter 3. Resource Acquisition Chapter 4. Resource Allocation SECTION II: Population Ecology Chapter 5. Population Systems Chapter 6. Population Dynamics Chapter 7. Biogeography SECTION III: Community Ecology Chapter 8. Species Interactions Chapter 9. Community Structure Chapter 10. Community Dynamics SECTION IV: Ecosystem Level Chapter 11. Ecosystem Structure and Function Chapter 12. Herbivory Chapter 13. Pollination, Seed Predation and Seed Dispersal Chapter 14. Decomposition and Pedogenesis Chapter 15. Insects as Regulators of Ecosystem Processes Section V. Applications and Synthesis Chapter 16. Applications Chapter 17. SynthesisReviewsPraise for the first edition: Insect Ecology is remarkable for its scope, breadth, and comprehensiveness...Absolutely indispensable for graduate students, faculty, and professionals in entomology and ecology -CHOICE The book is well written and designed. It includes excellent overview and synthesis chapters, and each individual chapter ends with a concise summary. ...I recommend that students, professionals, and amateur entomologists read this excellent volume. -ECOLOGY Schowalter's 2nd edition of Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach is a gem - a complete course in modern ecology from the vantage point of insects in ecological systems. Accessible and engaging, yet it treats the most complex ecological phenomena from individual behavior and population processes through landscape and regional-scale issues. - Dan Simberloff, University of Tennessee Schowalter provides a well-illustrated, comprehensive integration of population, community, and ecosystem ecology that demonstrates the global importance of insects in terrestrial and aquatic domains. Examples from temperate and tropical studies are related to a wide range of fundamental ecological concepts. The synthesis of current literature is thoroughly developed and will be widely appreciated by beginning students and established professionals. - Alan Covich, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia This very stimulating book will interest entomologists and ecologists alike. Schowalter broadens the traditional scope of insect ecology to communities and ecosystems. He gives an excellent overview how insects shape ecosystem functioning, including their critical role in major trophic interactions such as decomposition, pollination, herbivory and biological control. - Teja Tscharntke, University of Gottingen, Germany Praise for the first edition: Insect Ecology is remarkable for its scope, breadth, and comprehensiveness...Absolutely indispensable for graduate students, faculty, and professionals in entomology and ecology -CHOICE The book is well written and designed. It includes excellent overview and synthesis chapters, and each individual chapter ends with a concise summary. ...I recommend that students, professionals, and amateur entomologists read this excellent volume. -ECOLOGY Schowalter's 2nd edition of Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach is a gem - a complete course in modern ecology from the vantage point of insects in ecological systems. Accessible and engaging, yet it treats the most complex ecological phenomena from individual behavior and population processes through landscape and regional-scale issues. - Dan Simberloff, University of Tennessee Schowalter provides a well-illustrated, comprehensive integration of population, community, and ecosystem ecology that demonstrates the global importance of insects in terrestrial and aquatic domains. Examples from temperate and tropical studies are related to a wide range of fundamental ecological concepts. The synthesis of current literature is thoroughly developed and will be widely appreciated by beginning students and established professionals. - Alan Covich, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia This very stimulating book will interest entomologists and ecologists alike. Schowalter broadens the traditional scope of insect ecology to communities and ecosystems. He gives an excellent overview how insects shape ecosystem functioning, including their critical role in major trophic interactions such as decomposition, pollination, herbivory and biological control. - Teja Tscharntke, University of Gottingen, Germany Author InformationTimothy D. Schowalter received his Ph.D. degree in Entomology from the University of Georgia in 1979. He is currently a Professor of Entomology at Louisiana State University, where he also served as the department head until 2015. Previously, he was a professor of entomology at Oregon State University, Corvallis. Dr. Schowalter served as Program Director for Integrative and Theoretical Ecology at the National Science Foundation, where he was involved in developing global change and terrestrial ecosystem research initiatives at the federal level. He also served as a U.S. delegate to international conventions to develop collaboration between U.S. Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites and long-term sites in Hungary and East Asia and the Pacific. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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