Why every fly counts : a documentation about the value and endangerment of insects

This book discusses the beneficial and harmful effects of insects and explains their development and significance for biodiversity. Threatening pests or threatened beneficials? Biting midges are wonderful insects. The animals are so tiny and uniquely shaped that they are particularly good at pollina...

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Main Author Reckhaus, Hans-Dietrich (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
SeriesFascinating life sciences.
Subjects
Insects.
Beneficial insects.
Predatory insects.
Endangered species.
Insects > Ecology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319587653
9783319587646
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Why Every Exchange Counts; Contents; About the Author; The Quality Seal; Imprint; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Insects as Beneficials; 2.1 Insects Pollinate Plants; 2.1.1 Pollination; 2.1.2 Plants and Their Pollinators; 2.1.3 Flies, the Unknown Pollinators; 2.1.4 The Value of Insect Pollination; 2.2 Insects Accelerate Plant Growth; 2.3 Insects Promote Biodiversity; 2.4 Insects Connect the Food Chain; 2.5 Insects as the Most Important Element of Nutrition; 2.5.1 Insects as Food; 2.5.2 Insects as Feed; 2.6 Insects Help Considerably with Hygiene.
  • 2.7 Insects as Inexpensive Biocide Alternatives2.8 Insects Support the Economy and Society; References; 3 Insects as Pests; 3.1 Insects as a Danger to Humans; 3.1.1 Virus-Transmitting Insects; 3.1.2 Causes and Trends of Virus Transmission; 3.1.3 Diseases that Are Caused by Mosquitoes; 3.1.4 Diseases that Are Caused by Ticks; 3.1.5 Other Dangers Caused by Insects; 3.2 Insects as a Danger to Animals; 3.2.1 Nagana; 3.2.2 Bluetongue Disease; 3.2.3 Schmallenberg Virus; 3.2.4 Louping-Ill; 3.3 Insects as a Danger to Plants; 3.3.1 Agricultural Damage in Developing and Threshold Nations.
  • 3.3.2 Agricultural Damage in Europe3.3.3 Forest Damage; References; 4 Insects Today and in the Future; 4.1 Anthropogenic Effects on Habitats; 4.1.1 Climate Change; 4.1.2 Urbanization and Traffic; 4.1.3 Agriculture; 4.1.4 Sulfur and Nitrogen Emissions; 4.1.5 Forestry; 4.2 Population Development; 4.3 Outlook; References; 5 Conclusion: Hated, Threatened, and Worth Protecting; Reference; Glossary; Why Insects Deserve more Respect; Index.

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