Insect Outbreaks Revisited (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
The abundance of insects can change dramatically from generation to
generation; these generational changes may occur within a growing
season or over a period of years. Such extraordinary density
changes or "outbreaks" may be abrupt and ostensibly random,...
generation; these generational changes may occur within a growing
season or over a period of years. Such extraordinary density
changes or "outbreaks" may be abrupt and ostensibly random,...
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The abundance of insects can change dramatically from generation to
generation; these generational changes may occur within a growing
season or over a period of years. Such extraordinary density
changes or "outbreaks" may be abrupt and ostensibly random, or
population peaks may occur in a more or less cyclic fashion. They
can be hugely destructive when the insect is a crop pest or carries
diseases of humans, farm animals, or wildlife. Knowledge of these
types of population dynamics and computer models that may help
predict when they occur are very important.
This important new book revisits a subject not thoroughly
discussed in such a publication since 1988 and brings an
international scale to the issue of insect outbreaks.
Insect Outbreaks Revisited is intended for senior
undergraduate and graduate students in ecology, population biology
and entomology, as well as government and industry scientists doing
research on pests, land managers, pest management personnel,
extension personnel, conservation biologists and ecologists, and
state, county and district foresters.
generation; these generational changes may occur within a growing
season or over a period of years. Such extraordinary density
changes or "outbreaks" may be abrupt and ostensibly random, or
population peaks may occur in a more or less cyclic fashion. They
can be hugely destructive when the insect is a crop pest or carries
diseases of humans, farm animals, or wildlife. Knowledge of these
types of population dynamics and computer models that may help
predict when they occur are very important.
This important new book revisits a subject not thoroughly
discussed in such a publication since 1988 and brings an
international scale to the issue of insect outbreaks.
Insect Outbreaks Revisited is intended for senior
undergraduate and graduate students in ecology, population biology
and entomology, as well as government and industry scientists doing
research on pests, land managers, pest management personnel,
extension personnel, conservation biologists and ecologists, and
state, county and district foresters.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Insect Outbreaks Revisited (ePub)“
Contributors viii Acknowledgments xi Preface xii PART I PHYSIOLOGICAL AND LIFE HISTORY PERSPECTIVES 1 1 Insect Herbivore Outbreaks Viewed through a Physiological Framework: Insights from Orthoptera 3 Spencer T. Behmer and Anthony Joern 2 The Dynamical Effects of Interactions between Inducible Plant Resistance and Food Limitation during Insect Outbreaks 30 Karen C. Abbott 3 Immune Responses and Their Potential Role in Insect Outbreaks 47 J. Gwen Shlichta and Angela M. Smilanich 4 The Role of Ecological Stoichiometry in Outbreaks of Insect Herbivores 71 Eric M. Lind and Pedro Barbosa PART II POPULATION DYNAMICS AND MULTISPECIES INTERACTIONS 89 5 Plant-Induced Responses and Herbivore Population Dynamics 91 André Kessler, Katja Poveda, and Erik H. Poelman 6 Spatial Synchrony of Insect Outbreaks 113 Andrew M. Liebhold, Kyle J. Haynes, and Ottar N. Bjørnstad 7 What Tree-Ring Reconstruction Tells Us about Conifer Defoliator Outbreaks 126 Ann M. Lynch 8 Insect-Associated Microorganisms and Their Possible Role in Outbreaks 155 Yasmin J. Cardoza, Richard W. Hofstetter, and Fernando E. Vega PART III POPULATION, COMMUNITY, AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY 175 9 Life History Traits and Host Plant Use in Defoliators and Bark Beetles: Implications for Population Dynamics 177 Julia Koricheva, Maartje J. Klapwijk, and Christer Björkman 10 The Ecological Consequences of Insect Outbreaks 197 Louie H. Yang 11 Insect Outbreaks in Tropical Forests: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Consequences 219 Lee A. Dyer, Walter P. Carson, and Egbert G. Leigh Jr. 12 Outbreaks and Ecosystem Services 246 Timothy D. Schowalter PART IV GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 267 13 Evidence for Outbreaks from the Fossil Record of Insect Herbivory 269 Conrad C. Labandeira 14 Implications of Host-Associated Differentiation in the Control of Pest Species 291 Raul F. Medina PART V APPLIED PERSPECTIVES 311 15 Disasters by Design: Outbreaks along Urban Gradients 313 Michael J. Raupp, Paula M. Shrewsbury, and Dan A. Herms 16 Resistance to
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Transgenic Crops and Pest Outbreaks 341 Bruce E. Tabashnik and Yves Carrière 17 Natural Enemies and Insect Outbreaks in Agriculture: A Landscape Perspective 355 J. Megan Woltz, Benjamin P. Werling, and Douglas A. Landis 18 Integrated Pest Management - Outbreaks Prevented, Delayed, or Facilitated? 371 Deborah K. Letourneau 19 Insect Invasions: Lessons from Biological Control of Weeds 395 Peter B. McEvoy, Fritzi S. Grevstad, and Shon S. Schooler 20 Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Outbreak Potential 429 Maartje J. Klapwijk, Matthew P. Ayres, Andrea Battisti, and Stig Larsson Subject Index 451 Taxonomic Index 459 Colour plate pages fall between pp. 196 and 197
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Autoren-Porträt
Pedro Barbosa was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico and raised inSpanish Harlem, in New York City. He received his B.S. in biology
from the City College of New York and his M.S. and Ph.D. at the
University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Pedro's research interests
are in theoretical and applied ecology of plant-insect interactions
with an emphasis on tri-trophic interactions. He has authored or
coauthored many refereed publications, and written or edited 13
books.
Deborah K. Letourneau's Bachelor's, Master's and doctoral
degrees are from the University of Michigan and University of
California at Berkeley. As Professor of Environmental Studies at
the University of California, Santa Cruz her research concerns
plant-insect interactions, biodiversity, and environmental risk in
the context of decision-making that sustains both livelihoods and
the environment.
Anurag A. Agrawal studies the evolutionary ecology of
plants and insects as a professor at Cornell University's
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Department of
Entomology. His work spans community ecology, invasive species,
coevolution, and ecological genetics. Please visit his lab website
www.herbivory.com for
current projects and research.
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2012, 1. Auflage, 492 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Pedro Barbosa, Deborah K. Letourneau, Anurag Agrawal
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1118253841
- ISBN-13: 9781118253847
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.06.2012
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