{"product_id":"insect-biodiversity-isbn-9781118945537","title":"Insect Biodiversity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insects\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of \u003ci\u003eInsect Biodiversity: Science and Society\u003c\/i\u003e brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth’s fragile ecosystems. Revised and updated, this new edition includes information on the number of substantial changes to entomology and the study of biodiversity. It includes current research on insect groups, classification, regional diversity, and a wide range of concepts and developing methodologies. The authors examine why insect biodiversity matters and how the rapid evolution of insects is affecting us all. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book explores the wide variety of insect species and their evolutionary relationships. Case studies offer assessments on how insect biodiversity can help meet the needs of a rapidly expanding human population, and also examine the consequences that an increased loss of insect species will have on the world. This important text:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the rapidly increasing influence on systematics of genomics and next-generation sequencing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes developments in the use of DNA barcoding in insect systematics and in the broader study of insect biodiversity, including the detection of cryptic species\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the advances in information science that influence the increased capability to gather, manipulate, and analyze biodiversity information\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises scholarly contributions from leading scientists in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsect Biodiversity: Science and Society\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the rapid growth of insect biodiversity research and includes an expanded treatment of the topic that addresses the major insect groups, the zoogeographic regions of biodiversity, and the scope of systematics approaches for handling biodiversity data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Importance of Insects 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Insect Biodiversity: Regional Examples 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Insect Biodiversity in the Nearctic Region 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Amazonian Rainforests and Their Richness and Abundance of Terrestrial Arthropods on the Edge of Extinction: Abiotic–Biotic Players in the Critical Zone 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Insect Biodiversity in the Afrotropical Region 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Biodiversity of Australasian Insects 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Insect Biodiversity in the Palearctic Region 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Insect Biodiversity: Taxon Examples 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Biodiversity of Aquatic Insects 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Biodiversity of Diptera 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Biodiversity of Heteroptera 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Biodiversity of Coleoptera 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Biodiversity of Hymenoptera 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Diversity and Significance of Lepidoptera: A Phylogenetic Perspective 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Insect Biodiversity: Tools and Approaches 497\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The Science of Insect Taxonomy: Prospects and Needs 499\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Insect Species – Concepts and Practice 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Molecular Dimensions of Insect Taxonomy in the Genomics Era 547\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 DNA Barcodes and Insect Biodiversity 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Insect Biodiversity Informatics 593\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Parasitoid Biodiversity and Insect Pest Management 603\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Taxonomy of Crop Pests: The Aphids 627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Adventive (Non-Native) Insects and the Consequences for Science and Society of Species that Become Invasive 641\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Biodiversity of Blood-sucking Flies: Implications for Humanity 713\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Reconciling Ethical and Scientific Issues for Insect Conservation 747\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Taxonomy and Management of Insect Biodiversity 767\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Insect Biodiversity – Millions and Millions 783\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e ROBERT G. FOOTTIT\u003c\/b\u003e is a research scientist specializing in the taxonomy of aphids and related groups, with the Canadian National Collection of Insects and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. His research interests include the use of morphological and molecular approaches in the study of aphid species and populations.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e PETER H. ADLER\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of entomology at Clemson University, where he holds a teaching and research appointment, specializing in the behavior, ecology, genetics, and systematics of insects, particularly butterflies and medically important flies.      \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Volume One of the thoroughly revised and updated guide to the study of biodiversity in insects \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The second edition of \u003ci\u003eInsect Biodiversity: Science and Society\u003c\/i\u003e brings together in one comprehensive text contributions from leading scientific experts to assess the influence insects have on humankind and the earth's fragile ecosystems. Revised and updated, this new edition includes information on the number of substantial changes to entomology and the study of biodiversity. It includes current research on insect groups, classification, regional diversity, and a wide range of concepts and developing methodologies. 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