Insect Biodiversity: Functional Dynamics and Ecological Perspectives - Hardcover

Ananthakrishnan, T. N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8172336411 ISBN 13: 9788172336417

Publisher: Scientific Publishers Journals Dept, 2018

Synopsis

Contents: Preface. 1. Perspectives of changing biodiversity: ecological and economic implications/T.N. Ananthakrishnan. 2. Biodiversity of ground surface dwelling arthropods in the moist forests of the Western Ghats/Sabu K. Thomas and Shiju T. Raj. 3. Biodiversity of insects in spice crop ecosystems/S. Devasahayam and T.K. Jacob. 4. Insect biodiversity in beverage crops ecosystems/N. Muraleedharan. 5. Biodiversity of insect biocontrol agents/R.J. Rabindra, C.R. Ballal, S.K. Jalali and T. Venkatesan. 6. Ecological impact and biodiversity of insect pests of teak/John Prasanth Jacob. 7. Ecological interactions and impact of biodiversity of insects in social forests/S. Murugesan and N. Senthilkumar. 8. Insect biodiversity in Scrub jungle environment/R.W. Alexander Jesudasan. 9. Patterns of adaptive radiation and diversification in Cecidogenous insects/A. Raman. 10. Biodiversity and ecosystem level consequences in relation to Thrips-host interactions/T.N. Ananthakrishnan. 11. Ecological diversity and insect biodiversity in cold deserts in India/G. Thirumalai, Kailash Chandra and Avtar Kaur Sidhu. 12. Insect functional dynamics in the unique xeric ecosystem of the Thar Desert, Northwestern Rajasthan (India): Before and after the advent of Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana/B.K. Tyagi. 13. Epilogue.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scientific Publishers Journals Dept
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8172336411
• ISBN 13: 9788172336417
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 228