| Carabid Beetles: Ecology and Evolution Contributor(s): Desender, K. (Editor), Dufrêne, M. (Editor), Loreau, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9048143209 ISBN-13: 9789048143207 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $313.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Invertebrates - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 333.72 |
| Series: Series Entomologica |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 8.25" W x 11" (2.42 lbs) 476 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: The Carabidae (including ground and tiger presented at the 8th European Carabidologists' beetles) form one of the largest families of in- Meeting - 2nd International Symposium of Cara- sects, with no less than an estimated 40,000 de- bidology, which took place at the Catholic Uni- scribed species, occurring in nearly any terrestrial versity of Louvain (U. c. L. ) in Louvain-Ia-Neuve and at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sci- habitat on all continents (except Antarctica) as well as on most islands. This extreme diversity ences (R. B. I. N. S. ) in Brussels, Belgium, Septem- and distribution, along with the high abundance ber 1-4, 1992. The manuscripts were peer-re- of these beetles in a large variety of habitats has viewed prior to acceptance. resulted a considerable interest in many aspects of European Carabidologists' Meetings were their study, including systematics, biogeography, started in the late 1960s by ecologists, mostly ecology and evolution. A large number of ground from the Netherlands, Scandinavia and Germany, beetles are known as polyphagous predatory who were investigating various aspects of the bi- arthropods and therefore have been recognized ology of carabid beetles. Since that time the as beneficial insects in integrated pest manage- number of participants to that meeting as well as ment of cultures. This has stimulated ecological its content have expanded considerably. |