Author: L. PappPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A New Species of Periscelis from China (Diptera: Periscelididae)
Author: L. PappEntomology Abstracts
Author: The Zoological Record
Author: Bibliography of Agriculture
Author: Zoological Record
Author: Green Heroes
Author: László ErdősPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030318060
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 207
Book Description
This book provides an introduction into the diversity of the environmental movement through great characters in the green sector. The book describes inspiring personal achievements, and at the same time it provides readers with information regarding the history, the main directions and the ethical principles of the environmental movement. Some of the most important characters of the movement from all around the world, are included in the book. As well as the title characters, Buddha and Leonardo DiCaprio, other famous environmentalists like Albert Schweitzer, David Attenborough and Jane Goodall are discussed. Some of the less well-known but equally important environmentalists such as Chico Mendes, Bruno Manser, Henry Spira, Tom Regan or Rossano Ercolini are highlighted in the various chapters. The selection of characters represents all major branches within the green sector, ranging from medieval saints to Hollywood celebrities, from university professors to field activists, from politicians to philosophers, from ecofeminists to radicals.
Manual of Central American Diptera
Author: Brian Victor BrownPublisher: NRC Research Press
ISBN: 0660198339
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 729
Book Description
While volume 1 includes several introductory chapters and treats 42 families of flies in the Lower Diptera, volume 2 covers the remaining 64 families of flies that make up the Higher Diptera (or Cyclorrhapha). These include families of house flies, fruit flies, bot flies, flower flies and many other lesser-known groups. The text is accompanies by over 1660 line drawings and photographs.
Biotaxonomy of Tephritoidea
Author: Amnon FreidbergPublisher:
ISBN: 9789657177013
Category : Diptera
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
Diptera Diversity
Author: Thomas PapePublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004148973
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive synopsis of the biodiversity of Diptera, with chapters on all regional faunas, Diptera as ecological indicators, statistical techniques for estimating species diversity based on the known fauna, molecular tools and trends in digital publication.
Insects and Ecosystem Function
Author: W.W. WeisserPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 354074004X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Insects are a dominant component of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems and play a key role in mediating the relationship between plants and ecosystem processes. This volume examines their effects on ecosystem functioning, focusing mainly, but not exclusively, on herbivorous insects. Renowned authors with extensive experience in the field of plant-insect interactions, contribute to the volume using examples from their own work.