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Insect Ecology: An Ecosystem Approach
Dr. Timothy Schowalter has succeeded in creating a unique, updated treatment of insect ecology. This revised and expanded text looks at how insects adapt to environmental conditions while maintaining the ability to substantially alter their environment. It covers a range of topics- from individual insects that respond to local changes in the environment and affect resource distribution, to entire insect communities that have the capacity to modify ecosystem conditions.
Insect Ecology, Second Edition , synthesizes the latest research in the field and has been produced in full color throughout. It is ideal for students in both entomology and ecology-focused programs.
NEW TO THIS New topics such as elemental defense by plants, chaotic models, molecular methods to measure disperson, food web relationships, and more* Expanded sections on plant defenses, insect learning, evolutionary tradeoffs, conservation biology and more* Includes more than 350 new references* More than 40 new full-color figures
Insect Ecology, Second Edition , synthesizes the latest research in the field and has been produced in full color throughout. It is ideal for students in both entomology and ecology-focused programs.
NEW TO THIS New topics such as elemental defense by plants, chaotic models, molecular methods to measure disperson, food web relationships, and more* Expanded sections on plant defenses, insect learning, evolutionary tradeoffs, conservation biology and more* Includes more than 350 new references* More than 40 new full-color figures
- GenresEcology
576 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
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December 18, 2022
I used this text in a graduate course in insect ecology.
This was an excellent text. We used the 4rth edition. The 5th edition came out in February 2022.
Schowalter takes an ecosystem approach covering all the basic ecology terms and concepts in detail with specific concerns and examples of insects, building an understanding of the ecosphere bit by bit. Each chapter builds and draws from ealier chapters. Schowalter makes specific references to earlier material as well as anticipating upcoming material. His process allows good integration of basic ecology with all the roles that insects have. Schowalter also highlights the gaps in ecology because insects have not been studied or considered, as well as gaps in the specific work that has been done with insects. I found Schowalter's approach to be engaging and thought provoking. By the end of the book, I had an extensive understanding of insect ecology, much broader and in depth than from basic ecology texts.
The preface and overview set out a good orientation to the text. Each section has an overview. Each chapter has its own opening research or other story-line, an introduction section, with the meat of the chapter divided into sections, lots of gaphics and photos, and ending with a summary. The table of contents lists the sections, chapters within the sections, and the subsections within the chapter. The last chapter ties the entire book together with a Summary and Synthesis. The book contains a complete bibliography, an Author Index, and a subjec index.
I highly recommend the book for students and instructors looking for a good text.
This was an excellent text. We used the 4rth edition. The 5th edition came out in February 2022.
Schowalter takes an ecosystem approach covering all the basic ecology terms and concepts in detail with specific concerns and examples of insects, building an understanding of the ecosphere bit by bit. Each chapter builds and draws from ealier chapters. Schowalter makes specific references to earlier material as well as anticipating upcoming material. His process allows good integration of basic ecology with all the roles that insects have. Schowalter also highlights the gaps in ecology because insects have not been studied or considered, as well as gaps in the specific work that has been done with insects. I found Schowalter's approach to be engaging and thought provoking. By the end of the book, I had an extensive understanding of insect ecology, much broader and in depth than from basic ecology texts.
The preface and overview set out a good orientation to the text. Each section has an overview. Each chapter has its own opening research or other story-line, an introduction section, with the meat of the chapter divided into sections, lots of gaphics and photos, and ending with a summary. The table of contents lists the sections, chapters within the sections, and the subsections within the chapter. The last chapter ties the entire book together with a Summary and Synthesis. The book contains a complete bibliography, an Author Index, and a subjec index.
I highly recommend the book for students and instructors looking for a good text.
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