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Beetles in Conservation
John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Feb 2010, Pages: 248
Background: The literature on insect conservation has increased substantially over the last decade or so. However, one notable gap is a synthesis of the place in conservation of the largest insect order, Coleoptera, which are virtually ubiquitous in terrestrial and freshwater environments and immensely diverse in their richness and biology as well as being of interest to pest managers, collectors, biogeographers, conservation biologists and, indeed, naturalists and ecologists of many persuasions.
This book is an initial attempt to fill this lacuna, by providing a broad an accessible overview of beetles in conservation. The rationale and contents are provided here as a draft preface and contents list of the proposed 10 chapters, and the level of treatment indicated by the draft of the first chapter. My main aim is to bring together some of the literature dealing with beetle diversity and ecology into a framework to indicate their significant values in conservation - ranging from single species conservation plans, to values as indicators through changes in assemblage composition and distribution. All major themes of wider insect conservation are included in the book, illustrated throughout by examples from the Coleoptera. The whole book is in draft stage equivalent to the sample draft chapter attached: main text 89000 words, references 14000 words, tables (22) ca 3000 words, figures ca 20.
As far as possible, I have avoided excessive technical language, so that the book is intended to be readable by conservation managers and naturalists with little previous knowledge of beetle conservation whilst also of value and interest to more experienced researchers, university teachers and students seeking practical advice and formal background. A high proportion of the references are relatively recent, up to the first few months of 2008.
Beetles, the most diverse group of insects, are often abundant in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Many species are under threat from human changes to natural environments, and some are valuable tools in conservation, because they respond rapidly to changes that occur. Knowledge of these responses, of both abundance and composition of assemblages, enable use of some beetles to monitor environmental changes. Beetles impinge on humanity on many ways: as cultural objects, desirable collectables, major pests and competitors for resources need by people, as beneficial consumers of other pests, and by ensuring the continuity of vital ecological processes. This book is the first major global overview of the importance of conservation of beetles, and brings together much hitherto scattered information to demonstrate the needs for conservation, and how it may be approached. It is a source of value to students, research workers, conservation biologists and ecosystem managers as an introduction to the richness and importance of this predominant component of invertebrate life.
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