Insect Ecology

Chapter 1: Overview

• Abstract
• 1. Scope of insect ecology
• 2. Ecosystem ecology
• 3. Environmental change and disturbance
• 4. Ecosystem approach to insect ecology
• 5. Scope of this book

Section I: Ecology of individual insects

Introduction

Chapter 2: Responses to Abiotic Conditions

• Abstract
• Introduction

Chapter 3: Resource Acquisition

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Resource quality
• 3. Resource acceptability
• 4. Resource availability
• 5. Summary

Chapter 4: Resource Allocation

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Resource budget
• 3. Allocation of assimilated resources
• 4. Efficiency of resource use
• 5. Summary

Section II: Population ecology

Introduction

Chapter 5: Population Systems

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Population structure
• 3. Population Processes
• 4. Life history characteristics
• 5. Parameter estimation
• 6. Summary

Chapter 6: Population Dynamics

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Population fluctuation
• 3. Factors affecting population size
• 4. Models of population change
• 5. Summary

Chapter 7: Biogeography

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Geographic distribution
• 3. Spatial dynamics of populations
• 4. Habitat connectivity
• 5. Anthropogenic effects on spatial dynamics
• 6. Models of spatial dynamics
• 7. Summary

Section III: Community ecology

Introduction

Chapter 8: Species Interactions

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Direct interactions
• 3. Indirect effects
• 4. Factors affecting interactions
• 5. Consequences of interactions
• 6. Summary

Chapter 9: Community Structure

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Approaches to describing communities
• 3. Patterns of community structure
• 4. Determinants of community structure
• 5. Summary

Chapter 10: Community Dynamics

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Short-term change in community structure
• 3. Successional change in community structure
• 4. Paleoecology
• 5. Diversity versus stability
• 6. Summary

Section IV: Ecosystem level

Introduction

Chapter 11: Ecosystem Structure and Function

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Ecosystem structure
• 3. Energy flow
• 4. Biogeochemical cycling
• 5. Climate modification
• 6. Urban ecosystems
• 7. Ecosystem modeling
• 8. Summary

Chapter 12: Herbivory

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Types and patterns of herbivory
• 3. Effects of herbivory
• 4. Summary

Chapter 13: Pollination, Seed Predation, and Seed Dispersal

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Types and patterns of pollination
• 3. Effects of pollination
• 4. Types and patterns of seed predation and dispersal
• 5. Effects of seed predation and dispersal
• 6. Summary

Chapter 14: Decomposition and Pedogenesis

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Types and patterns of detritivory and burrowing
• 3. Effects of detritivory and burrowing
• 4. Summary

Chapter 15: Insects as Regulators of Ecosystem Processes

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Development of the concept
• 3. Ecosystems as cybernetic systems
• 4. Summary

Section V: Applications and synthesis

Introduction

Chapter 16: Application to Sustainability of Ecosystem Services

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Provisioning services
• 3. Cultural services
• 4. Supporting services
• 5. Regulating services
• 6. Valuation of ecosystem services
• 7. Threats to ecosystem services
• 8. Insects as indicators of environmental change
• 9. Summary

Chapter 17: Management of Insect Populations

• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Integrated pest management
• 3. Conservation/restoration ecology
• 4. Summary

Chapter 18: Summary and Synthesis

• Abstract
• 1. Summary
• 2. Synthesis
• 3. Critical issues
• 4. Conclusions