Invasive Forest Insects, Introduced Forest Trees, and Altered Ecosystems: Ecological Pest Management in Global Forests of a Changing World

By Timothy D. Paine

Book Overview

Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Are island forests vulnerable to invasive defoliators?; M.K. Kay. 2. Changing forest communities: role of tree resistance to insects in insect invasions and tree introductions; F. Lieutier. 3. Southern hemisphere exotic pine plantations threatened by insect pests and their associated fungal pathogens; M.J. Wingfield et al. 4. Native insects colonizing introduced tree species - patterns and potential risks; P. Dalin and C. Bj?rkman. 5. Biological pest control in mix and match forests; R.G. van Driesche. 6. Impacts of insects in forest landscapes: implications for forest health management; R.N. Coulson and F.M. Stephen. 7. Insect populations in relation to environmental change in forests of temperate Europe; A. Battisti. 8. Synecology of Wasmannia auropunctata, an invasive ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in continuous and fragmented areas in the Brazilian Atlantic forest; C.R.F. Brand?o and R.R. Silva. 9. Changing relationships among biodiversity, management, and biosecurity in managed and unmanaged forests; L.M. Hanks. 10. Changing the mix: new rules in regulating herbivore populations; T.D. Paine. Keyword index. Species index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402092903
• ISBN13: 9781402092909
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"