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Insects, Fire and Conservation

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Tim R. New

    1. Department of Zoology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

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  • First global synthesis of impacts of fire on insects species and assemblages
  • Demonstrates ways in which prescribed fire can be used in insect conservation management
  • Helps promote more rational and effective balance between fire as threat and management tool and suggests themes for improved protocols in the future
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Fire Ecology and Insect Ecology

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 1-20

  3. Insect Responses to Fires

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 21-57

  4. Sampling and Study Techniques

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 59-69

  5. Ecological Impacts of Fire on Insects

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 71-93

  6. Fires and Insect Pest Management

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 95-109

  7. Fire in Threatened Species Conservation Management

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 111-126

  8. Fire and Insect Assemblages

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 127-145

  9. Fire as a Management Component

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 147-163

  10. Prospects

    • Tim R. New
    Pages 165-181

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 183-208
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About this book

A global synthesis of the impacts of wildfires and controlled burning on insects, bringing together much hitherto scattered information to provide a guide to improved conservation management practice. The great variety of responses by insect species and assemblages demonstrates the often subtle balance between fire being a severe threat and a vital management component. Examples from many parts of the world and from diverse biotopes and production systems display the increasingly detailed appreciation of fire impacts on insects in terrestrial and freshwater environments and the ways in which prescribed burning may be tailored to reduce harmful ecological impacts and incorporated into protocols for threatened species and wider insect conservation benefits.

Reviews

“This book aims to survey current knowledge of the intricate relationships between fire and insect populations and how this knowledge can be applied toward insect management and conservation. … The well-written book contains numerous graphs, tables, and diagrams, a complete list of references, and a comprehensive index. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners in fire ecology.” (D. L. Richter, Choice, Vol. 52 (9), May, 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Zoology, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

    Tim R. New

About the author

Emeritus Professor Tim New is an entomologist with broad interests in insect systematics, ecology and conservation. For long based at La Trobe University, Melbourne, he has travelled widely to collect and study insects in many parts of the world, and his extensive publications on these topics include about 40 books. He is recognised globally as one of the leading advocates for insect conservation.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Insects, Fire and Conservation

  • Authors: Tim R. New

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08096-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-08095-6Published: 16 September 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38240-1Published: 17 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-08096-3Published: 03 September 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 208

  • Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Entomology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Forestry, Biodiversity, Ecology

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