{"product_id":"9789401060608","title":"Insect Populations In theory and in practice: 19th Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society 10–11 September 1997 at the University of Newcastle","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInsect Populations In theory and in practice: 19th Symposium of the Royal Entomological Society 10–11 September 1997 at the University of Newcastle\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDempster, Jack P.; McLean, Ian F.G.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsects are by far the largest group of animals on Earth, with  over a million described species, and they occupy a wide range of  ecological niches - they may be herbivores, predators,  parasites or decomposers. Some are of particular economic importance  as pests of agriculture and forestry, as vectors of animal and human  disease, or as species of interest to wildlife conservation. Thus an  understanding of the processes determining their numbers is of  considerable practical value. \u003cbr\u003e  Entomologists have played a leading role in developing a theoretical  basis to Population Ecology, but we still do not have adequate  experimental and observational proof for many of the theoretical ideas  that have been proposed. As a result, the subject has been beset with  arguments for more than 50 years. This volume attempts to reconcile  some of these controversies, while also reviewing the current state of  our knowledge. The editors have drawn together an international list  of contributors whose views reflect a range of opinions on how natural  populations are stabilised. They have succeeded in producing a book  that both covers the main alternative views in population theory and  contains some of the best recent field studies of insect populations.  \u003cbr\u003e  This Royal Entomological Society Symposium volume will be of great  interest to all entomologists and ecologists, particularly those who  wish to know more about Population Dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-11-05\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9789401060608\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401060608\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-4914-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 486\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44358782288012,"sku":"9789401060608","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401060608.jpg?v=1755114196","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789401060608","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}