What Good Are Bugs? : : Insects in the Web of Life / / Gilbert Waldbauer.

This book, the first to catalogue ecologically important insects by their roles, gives us an enlightening look at how insects work in ecosystems--what they do, how they live, and how they make life as we know it possible. Waldbauer combines anecdotes from entomological history with insights into the...

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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- MACROCOSM -- HELPING PLANTS -- 1. Pollinating -- 2. Dispersing Seeds -- 3. Supplying Food -- 4. Providing Defense -- HELPING ANIMALS -- 5. Giving Sustenance -- 6. Giving Protection -- LIMITING POPULATION GROWTH -- 7. Controlling Plant Populations -- 8. Controlling Insect Populations -- 9. Controlling Vertebrate Populations -- CLEANING UP -- 10. Recycling Dead Animals -- 11. Recycling Dung -- 12. Recycling Dead Plants -- MICROCOSM -- SELECTED READINGS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX
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This book, the first to catalogue ecologically important insects by their roles, gives us an enlightening look at how insects work in ecosystems--what they do, how they live, and how they make life as we know it possible. Waldbauer combines anecdotes from entomological history with insights into the intimate workings of the natural world, describing the intriguing and sometimes amazing behavior of these tiny creatures. As entertaining as it is informative, this charmingly illustrated volume captures the full sweep of insects' integral place in the web of life.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
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NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders. bisacsh
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Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
MACROCOSM --
HELPING PLANTS --
1. Pollinating --
2. Dispersing Seeds --
3. Supplying Food --
4. Providing Defense --
HELPING ANIMALS --
5. Giving Sustenance --
6. Giving Protection --
LIMITING POPULATION GROWTH --
7. Controlling Plant Populations --
8. Controlling Insect Populations --
9. Controlling Vertebrate Populations --
CLEANING UP --
10. Recycling Dead Animals --
11. Recycling Dung --
12. Recycling Dead Plants --
MICROCOSM --
SELECTED READINGS --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INDEX
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title_alt Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
MACROCOSM --
HELPING PLANTS --
1. Pollinating --
2. Dispersing Seeds --
3. Supplying Food --
4. Providing Defense --
HELPING ANIMALS --
5. Giving Sustenance --
6. Giving Protection --
LIMITING POPULATION GROWTH --
7. Controlling Plant Populations --
8. Controlling Insect Populations --
9. Controlling Vertebrate Populations --
CLEANING UP --
10. Recycling Dead Animals --
11. Recycling Dung --
12. Recycling Dead Plants --
MICROCOSM --
SELECTED READINGS --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INDEX
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contents Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
MACROCOSM --
HELPING PLANTS --
1. Pollinating --
2. Dispersing Seeds --
3. Supplying Food --
4. Providing Defense --
HELPING ANIMALS --
5. Giving Sustenance --
6. Giving Protection --
LIMITING POPULATION GROWTH --
7. Controlling Plant Populations --
8. Controlling Insect Populations --
9. Controlling Vertebrate Populations --
CLEANING UP --
10. Recycling Dead Animals --
11. Recycling Dung --
12. Recycling Dead Plants --
MICROCOSM --
SELECTED READINGS --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
INDEX
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