INSECT NATURAL-HISTORY, MULTISPECIES INTERACTIONS AND BIODIVERSITY IN ECOSYSTEMS

被引：44

作者：

MILLER, JC

机构：

[1] Department of Entomology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331-2907, OR

来源：

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION | 1993年 / 2卷 / 03期

关键词：

INSECTS; ECOSYSTEM; EXCLUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.1007/BF00056670

中图分类号：

X176 [生物多样性保护];

学科分类号：

090705 ;

摘要：

The composition and dynamics of ecosystems are influenced by insects serving as providers, eliminators and facilitators across multiple trophic levels. The role of insects in ecosystems may be documented by manipulative field studies involving exclusion techniques applied to species that are decomposers, herbivores or predators. The presence or absence of insects is important to the distribution, abundance and diversity of plants and vertebrates, which typically are the premier species in conservation efforts. Thus, policy-making in environmental management programmes should consider the role of insects in ecosystems when establishing objectives and procedures for species conservation and biodiversity.

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页码：233 / 241

页数：9

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