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Improvement in conservation value of insect communities in South Patagonian forests managed with variable retention

Year: 2011

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Compared with higher plants and mammals, conservation of insect diversity was rarely included in ecosystem management planning. This is usually because insects are considered unpleasant and dangerous for human beings. However, insects play unique ecological roles (e.g., pollinators, food chains lower levels, maintenance and improvement of soil quality, and plague control). In addition, loss of insects is rarely appreciated due to their small individual size and usually large populations.

Source: CONICET Digital (CONICET)

Authors: María Vanessa Lencinas, Guillermo Martínez Pastur, Juan Manuel Cellini, Carlos Busso

Language: English

Topic: Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3157634168

FWCI: 0.849

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