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Many conservation managers lack entomological training and the perspective needed to conserve insects within their areas of responsibility. Using Australian insect examples this book provides an introduction to basic entomology and emphasises the massive taxonomic, ecological and evolutionary diversity within this fauna, together with its interactions with humanity.  It is written largely in non-technical language, to provide accessible information on many aspects of insect natural history and the importance of their diversity and conservation, and contains suggestions for further reading to expand on the themes introduced.

Insects --- Biodiversity --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Variation --- Life sciences. --- Applied ecology. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology. --- Invertebrates. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Applied Ecology. --- Ecology --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Invertebrata --- Animals --- Ecology . --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology

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As a result of the European Commission’s concern for the status of continental waters, and as a clear reflection of the notion of water as heritage to be conserved, in the year 2000 the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE) was enacted, its goal being to establish a framework to protect water and the different aquatic ecosystems by requiring the Member States to achieve a good ecological status in all their waters by 2015. Like all ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems undergo physical, chemical and energy-related changes, both of natural and anthropogenic origin. These disturbances affect the organisms living in them and those who utilize their resources. Therefore, evaluating these changes has become a very important task in order to better understand aquatic systems. The study and analysis of the ecological status of these ecosystems in relation to their conservation status and water quality is thus a fundamental tool for a more efficient and rational management of their resources, that is, a management that does not threaten the ecosystem.  The present guide for the identification of Spanish freshwater macroinvertebrates aims to facilitate the job of those who go to great lengths to identify them in order to then determine biotic indices. It is not the aim of this book to serve as a zoological treaty, nor does it claim to add new information on the biology or the ecology of the taxa covered. This book is, simply, a working tool explicitly designed to facilitate the identification of the Spanish macroinvertebrates and the subsequent computing of biotic indices.

Freshwater invertebrates -- Spain -- Classification. --- Freshwater invertebrates -- Spain. --- Freshwater invertebrates. --- Freshwater invertebrates --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Ecology --- Environment. --- Invertebrates. --- Environmental management. --- Marine sciences. --- Freshwater. --- Marine & Freshwater Sciences. --- Environmental Management. --- Aquatic invertebrates --- Freshwater animals --- Marine Sciences. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Invertebrata --- Animals --- Ocean sciences --- Aquatic sciences --- Fresh waters --- Freshwater --- Freshwaters --- Inland water --- Inland waters --- Water

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A multi-authored work on the basic biology of Asian honeybees, written by expert specialists in the field, this book highlights phylogeny, classification, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, biogeography, genetics, physiology, pheromones, nesting, self-assembly processes, swarming, migration and absconding, reproduction, ecology, foraging and flight, dance languages, pollination, diseases/pests, colony defensiveness and natural enemies, honeybee mites, and interspecific interactions. Comprehensively covering the widely dispersed literature published in European as well as Asian-language journals and books, Honeybees of Asia provides an essential foundation for future research.

Apis (Insects) -- Asia. --- Honeybee -- Asia. --- Honeybee. --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Honeybee --- Apis mellifera --- European honeybee --- Hive bee --- Honey bee --- Life sciences. --- Animal genetics. --- Animal physiology. --- Invertebrates. --- Entomology. --- Life Sciences. --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Animal Genetics and Genomics. --- Animal Physiology. --- Apis (Insects) --- Bees --- Bee culture --- Animal physiology --- Animals --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Genetics --- Invertebrata --- Insects --- Physiology --- Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Classification --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy

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Giardia is a relatively simple eukaryotic microbe, causing acute and chronic diarrhea which has been used as a model to understand complex biological processes occurring in eukaryotic cells. Further, due to its parasitic lifestyle, Giardia is an excellent system for the study of the mechanisms of adaptation and cell differentiation from the perspectives of molecular and cell biology. This book presents a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge regarding all aspects of Giardia’s biology, including epidemiology, cell and molecular biology, genetics, pathogenesis, diagnostics, and clinical treatment. It was written by internationally renowned authors, the leading researchers in the field including several chapters with techniques and resources available for the study of this microorganism. Questions that need to be addressed to fully understand the molecular mechanisms of the parasite as well as the cause of its pathology are presented. Furthermore, Giardia’s biology is compared with that of other parasites in relation to their complexity. This volume is an indispensable resource for researchers working with this parasite. It is a “must” for libraries and the bookshelves of everyone interested in the biology of parasites and early-branching eukaryotes.

Giardia --- Protozoan Infections --- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic --- Diplomonadida --- Parasitic Diseases --- Eukaryota --- Intestinal Diseases --- Gastrointestinal Diseases --- Organisms --- Diseases --- Digestive System Diseases --- Giardiasis --- Biology --- Zoology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Giardia. --- Biomedical materials. --- Biocompatible materials --- Biomaterials --- Medical materials --- Medicine --- Materials --- Medicine. --- Parasitology. --- Microbiology. --- Animal genetics. --- Animal models in research. --- Biomedicine. --- Eukaryotic Microbiology. --- Animal Models. --- Animal Genetics and Genomics. --- Biomedical engineering --- Biocompatibility --- Prosthesis --- Hexamitidae --- Medical parasitology. --- Laboratory animals. --- Genetics --- Animals, Experimental --- Animals, Laboratory --- Animals in research --- Experimental animals --- Lab animals --- Animal culture --- Laboratory organisms --- Working animals --- Animal experimentation --- Microbial biology --- Microorganisms --- Human beings --- Human parasitology --- Medical sciences --- Parasitology --- Parasitic diseases --- Parasites --- Biological models --- Laboratory animals --- Research

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In The Wrong Place: Alien Marine Crustaceans - Distribution, Biology And Impacts provides a unique view into the remarkable story of how shrimps, crabs, and lobsters – and their many relatives – have been distributed around the world by human activity, and the profound implications of this global reorganization of biodiversity for marine conservation biology.  Many crustaceans form the base of marine food chains, and are often prominent predators and competitors acting as ecological engineers in marine ecosystems.  Commencing in the 1800s global commerce began to move hundreds – perhaps thousands – of species of marine crustaceans across oceans and between continents, both intentionally and unintentionally.  This book tells the story of these invasions from Arctic waters to tropical shores, highlighting not only the importance and impact of all prominent crustacean invasions in the world's oceans, but also the commercial exploitation of invasive crabs and shrimps. Topics explored for the first time in one volume include the historical roots of man's impact on crustacean biogeography, the global dispersal of crabs, barnacle invasions, insights into the potential scale of tropical invasions, the history of the world's most widely cultured shrimp, the invasive history and management of red king crabs in Norway, Chinese mitten crabs in England, and American blue crabs in Europe, the evolutionary ecology of green crabs, and many other subjects as well, touching upon all ocean shores.

Crustacea -- Classification. --- Crustacea -- Geographical distribution. --- Crustacea. --- Zoology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Ecology --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Introduced organisms. --- Alien organisms --- Alien species --- Exotic organisms --- Exotic species --- Foreign organisms (Introduced organisms) --- Foreign species (Introduced organisms) --- Introduced species --- Invaders (Organisms) --- Invasive alien species --- Invasive organisms --- Invasive species --- Naturalised organisms --- Naturalized organisms --- Non-indigenous organisms --- Non-indigenous species --- Non-native organisms --- Non-native species --- Nonindigenous organisms --- Nonindigenous species --- Nonnative organisms --- Nonnative species --- Translocated organisms --- Translocated species --- Crustaceans --- Environment. --- Ecology. --- Biodiversity. --- Aquatic ecology. --- Marine sciences. --- Freshwater. --- Marine & Freshwater Sciences. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Organisms --- Arthropoda --- Shellfish --- Carcinology --- Marine Sciences. --- Aquatic biology. --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biology --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Aquatic sciences --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ocean sciences --- Ecology . --- Aquatic ecology . --- Aquatic biology --- Fresh waters --- Freshwater --- Freshwaters --- Inland water --- Inland waters --- Water