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Insect and disease issues are often specific to the Mediterranean
forest systems rather than shared with the temperate forests. In
addition to the specific native insects and diseases, the forests
are subject to the invasion of exotic species. The forests are also
at risk from high degrees of human activity, including changing
patterns of forest fires, land management activities, intensive
plantation forestry using introduced timber species from other
Mediterranean climate zones, and atmospheric deposition. Combined
with elements of global climate change that may disproportionately
affect Mediterranean climate systems, this creates a number of
significant management issues that are unique to the Mediterranean
forests. It is our goal that the information contained in this
volume will contribute to understanding the unique aspects of
Mediterranean forest systems and to protecting these critical
resources.
Insect and disease issues are often specific to the Mediterranean
forest systems rather than shared with the temperate forests. In
addition to the specific native insects and diseases, the forests
are subject to the invasion of exotic species. The forests are also
at risk from high degrees of human activity, including changing
patterns of forest fires, land management activities, intensive
plantation forestry using introduced timber species from other
Mediterranean climate zones, and atmospheric deposition. Combined
with elements of global climate change that may disproportionately
affect Mediterranean climate systems, this creates a number of
significant management issues that are unique to the Mediterranean
forests. It is our goal that the information contained in this
volume will contribute to understanding the unique aspects of
Mediterranean forest systems and to protecting these critical
resources.
For the first time, a synthesis on the research work done in Europe
on all Bark And Wood Boring Insects In Living Trees (BAWBILT) is
presented. As final product of a four-year research project
gathering together 100 scientists from 24 countries, the book is
the fruit of a real collective synthesis in which all European
specialists have participated. It reviews and comments on all the
European literature, while considering the biological (trees,
insects, associated organisms, and their relationships) and forest
management aspects. However, although focused on the European
forest, it also compares the available information and
interpretations to those concerning similar species in other
continents. It ends with propositions of research priorities for
Europe. The book is directed to all scientists and students
concerned with forest entomology and ecology, as well as to forest
managers and all scientific public interested in forest biology.
Mechanisms and Deployment of Resistance in Trees to Insects is a
worldwide synthesis of tree resistance to insects. The
contributions are by senior scientists and represent all the major
forested regions of the world. The book constitutes a comprehensive
treatment of the state of our knowledge on patterns of resistance
by insect guilds and how this knowledge can be deployed to achieve
the management of damaging forest insects. This book will serve as
an essential reference book for all researchers and practitioners
attempting to manage forest pests using genetic resistance.
For the first time, a synthesis on the research work done in Europe
on all Bark And Wood Boring Insects In Living Trees (BAWBILT) is
presented. As final product of a four-year research project
gathering together 100 scientists from 24 countries, the book is
the fruit of a real collective synthesis in which all European
specialists have participated. It reviews and comments on all the
European literature, while considering the biological (trees,
insects, associated organisms, and their relationships) and forest
management aspects. However, although focused on the European
forest, it also compares the available information and
interpretations to those concerning similar species in other
continents. It ends with propositions of research priorities for
Europe. The book is directed to all scientists and students
concerned with forest entomology and ecology, as well as to forest
managers and all scientific public interested in forest biology.
Mechanisms and Deployment of Resistance in Trees to Insects is a
worldwide synthesis of tree resistance to insects. The
contributions are by senior scientists and represent all the major
forested regions of the world. The book constitutes a comprehensive
treatment of the state of our knowledge on patterns of resistance
by insect guilds and how this knowledge can be deployed to achieve
the management of damaging forest insects. This book will serve as
an essential reference book for all researchers and practitioners
attempting to manage forest pests using genetic resistance.
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