Beetles in Conservation

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1 Introduction.

Beetles and conservation.

Beetle extinctions and extirpations.

Beetle diversity.

Beetle recognition and identification.

Sampling and surveying beetles for conservation.

Studying rare species.

Evaluating conservation status and significance.

2 Practical Conservation: Basic Approaches and Considerations.

Species importance.

Planning for species conservation.

Population structure and beetle dispersal.

Beetle assemblages for conservation.

3 Threats to Beetles: the Role of Habitat.

Habitats.

Habitats and resources in the landscape.

Habitat gradients for beetles.

Remnant habitat values: brownfield sites.

Islands and island habitats.

4 Collecting and over-collecting.

Commercial collecting.

Bycatch and collector responsibility.

5 Alien species.

Effects and interactions with native beetles and other organisms.

Alien beetles as vectors.

6 Pollution and Climate Change.

Pollution.

Climate change.

7 Components of Beetle Species Conservation: Ex Situ Conservation.

Ex situ conservation.

New populations.

Salvage or rescue operations.

Releases.

8 Threats or Management: the Conservation Manager’s Dilemma.

Fire.

Manipulating beetle populations.

Habitat restoration.

9 Conservation Lessons from Beetles.

Water beetles.

Ground beetles and tiger beetles.

Dung beetles.

Stag beetles.

Jewel beetles.

Ladybirds.

Longhorn beetles.

10 Concluding Thoughts.

References.

Index.