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Climate Change and Insect Biodiversity Challenges and Implications

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By: Habib Ali(Editor), Youming Hou(Editor), Muhammad Bilal Tahir(Editor)
320 pages, 34 colour & 2 b/w illustrations
Publisher: CRC Press
Climate Change and Insect Biodiversity
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About this book

This up-to-date reference book discusses the effects of climate change on the biodiversity of insect pests. The changing climate and agricultural intensification practices impact negatively on insect biodiversity. The book explains the significance of insect pests for evaluating climatic impacts on a wide range of ecological systems. It covers the effect of climate change on pollinators, and household and agricultural insect pests. It explains how climate-smart agriculture can enhance productivity and food security.

Key points:
- Reviews the effects of climate change on plant-insect interactions
- Includes topics such insect biodiversity informatics and conservation
- Discusses food security, pest management, and beneficial and social insects
- Covers topics like precision agriculture and climate-smart agriculture
- Provides insights on the relation between agriculture intensification and insect biodiversity

This book is meant for scientists, researchers, and students working in the fields of agriculture, entomology, ecology, plant science, environmental biology, and biotechnology.

Contents

Chapter 1 - Overview of precision and climate-smart agriculture: challenges and solutions / Noman Ali Buttar, Kamran Ikram, Muhammad Nawaz, Basharat Ali, Habib Ali, Jaffer Sattar
Chapter 2 - Plant receptor interactions with herbivore-associated elicitors: mechanisms and implications for insect herbivory-induced defense / Saif ul Malook, Saiqa Maqbool, Habib Ali
Chapter 3 - Insect biodiversity informatics; conservation and decline / Maqsood Razzaq, Adnan Khalil,Chunhao Liang, Taswar Ahsan
Chapter 4 - Understanding anthropogenic climate change, its consequences on insect pests, and techniques in forecasting and monitoring pest dynamics: a contemporary scenario / Deepak Kumar Mahanta, Ipsita Samal, J. Komal, Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi, Prasanta Kumar Majhi, Mohammad Abbas Ahmad
Chapter 5 - Climate change and insect pathogens / Raman Jasrotia, Neha Jamwal, Seema Langer
Chapter 6 - Climate change and agricultural intensification influence the insect biodiversity / Asif Sajjad, Roughaina Tahir, Muhammad Yasin, Shoaib Fareed
Chapter 7 - Potential impacts of climate change on insect behavior / Muhammad Yasin, Hafiz Muhammad Bilal Yousuf, Asif Sajjad, Mirza Abdul Qayyum, Asim Abbasi, Muhammad Anjum Aqueel, Abu Bakar Muhammad Raza, Sajjad Ali
Chapter 8 - Insect population dynamics and climate change / Vyshnavi Sunil, Waqar Majeed, Sanhita Chowdhury, Aqsa Riaz, Farah Rauf Shakoori, Muhammad Tahir, Vinod Kumar Dubey
Chapter 9 - Climate change and biological control in agricultural system: principles and practices / Nafiu Bala Sanda
Chapter 10 - Climate change and biodiversity of beneficial and social insects / Asim Abbasi, Jannat Zaka, Laiba Sadaqat, Hifza Inam, Laiba Kousar, Sadiqa Bibi, Kinza Bibi and Mariam Khalid Abbasi
Chapter 11 - Effect of climate change on insect pollinator / Inzamam Ul Haq, Shahbaz Ali and Azad Ali, Habib Ali
Chapter 12 - Climate change and household insects/pests / Ammara Riaz, Muhammad Asad, Kashif Ali, Sana Ullah, Asma Ashraf, Saima Qadeer, Mawra Rasheed, Usama Abdullah, Hina Zawar
Chapter 13 - Climate change and agricultural insects/pests / Mohsin Ali, Ali Raza, Habib Ali, Aamir Riaz, Muhammad Saleem, Saba, Muhammad Akmal
Chapter 14 - Climate-smart agriculture (CSA): an integrated approach to address climate change and food security / Prasanta Kumar Majhi, Ipsita Samal, Tanmaya Kumar Bhoi, Prachi Pattnaik, Chandini Pradhan, Akhilesh Gupta, Deepak Kumar Mahanta and Subrat Kumar Senapati

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Dr Habib Ali is an esteemed researcher specializing in the field of entomology and insect pest control. With a strong academic background and a passion for scientific inquiry, he has made significant contributions to the field through his research work. Dr Ali earned his PhD in Agricultural Entomology and Insect Pest Control, providing him with a solid foundation for his future endeavours.

Dr Hou Youming is a distinguished Professor in Plant Protection Department, at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University (FAFU), Fuzhou, China. He also serves as Dean of the College of Plant Protection, Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory, Director of the Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education and Fujian Entomological Ecology and Innovation Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Agriculture in Fujian-Taiwan Crop pest disaster mechanism and control.

Dr Muhammad Bilal Tahir is a researcher at Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Technology, Rahim Yar Khan (KFUEIT) and currently working on Nanotechnology for Material processing, Photocatalysis, Energy and Environmental applications, Colloids & Surfactants. His initial work was on photocatalysis-based Processes for the decontamination of pollutants, adsorption of heavy metals in water and oil and energy production.

New
By: Habib Ali(Editor), Youming Hou(Editor), Muhammad Bilal Tahir(Editor)
320 pages, 34 colour & 2 b/w illustrations
Publisher: CRC Press
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