The Importance of Biological Interactions in the Study of Biodiversity

preface_The Importance of Biological Interactions in the Study of Biodiversity......Page 1
Part 1_Interactions Between Living Organisms......Page 13
01_Bacterial Biodiversity in Natural Environments......Page 15
02_Host-Plant Specialisation and Diurnal\rDynamics of the Arthropod Community\rWithin Muhlenbergia robusta (Poaceae)......Page 27
03_Global Impact of Mosquito Biodiversity,\rHuman Vector-Borne Diseases\rand Environmental Change......Page 39
04_Exotic Insects in Italy: An Overview\ron Their Environmental Impact......Page 63
05_Invasion, Evenness, and Species Diversity\rin Human-Dominated Ecosystems......Page 87
Part 2_ Interactions Between Living Organisms and Humans......Page 101
06_Change in Bacterial Diversity\rAfter Oil Spill in Argentina......Page 103
07_Human Impacts on Marine Biodiversity:\rMacrobenthos in Bahrain,\rArabian Gulf......Page 121
08_People, Plants, and Pollinators: The\rConservation of Beargrass Ecosystem\rDiversity in the Western United States......Page 139
09_Sown Wildflower Strips – A Strategy\rto Enhance Biodiversity and\rAmenity in Intensively Used\rAgricultural Areas......Page 167
10_Combining Historical and Ecological\rKnowledge to Optimise\rBiodiversity Conservation in\rSemi-Natural Grasslands......Page 185
11_Landowners’ Participation Behavior on the\rPayment for Environmental Service (PES)......Page 209
12_Impact of Charcoal Production on\rBiodiversity in Togo (West Africa)......Page 227
13_Infectious Diseases, Biodiversity and Global\rChanges: How the Biodiversity\rSciences May Help......Page 243
14_Protected Areas: Conservation Cornerstones\ror Paradoxes? Insights from Human-\rWildlife Conflicts in Africa and\rSoutheastern Europe......Page 267
15_Human Wildlife Conflicts in Southern\rAfrica: Riding the Whirl Wind in\rMozambique and in Zimbabwe......Page 295
16_The Cultural Weight of Nature: The Intra and\rInter-Institutional Conflicts About Biodiversity\rand Ethnicity in Chile and Mexico......Page 335
17_Biodiversity and the Human Factor –\rThe Need to Overcome Humankind’s\rAddiction to Growth......Page 351
18_Mobilizing Community Capitals\rto Support Biodiversity......Page 367
Part 3_ Interactions Between Living Organisms......Page 377
19_Biodiversity on Stone Artifacts......Page 379