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Product Identifiers

PublisherPELAGIC Publishing LTD.

ISBN-100855462795

ISBN-139780855462796

eBay Product ID (ePID)215903656

Product Key Features

Number of Pages68 Pages

Publication NameInsects, Plants and Microclimate

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1991

SubjectLife Sciences / Botany, Animals / Insects & Spiders, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaNature, Science

AuthorSarah A. Corbet, D. M. Unwin

SeriesNaturalists' Handbooks Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight4.8 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromEighth Grade

Series Volume Number15

IllustratedYes

Grade ToCollege Graduate Student

Dewey Decimal577.2/2

Table Of ContentWeather and microclimate The climatic environment near the ground Plants and microclimate Insects and microclimate Insect identification Measuring microclimate Humidity calculation and tables Presenting microclimate data Hardware Some useful addresses; References and further reading.

SynopsisMicroclimate is the very local climate close to the ground or another surface. The microclimate around a plant is particularly complex and interesting, and an insect sitting on a leaf may be inhabiting a weather system completely different from the weather outside. An understanding of the microclimate around plants enables us to interpret the behaviour pattern of insects as they change through the day. The instruments needed for exploring microclimate need not be expensive - this book explains how many of them can be made at home or at school using inexpensive components. The colour illustrations provide a guide to the main groups of insects, and identification keys are listed for each. 9781784275334 & 9781784275341 are digital reprints of 0855462795 (1991)., The microclimate around a plant is particularly complex and interesting, and an insect sitting on a leaf may be inhabiting a weather system completely different from the weather outside., Microclimate is the very local climate close to the ground or another surface. The microclimate around a plant is particularly complex and interesting, and an insect sitting on a leaf may be inhabiting a weather system completely different from the weather outside. An understanding of the microclimate around plants enables us to interpret the behaviour pattern of insects as they change through the day. The instruments needed for exploring microclimate need not be expensive - this book explains how many of them can be made at home or at school using inexpensive components. The colour illustrations provide a guide to the main groups of insects, and identification keys are listed for each.