Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Molluscs
Readership
Students and professionals in zoology, ecology, pest management
Key Features
• Provides a comprehensive synthesis of the diverse and wide-ranging existing literature
• Highlights natural enemies groups such as mammals, birds and reptiles which have often been overlooked in existing literature
• Provides knowledge crucial for the conservation of indigenous species and the management of invasive species
Main Description
This book provides the first coherent examination of the vast literature on the diversity of organisms that constitute the natural enemies of terrestrial molluscs. In a series of review chapters, it provides an authoritative synthesis of current research on predators, parasites and pathogens and how they might be used to control mollusc pests.
Reviews
• "This book is a very important synthesis of the information on a wide range of natural enemies....Those seeking to protect or rear molluscs and those looking for biological approaches to controlling pest species, both new and old will find it invaluable. Gary Barker is to be congratulated on the successful completion of this project."
Gordon Port, Bulletin of the Malacological Society of London, 44, August 2005
Main Contents
• Avian and Mammalian Predators of Terrestrial Gastropods, John A Allen, University of Southampton, UK
• Coleoptera (Carabidae, Staphylinidae, Lampyridae, Drilidae and Silphidae) as Predators of Terrestrial Gastropods, William O C Symondson, Cardiff University, UK
• Diptera as Predators and Parsitoids of Terrestrial Gastropods, with Emphasis on Phoridae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Muscidae and Fanniidae, James Coupland, Science Research Foundation, UK, and Gary M Barker, Landcare Research, New Zealand
• Overview of the biology of Marsh Flies (Diptera: Sciomyzidae), with special reference to predators and parasitoids of terrestrial gastropods, Gary M Barker,Landcare Research, New Zealand, Lloyd V Knutson, Salita Degli Albito, Italy, Jean-Claude Vala, Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures, France, James B. Coupland, Science Research Foundation, UK, and Jeffrey K. Barnes, University of Arkansas, USA
• Planarians (Platyhelminthes: Turbellaria: Tricladidida: Continenticola) Predaceous on Terrestrial Gastropods, Leigh Winsor, James Cook University, Australia, Peter M Johns, Canterbury, New Zealand, and Gary M Barker, Landcare Research, New Zealand
• Predatory Gastropods as Natural Enemies of Terrestrial Gastropods and Other Invertebrates, Gary M Barker and Murray G Efford, Landcare Research, New Zealand
• Millipedes (Diplopoda) and Centipedes (Chilopoda) (Myriapoda) as Predators of Terrestrial Gastropods, Gary M Barker, Landcare Research, New Zealand
• Reptillian Predators of Terrestrial Gastropods, Iara Lϊcia Laporta-Ferreira, and Maria da Graηa Salomγo, Instituto Butantan, Brazil
• Heteroptera Predation on Terrestrial Gastropods, Robert R Jackson, University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and Alberto Barrion, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
• Gastropod Predation in Spiders (Araneae), Simon D Pollard, Canterbury Museum, New Zealand, and Robert R Jackson, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Mites (Acari) Parasitic and Predaceous in Terrestrial Gastropods, Alexandre Fain, Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Belgium
• Nematodes (Nematoda) Parasitic in Terrestrial Gastropods, Serge Morand, Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations, France, Michael J Wilson, University of Aberdeen,UK, and David M Glen, University of Bristol, UK
• Ciliophoran (Ciliophora) Parasites of Terrestrial Gastropods, Jo G Van As and Linda Basson, University of the Free State, South Africa
• Microsporidia (Microspora) Parasitic in Terrestrial Gastropods, Brian J Selman, Northumberland, UK, and Andrew A. Jones, Petworth, UK
• Bacterial and Non-microbial Diseases in Terrestrial Gastropods, S K Raut, University of Calcutta, India
