ID - 131863139 TI - Traces of Common Xylophagous Insects in Wood : Atlas of Identification - Western Europe AU - Toriti, Magali AU - Durand, Aline AU - Fohrer, Fabien PY - 2021 SN - 9783030663919 9783030663926 9783030663933 9783030663902 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - General palaeontology KW - Biomathematics. Biometry. Biostatistics KW - Biological techniques KW - General ecology and biosociology KW - Environmental protection. Environmental technology KW - Forestry KW - environment KW - bio-informatica KW - biologie KW - ecologie KW - milieutechnologie KW - bossen KW - paleontologie UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131863139 AB - This atlas presents a concrete tool to identify xylophagous activity by the remains they left in wooded areas in Western Europe. Xylophagous insects are among the largest predators of woody tissues. They leave discriminating traces, different for each species according to their bioecology, and so it is necessary to know how to recognize and characterize them. The book is a practical tool to help identify and interpret them through a standardized presentation of the most ubiquitous families and a key to their determination. It presents descriptions of the galleries and of morphometry of the faecal pellets based on macroscopic features for xylophagous identification, and includes information about the origin and distribution of the xylophagous biological cycles, bioclimatic conditions and bioecology, and the type of woods that are attacked. The book will be a useful guide for forest managers, heritage conservationists, environmental engineers, bioarchaeologists, entomologists, loggers, and wood anatomists. . ER -