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BL
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947003
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b701373
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| Main Entry
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Waldbauer, Gilbert.
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| Title & Author
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What good are bugs? : : insects in the web of life /\ Gilbert Waldbauer.
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| Edition Statement
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1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, 2004.
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1 online resource (366 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0674016327
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: 0674044746
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: 9780674016323
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: 9780674044746
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0674010272
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| Notes
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Originally published ©2003.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-342) and index.
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| Contents
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[Pt. 1.] Helping plants -- 1. Pollinating -- 2. Dispersing seeds -- 3. Supplying food -- 4. Providing defense -- [Pt. 2.] Helping animals -- 5. Giving sustenance -- 6. Giving protection -- [Pt. 3.] Limiting population growth -- 7. Controlling plant populations -- 8. Controlling insect populations -- 9. Controlling vertebrate populations -- [Pt. 4.] Cleaning up -- 10. Recycling dead animals -- 11. Recycling dung -- 12. Recycling dead plants.
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| Abstract
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Annotation
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Beneficial insects.
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Insects-- Ecology.
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Beneficial insects.
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Insects-- Ecology.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Insects Spiders.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Entomology.
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| Dewey Classification
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595.7/17
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QL496.4.W35 2003eb
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