Trophic And Guild Interactions In Biological Control
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Trophic and Guild Interactions in Biological Control
Author: Jacques Brodeur
language: en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date: 2007-06-03
This volume explores modern concepts of trophic and guild interactions among natural enemies in natural and agricultural ecosystems - a field that has become a hot topic in ecology and biological control over the past decade. It is the first book on trophic and guild interactions to make the link to biological control, and is compiled by internationally recognized scientists who have combined their expertise.
Biological Control
Biological control, the management of pests by the use of living organisms, has a long history of application to agriculture around the world. However, the effective use of beneficial organisms is constrained by environmental, legal, and economic restrictions, forcing researchers to adopt increasingly multi-disciplinary techniques in order to deploy successful biological control programs. It is this complex process, including the mindset and the social environment of the researcher as well as the science being pursued, that this book seeks to capture. Chapters reveal the experiences of scientists from the initial search for suitable control agents, to their release into ecosystems and finally to the beneficial outcomes which demonstrate the great success of biological control across diverse agro-ecosystems. Drawing together historical perspectives and approaches used in the development of biological control as well as outlining current debates surrounding terminology and differential techniques, Biological Control: A Global Perspective will be a valuable resource.
Natural Enemies
Author: Ann E. Hajek
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2004-02-12
Introductory text covering biological control of arthropods, vertebrates, weeds and plant pathogens by natural enemies.