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Dynamics of Forest Insect Populations : Patterns, Causes, Implications
Berryman, Alan A.. Ed(S): Berryman, A.A.
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Hardback. Editor(s): Berryman, A.A. Series: Population Ecology. Num Pages: 604 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2330.
Insects multiply. Destruction reigns. There is dismay, followed by outcry, and demands to Authority. Authority remembers its experts or appoints some: they ought to know. The experts advise a Cure. The Cure can be almost anything: holy water from Mecca, a Government Commis sion, a culture of bacteria, poison, prayers denunciatory or tactful, a new god, a trap, a Pied Piper. The Cures have only one thing in common: with a little patience they always work. They have never been known entirely to fail. Likewise they have never been known to prevent the next outbreak. For the cycle of abundance ... Read more
Insects multiply. Destruction reigns. There is dismay, followed by outcry, and demands to Authority. Authority remembers its experts or appoints some: they ought to know. The experts advise a Cure. The Cure can be almost anything: holy water from Mecca, a Government Commis sion, a culture of bacteria, poison, prayers denunciatory or tactful, a new god, a trap, a Pied Piper. The Cures have only one thing in common: with a little patience they always work. They have never been known entirely to fail. Likewise they have never been known to prevent the next outbreak. For the cycle of abundance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
Series
Population Ecology
Number of Pages
604
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306427459
SKU
V9780306427459
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