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Nontarget Effects of Biological Control
. Ed(S): Follett, Peter A.; Duan, Jian J.
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Description for Nontarget Effects of Biological Control
Hardback. Proposes that retrospective analysis of systems in place in which nontarget effects are documented or suspected provide the necessary information for planning and evaluating releases to reduce risk. It presents case histories of past biological control introductions from island and continental ecosystems. Editor(s): Follett, Peter A.; Duan, Jian J. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSG; PST; TVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1430.
Nontarget Effects of Biological Control is the first book of its kind. The environmental safety of biological control has come under scrutiny due to several areas of concerns: the irreversibility of alien introductions, the prevalence of host switching to innocuous native or beneficial species, dispersal of the biocontrol agent to new habitats away from croplands, and the lack of research on the efficacy and impact of biocontrol attempts. The debate has been strongly polarized between conservationists and biological control practitioners. Nontarget Effects of Biological Control proposes that retrospective analyses of systems ... Read more
Nontarget Effects of Biological Control is the first book of its kind. The environmental safety of biological control has come under scrutiny due to several areas of concerns: the irreversibility of alien introductions, the prevalence of host switching to innocuous native or beneficial species, dispersal of the biocontrol agent to new habitats away from croplands, and the lack of research on the efficacy and impact of biocontrol attempts. The debate has been strongly polarized between conservationists and biological control practitioners. Nontarget Effects of Biological Control proposes that retrospective analyses of systems ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792377252
SKU
V9780792377252
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Nontarget Effects of Biological Control
`I would think that this book is a `must read' for anyone directly or indirectly associated with the practice of biological control.' Bradford A. Hawkins in Ecology, 81:11 (2000)