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Biodiversity and pests [[electronic resource] ] : key issues for sustainable management / / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read
| Biodiversity and pests [[electronic resource] ] : key issues for sustainable management / / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GurrGeoff
ReadDonna M. Y SnyderWilliam E. <1969-> WrattenStephen D |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural pests - Control
Agrobiodiversity Biodiversity Insect pests - Control Sustainability Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
1-118-23185-6
1-78539-342-1 1-280-59852-2 9786613628350 1-118-23182-1 1-118-23183-X 1-118-23184-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
BIODIVERS ITY AND INSECT PESTS; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1: Biodiversity and insect pests; Fundamentals; Chapter 2: The ecology of biodiversity- biocontrol relationships; Chapter 3: The role of generalist predators in terrestrial food webs: lessons for agricultural pest management; Chapter 4: Ecologicale conomics of biodiversity use for pest management; Chapter 5: Soil fertility, biodiversity and pest management; Chapter 6:Plant biodiversity as a resource for natural products for insect pestmanagement
Chapter 7: The ecology and utility of local and landscape scale effects in pest managementMethods; Chapter 8: Scale effects in biodiversity and biological control: methods and statistical analysis; Chapter 9: Pick and mix: selecting flowering plants to meet the requirements of target biological control insects; Chapter 10: The molecular revolution: using polymerase chain reaction Based methods to explore the role of predators in terrestrial food webs; Chapter 11: Employing Chemical Ecology to Understand and Exploit Biodiversity for Pest Management; Application Chapter 12: Using Decision Theory and Sociological Tools to Facilitate Adoption of Biodiversity-Based Pest Management StrategiesChapter 13: Ecological Engineering Strategies to Manage Insect Pests in Rice; Chapter 14: China's 'Green Plant Protection' Initiative: Coordinated Promotion Of Biodiversity-Related Technologies; Chapter 15: Diversity and Defence: Plant-Herbivore Interactions at Multiple Scales and Trophic Levels; Chapter 16: 'Push-Pull' Revisited: The Process of Successful Deployment of a Chemical Ecology Based Pest Management Tool Chapter 17: Using native plant species to diversify agricultureChapter 18: Using biodiversity for pest suppression in urban landscapes; Chapter 19: Cover crops and related methods for enhancing agricultural biodiversity and conservation biocontrol: successful case studies; Synthesis; Chapter 20: Conclusion: biodiversity as an asset rather than a burden; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141288303321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biodiversity and pests : key issues for sustainable management / / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read
| Biodiversity and pests : key issues for sustainable management / / edited by Geoff M. Gurr, Steve D. Wratten, William E. Snyder ; with Donna M.Y. Read |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (370 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.7/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GurrGeoff
ReadDonna M. Y SnyderWilliam E WrattenStephen D |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural pests - Control
Agrobiodiversity Biodiversity Insect pests - Control Sustainability Sustainable agriculture |
| ISBN |
1-118-23185-6
1-78539-342-1 1-280-59852-2 9786613628350 1-118-23182-1 1-118-23183-X 1-118-23184-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
BIODIVERS ITY AND INSECT PESTS; Contents; Preface; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; Chapter 1: Biodiversity and insect pests; Fundamentals; Chapter 2: The ecology of biodiversity- biocontrol relationships; Chapter 3: The role of generalist predators in terrestrial food webs: lessons for agricultural pest management; Chapter 4: Ecologicale conomics of biodiversity use for pest management; Chapter 5: Soil fertility, biodiversity and pest management; Chapter 6:Plant biodiversity as a resource for natural products for insect pestmanagement
Chapter 7: The ecology and utility of local and landscape scale effects in pest managementMethods; Chapter 8: Scale effects in biodiversity and biological control: methods and statistical analysis; Chapter 9: Pick and mix: selecting flowering plants to meet the requirements of target biological control insects; Chapter 10: The molecular revolution: using polymerase chain reaction Based methods to explore the role of predators in terrestrial food webs; Chapter 11: Employing Chemical Ecology to Understand and Exploit Biodiversity for Pest Management; Application Chapter 12: Using Decision Theory and Sociological Tools to Facilitate Adoption of Biodiversity-Based Pest Management StrategiesChapter 13: Ecological Engineering Strategies to Manage Insect Pests in Rice; Chapter 14: China's 'Green Plant Protection' Initiative: Coordinated Promotion Of Biodiversity-Related Technologies; Chapter 15: Diversity and Defence: Plant-Herbivore Interactions at Multiple Scales and Trophic Levels; Chapter 16: 'Push-Pull' Revisited: The Process of Successful Deployment of a Chemical Ecology Based Pest Management Tool Chapter 17: Using native plant species to diversify agricultureChapter 18: Using biodiversity for pest suppression in urban landscapes; Chapter 19: Cover crops and related methods for enhancing agricultural biodiversity and conservation biocontrol: successful case studies; Synthesis; Chapter 20: Conclusion: biodiversity as an asset rather than a burden; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807642503321 |
| Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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