Overview

A major concern for biological control has always been the risk of indirect unwanted effects on the ecology of other organisms. Understanding of the ecological and evolutionary processes underlying these effects has until now been limited and experimental methods sometimes lacking. This book presents the key papers from the first International Organization for Biological Control global symposium, held in Montpellier, France in October 1999. It addresses the issues and concerns involved in biological control and assesses the current status of evaluation of the ecological effects.

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Author:   Eric Wajnberg (INRA, Antibes, France) ,  John Scott (CSIRO, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France) ,  Paul Quimby (USDA-ARS-EBCL, Montpelier, France) ,  John Scott (CSIRO, Montferrier-sur-Lez, France)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780851994536

ISBN 10:   0851994539
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   11 December 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1: Indirect ecological effects in biological control: the challenge and the opportunity, J K Waage, CABI Bioscience, Ascot, UK 2: Indirect interactions, community modules, and biological control: A theoretical perspective, R D Holt, University of Kansas, USA and M E Hochberg, Universite de Montpellier, France 3: Research needs concerning non-target impacts of biological control introductions, K R Hopper, USDA, USA 4: Food webs, risks of alien enemies and reform of biological control, D R Strong, University of California, USA and R W Pemberton, USDA, USA 5: Evaluation of non-target effects of pathogens used for management of arthropods, M S Goettel, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and A E Hajek, Cornell University, USA 6: Insect biological control and non-target effects: A European perspective, L D Lynch, CABI Bioscience, Ascot, UK et al. 7: Biological control in Africa and its possible effects on biodiversity, P Neuenschwander and R Markham, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria 8: Rhinocyllus conicus: Initial evaluation and subsequent ecological impacts in North America, A Gassmann, CABI Bioscience Centre Switzerland and S M Louda, University of Nebraska, USA 9: Risk analysis and weed biological control, W M Lonsdale, D T Briese and J M Cullen, CSIRO Entomology, Australia 10: Incorporating biological control into ecologically based weed management, R L Sheley and M J Rinella, Montana State University, USA 11: The scope and value of extensive ecological studies in the broom biological control programme, S V Fowler, Landcare Research, Auckland, New Zealand et al.

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