Integrating Biological Control into Conservation Practice
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Integrating Biological Control into Conservation Practice

Integrating Biological Control into Conservation Practice


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First guide on how to integrate biological control of pests and weeds into biodiversity conservation aims * Matches tools to management goals * Includes case histories * Integrates classical biological control practice and theory into mainstream conservation techniques * Includes advice on managing conflict

Table of Contents:
List of contributors, vi Preface, viii 1 Integrating biological control into a conservation context: why is it necessary?, 1 Kevin M. Heinz, Roy G. Van Driesche, and Daniel Simberloff 2 Designing restoration programs based on understanding the drivers of ecological change, 4 Christian O. Marks and Roy G. Van Driesche 3 Matching tools to management goals, 22 Charlotte Causton and Roy G. Van Driesche 4 Tools in action: understanding tradeoffs through case histories, 54 Roy G. Van Driesche, Bernd Blossey, and Daniel Simberloff 5 Benefit risk assessment of biological control in wildlands, 80 Roy G. Van Driesche and Daniel Simberloff 6 Systematics and biological control, 105 Jeremy C. Andersen and David L. Wagner 7 Forecasting unintended effects of natural enemies used for classical biological control of invasive species, 130 Mark S. Hoddle 8 Measuring and evaluating ecological outcomes of biological control introductions, 161 Bernd Blossey 9 Methods for evaluation of natural enemy impacts on invasive pests of wildlands, 189 Roy G. Van Driesche 10 Cases of biological control restoring natural systems, 208 Roy G. Van Driesche, Paul D. Pratt, Ted D. Center, Min B. Rayamajhi, Phil W. Tipping, Mary Purcell, Simon Fowler, Charlotte Causton, Mark S. Hoddle, Leyla Kaufman, Russell H. Messing, Michael E. Montgomery, Rieks van Klinken, Jian J. Duan, and Jean?-Yves Meyer 11 Societal values expressed through policy and regulations concerning biological control releases, 247 Andy W. Sheppard and Keith D. Warner 12 Managing conflict over biological control: the case of strawberry guava in Hawaii, 264 M. Tracy Johnson 13 An ethical framework for integrating biological control into conservation practice, 277 Keith D. Warner 14 Economics of biological control for species invading wildlands, 294 Roy G. Van Driesche and Kevin M. Heinz 15 The future of biological control: a proposal for fundamental reform, 314 Bernd Blossey Concluding thoughts on future actions, 329 Roy G. Van Driesche, Daniel Simberloff, and David L. Wagner Index, 330


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118392553
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 250 mm
  • No of Pages: 360
  • Weight: 666 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1118392558
  • Publisher Date: 13 May 2016
  • Binding: Other digital
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 150 mm


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