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Ecological engineering is the process of manipulating farm habitats for the purposes of maintaining or increasing food production, restoring wetlands and other ecosystems, and conserving resources such as water and fertile soil. This book focuses on the pest management aspect of ecological how to make farmland more attractive for beneficial insects and less favorable for pests. This book brings together contributors from around the world who are leaders in habitat manipulation for the purpose of agriculture. Chapters explore the frontiers of ecological the authors describe methods including molecular approaches, hightech marking, and remote sensing. They also review the theoretical aspects of ecological engineering and discuss how ecological engineering may interact with genetic engineering. Author Geoff M. Gurr is Associate Professor of Applied Ecology and Associate Dean (Research) at the University of SydneyOrange. Steve D. Wratten is Theme Leader, Biological Control, National Centre for Advanced BioProtection Technologies, Lincoln University, and Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney. Miguel A. Altieri is Professor of Insect Biology in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of CaliforniaBerkeley. David Pimentel is Professor of Insect Ecology and Agricultural Sciences at Cornell University and editor of the threevolume Handbook of Pest Management in Agriculture.
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Ecological Engineering for Pest Management
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Ecological Engineering for Pest Management : Advances in Habitat Manipulation for Arthropods
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Hardbound. Condition: As New. Reprint. Contents Preface. 1. Ecological engineering habitat manipulation and pest management/G.M. Gurr S.L. Scarratt S.D. Wratten L. Berndt and N. Irvin. 2. Genetic engineering and ecological engineering a clash of paradigms or scope for synergy/M.A. Altieri G.M. Gurr and S.D. Wratten. 3. The agroecological bases of ecological engineering for pest management/C.I. Nicholls and M.A. Altieri. 4. The landscape context of arthropod biological control/M.H. Schmidt C. Thies and T. Tscharntke. 5. Use of behavioural and life history studies to understand the effects of habitat manipulation/M.A. Jervis J.C. Lee and G.E. Heimpel. 6. Molecular techniques and habitat manipulation approaches for parasitoid conservation in annual cropping systems/F.D. Menalled J.M. Alvarez and D.A. Landis. 7. Marking and tracking techniques for insect predators and parasitoids in ecological engineering/B. Lavandero S.D. Wratten J. Hogler and J. Tylianakis. 8. Precision agriculture approaches in support of ecological engineering for pest management/M. Coll. 9. Effects of agroforestry systems on the ecology and management of insect pest populations/M.A. Altieri and C.I. Nicholls. 10. The push pull strategy for stemborer management a case study in exploiting biodiversity and chemical ecology/Z.R. Khan and J.A. Pickett. 11. Use of sown wildflower strips to enhance natural enemies of agricultural pests/L. Pfiffner and E. Wyss. 12. Habitat manipulation for insect pest management in cotton cropping systems/R.K. Mensah and R.V. Sequeira. 13. Pest management and wildlife conservation compatible goals for ecological engineering/C. Kinross S.D. Wratten and G.M. Gurr. 14. Ecological engineering for enhanced pest management towards a rigorous science/G.M. Gurr S.D. Wratten and M.A. Altieri. Index. Ecological engineering is about manipulating farm habitats making them less favourable for pests and more attractive to beneficial insects. Though they've received far less research attention and funding ecological approaches may be safer and more sustainable than their controversial cousin genetic engineering. This book brings together contributions from international workers leading the fast moving field of habitat manipulation reviewing the field and paving the way towards the development and application of new pest management approaches. Chapters explore the frontiers of ecological engineering methods including molecular approaches high tech marking and remote sensing. They also review the theoretical aspects of this field and how ecological engineering may interact with genetic engineering. The technologies presented offer opportunities to reduce crop losses to insects while reducing the use of pesticides and providing potentially valuable habitat for wildlife conservation. With contributions from the USA UK Germany Switzerland Australia New Zealand Kenya and Israel this book provides comprehensive coverage of international progress towards sustainable pest management. 232 pp. Seller Inventory # 71280
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