Nontarget Effects of Biological Control - Peter a Follett - Books - Springer - 9780792377252 - December 31, 1999
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Peter a Follett
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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.

Marc Notes: Irreversibility of alien introd'ns, host switching, dispersal of biocontrol agents&lack of research on efficacy & impact of biocontrol attemptReview Quotes: 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) Table of Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. Part 1: Perspectives. 1. Critical Issues Related to Nontarget Effects in Classical Biological Control of Insetcs; L. E. Ehler. 2. Nontarget Effects of Biological Control: What Are We Trying to Miss? J. A. Lockwood. 3. The Frequency and Strength of Nontarget Effects of Invertebrate Biological Control Agents of Plant Pests and Weeds; P. Stiling, D. Simberloff. 4. The Impact of Nontarget Concerns on the Practice of Biological Control; R. H. Messing. Part 2: Parasitoids and Predators. 5. Predicting the Risk from Biological Control Agent Introductions: A New Zealand Approach; B. Barratt, et al. 6. Parasitoid Drift in Hawaiian Pentatomoids; P. A. Follett, et al. 7. Evaluating Nontarget Effects of Classical Biological Control: Fruit Fly Parasitoids in Hawaii as a Case Study; J. J. Duan, R. H. Messing. 8. Trichogramma Nontarget Impacts: A Method for Biological Control Risk Assessment; D. B. Orr, et al. 9. Coccinellid Introductions: Potential for and Evaluation of Nontarget Effects; J. J. Obrycki, et al. 10. Food Webs as a Tool for Studying Nontarget Effects in Biological Control; J. Memmott. Part 3: Weeds. 11. Why Things Bite Back: Unintended Consequences of Biological Weed Control; P. B. McEvoy, E. M. Coombs. 12. Importation Protocols and Risk Assessment of Weed Biological Control Agents in Australia: The Example of Carmenta nr ithacae; T. Withers, et al. 13. Negative Ecological Effects of the Musk Thistle Biological Control Agent, Rhinocyllus conicus; S. M. Louda. 14. Biological Control of Musk Thistle: A Reassessment; J. R. Nechols. Part 4: Pathogens. 15. Predicting the Host Range of Entomopathogenic Fungi; A. E. Hajek, L. Butler. 16. Monitoring the Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki on Nontarget Lepidoptera in Woodlands and Forests of Western Oregon; J. C. Miller. 17. Environmental Impacts of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Used for Biological Control in Soil; M. Barbercheck, L. C. Millar. Index.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 31, 1999
ISBN13 9780792377252
Publishers Springer
Genre Topical > Ecology
Pages 316
Dimensions 155 × 235 × 19 mm   ·   680 g
Language English  
Editor Duan, Jian J.
Editor Follett, Peter A.

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