Biodiversity and Insect Pests: Key Issues for Sustainable Management

NOTE EDITORE

This book is edited by leading workers from Australasia and the USA, two regions where such approaches are already being adopted on a wide scale. The book draws authors from a still wider range of countries including Europe, Africa and several Asian nations to comprehensively capture the state of play in this important area of sustainable agriculture. Contributing authors include prominent figures in various aspects of biodiversity and pest management. Most chapters are coordinated by such leaders but will also involve carefully selected postdoctoral scholars to inject dynamic new ideas to reflect the fast-moving nature of this topic. All chapters will be peer reviewed and this, along with the experience of the three editors, will ensure the high quality of the content. The diverse field will be synthesised and presented as key issues that will shape the discipline and help assure food security for the next generation. Targeted at the advanced undergraduate, graduate student , and researcher level this book covers aspects ranging from the underpinning ecological theories, research methods, the economic, social and policy context, ways in which multiple ecosystem services can be 'stacked' together and selected case studies on successfully implemented strategies.

SOMMARIO

Biodiversity offers great potential for managing insect pests. It provides resistance genes and anti-insect compounds; a huge range of predatory and parasitic natural enemies of pests; and community ecology-level effects operating at the local and landscape scales to check pest build-up. This book brings together world leaders in theoretical, methodological and applied aspects to provide a comprehensive treatment of this fast-moving field. Chapter authors from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas ensure a truly international scope. Topics range from scientific principles, innovative research methods, ecological economics and effective communication to farmers, as well as case studies of successful use of biodiversity-based pest management some of which extend over millions of hectares or are enshrined as government policy. Written to be accessible to advanced undergraduates whilst also stimulating the seasoned researcher, this work will help unlock the power of biodiversity to deliver sustainable insect pest management. Visit www.wiley.com/go/gurr/biodiversity to access the artwork from the book.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780470656860
• Dimensioni: 251 x 21.39 x 196 mm Ø 988 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 360