Ecological methods in forest pest management / David Wainhouse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wainhouse, David.

Series:

Oxford biology readers.

Oxford biology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pests--Biological control.

Pests.

Forest management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pàgines)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout the world, there is a need to manage pests in both semi-natural and plantation forests. The sustainable management and control of forest pests depends on the development of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programmes. A central theme of this book is an examination of the ecological context of the major components of IPM and how and when to apply them in the management of forest pests. The book focuses predominantly on insect pests, but many examples relate to fungal pathogens, some of which are vectored by forest insects. While most examples are from temperate regions, the critical

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements for reproduction of figures; Forests and pest management; 1.1 Natural and managed forests; 1.2 Pests and pathogens in natural and managed forests; 1.2.1 Management and exploitation of natural and semi-natural forests; 1.2.2 Management of plantation forests; 1.3 Forests and the management of pests and pathogens; Plant health; 2.1 International movement of pests and pathogens; 2.2 The ecology of invasions; 2.2.1 Arrival; 2.2.2 Establishment; 2.2.3 Spread; 2.3 Plant health: the organisational framework; 2.4 Plant health in practice; 2.4.1 Quarantine pests

2.4.2 Quarantine material2.4.3 Pest Risk Analysis; 2.4.4 Certification and inspection; 2.4.5 Quarantine treatments; 2.5 Managing introduced pests; 2.5.1 Detection and survey; 2.5.2 Containment and eradication; 2.6 Plant health and the emergence of new pests and pathogens; Risk, monitoring and prediction; 3.1 Defining risk; 3.2 Pest ecology and risk assessment; 3.3 Quantifying risk; 3.3.1 Outbreak history; 3.3.2 Forest composition and structure; 3.3.3 Site and environmental factors; 3.3.4 Growth, vigour and complex indices; 3.4 Monitoring and prediction

3.4.1 Mapping the distribution and intensity of damage3.4.2 Sampling populations; 3.4.3 Spread of pests and pathogens; 3.4.4 Phenology and development; The role of silviculture; 4.1 Planting and establishment; 4.2 Managing established forests; 4.2.1 Thinning and pruning; 4.2.2 Fertilisation; 4.2.3 Fire; 4.3 Felling and post-harvest; 4.4 Salvage and long-term storage; Resistance to attack by pests and pathogens; 5.1 Defence and defence theory; 5.2 Resistance and its expression; 5.3 Genetics of resistance; 5.3.1 Major gene resistance; 5.3.2 Polygenic resistance; 5.4 Resistance mechanisms

5.4.1 Preformed resistance5.4.2 Induced resistance; 5.4.3 Tolerance; 5.4.4 Integrated resistance; 5.4.5 Environmental effects; 5.5 Measuring resistance; 5.6 Tree resistance and pest management; 5.6.1 Exploiting natural variation in resistance; 5.6.2 Breeding for resistance; 5.7 Genetic modification; 5.8 Resistance management; Biological control; 6.1 Augmentation and conservation; 6.2 Classical biological control; 6.2.1 Theory and practice in selection and release of natural enemies; 6.2.2 Risk and regulation; 6.2.3 Case studies in classical biological control; 6.3 Economic aspects

Microbial control7.1 Characteristics and ecology of microbial agents; 7.1.1 Bacillus thuringiensis; 7.1.2 Viruses; 7.1.3 Nematodes; 7.1.4 Fungi; 7.2 Experimental and operational use; 7.2.1 Bacillus thuringiensis and viruses; 7.2.2 Nematodes; 7.2.3 Fungi; 7.3 Registration and environmental impact; 7.3.1 Registration and commercial availability; 7.3.2 Non-target effects in the environment; 7.4 Developments in the use of microbial control; Semiochemicals; 8.1 Mating-disruption; 8.1.1 Development of operational programmes for mating-disruption; 8.2 Mass-trapping

8.2.1 Development of operational programmes for mass-trapping

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0191513571

1429421673

1280758848

OCLC:

437109298