Evaluating Indirect Ecological Effects of Biological ControlE. Wajnberg, J. K. Scott, P. C. Quimby Annotation. A major concern for biological control has always been the risk of indirect unwanted effects on the ecology of other organisms. Our understanding of the ecological and evolutionary processes underlying these effects has until now been limited, and experimental methods are sometimes lacking.This book presents the key papers form the first International Organization for Biological Control global symposium, held in Montpellier, France in October 1999. It addresses the issues and concerns involved in biological control, and assesses the current status of evaluation of the ecologicaleffects. |
Contents
the Challenge and the Opportunity | 1 |
a Theoretical Perspective | 13 |
3 Research Needs Concerning Nontarget Impacts of Biological Control Introductions | 39 |
4 Food Webs Risks of Alien Enemies and Reform of Biological Control | 57 |
5 Evaluation of Nontarget Effects of Pathogens Used for Management of Arthropods | 81 |
a European Perspective | 99 |
7 Biological Control in Africa and its Possible Effects on Biodiversity | 127 |
Initial Evaluation and Subsequent Ecological Impacts in North America | 147 |
9 Risk Analysis and Weed Biological Control | 185 |
10 Incorporating Biological Control into Ecologically Based Weed Management | 211 |
11 The Scope and Value of Extensive Ecological Studies in the Broom Biological Control Programme | 229 |
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