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Tropical Forest Insect Pests: Ecology, Impact, and Management
K. S. S. Nair
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Description for Tropical Forest Insect Pests: Ecology, Impact, and Management
hardcover. Originally published in 2007, this comprehensive book provides a clear, theoretical understanding of pest population dynamics and forest insect outbreaks. Num Pages: 422 pages, 98 b/w illus. 31 tables. BIC Classification: PSVT7; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 25. Weight in Grams: 991.
Tropical Forest Insect Pests, first published in 2007, promotes a better theoretical understanding of pest population dynamics, and causes of forest insect outbreaks in the tropics. Covering pests of both natural forests and plantations, it examines the diversity of tropical forest insects; their ecological functions; the concept of pests; and the incidence of pests in natural forests, plantations, and stored timber. General issues on which foresters and forest entomologists hold strong traditional views, such as the severity of pest incidence in plantations vs. natural forests, in plantations of exotics vs. indigenous tree species, and in monocultures vs. mixed plantations are ... Read more
Tropical Forest Insect Pests, first published in 2007, promotes a better theoretical understanding of pest population dynamics, and causes of forest insect outbreaks in the tropics. Covering pests of both natural forests and plantations, it examines the diversity of tropical forest insects; their ecological functions; the concept of pests; and the incidence of pests in natural forests, plantations, and stored timber. General issues on which foresters and forest entomologists hold strong traditional views, such as the severity of pest incidence in plantations vs. natural forests, in plantations of exotics vs. indigenous tree species, and in monocultures vs. mixed plantations are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
Number of Pages
422
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521873321
SKU
V9780521873321
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About K. S. S. Nair
Dr K. S. S. Nair obtained his PhD in Zoology, specializing in Entomology, from the M. S. University of Baroda in 1964. From 1976 to 1994 he headed the Entomology Division of the Kerala Forest Research Institute in India, and carried out pioneering research on the management of tropical forest insect pests. He was later made Director of ... Read more
Reviews for Tropical Forest Insect Pests: Ecology, Impact, and Management
Review of the hardback: 'This is a comprehensive resource suitable for advanced students and researchers in forestry and tropical forest entomology, and for forest plantation managers in the tropics. Its extensive reference list will enhance its usefulness in research.' Unasylva