Pest risk modelling and mapping for invasive alien species /

Over the past century, the number of species that have been transported to areas outside their native range has increased steadily. New pests and pathogens place biological pressure on valuable resident species, but strict bans may conflict with trading and travel needs. An overview of how the confl...

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Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Other Authors: Venette, Robert C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingforf, Oxfordshire, UK ; Boston, MA : CABI, [2015]
Series:CABI invasive species series ; 7.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Over the past century, the number of species that have been transported to areas outside their native range has increased steadily. New pests and pathogens place biological pressure on valuable resident species, but strict bans may conflict with trading and travel needs. An overview of how the conflict can be managed using pest risk mapping and modelling, this book uses worked examples to explain modelling and help development of tool kits for assessment.
Physical Description:1 online resource (249 pages, 29 unnumbered pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter and index.
ISBN:1780643942
1780643950
9781780643946
9781780643953
DOI:10.1079/9781780643946.0000