Download or read book Vertebrate Damage Control Research Quelea Bird Problems in African Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quelea Quelea written by Richard L. Bruggers and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa's quelea quelea is the most destructive--and most numerous--bird pest in the world. This volume brings together available information on quelea quelea ecology and management, as well as the species' distribution, population, migration patterns, and breeding behavior. Utilizing an international team of authors, this new book also offers guidance on monitoring and marketing, and methods of control of this extraordinary animal.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Pest Management written by David Pimentel, Ph.D. and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-05-09 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PRINT/ONLINE PRICING OPTIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/action/bookPricing?doi=10.1081%2FE-EPM " target="_blank"Taylor & Francis Online
Download or read book Quelea Investigations Project Nigeria written by P. Ward and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Strangers in Paradise written by Daniel Simberloff and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasive nonindigenous species -- plants and animals that have been introduced to an ecosystem from someplace else -- are wreaking havoc around the globe. Because they did not co-evolve with species already in the ecosystem, they can profoundly disturb species interactions and ecosystem function.The state of Florida has one of the most severe exotic species problems in the country; as much as a quarter of many taxa in Florida are nonnative, and millions of acres of land and water are dominated by nonindigenous species. Strangers in Paradise provides an in-depth examination of the Florida experience and of the ongoing efforts to eradicate or manage introduced species. Chapters consider: natural disturbance and the spread of nonindigenous species case studies of insects, freshwater invertebrates, fishes, amphibians and reptiles, birds, marine invertebrates and algae, and mammals methods of managing nonindigenous species including ecological restoration, eradication, "maintenance control," and biological control management on public lands the regulatory framework including the role of the federal government as well as state authorities and responsibilities Strangers in Paradise is the first comprehensive volume to address a large, diverse region and the full range of nonindigenous species, the problems they cause, and the methods and impediments to dealing with them. Throughout, contributors emphasize solutions and relate the situation in Florida to problems faced by other states, making the book an important guide for anyone involved with control and management of invasive species.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum Passeriformes or perching birds Sturniformes containing the families Artamid Sturnid Ploceid Alaudid Also the families Atrichiid and Menurid by R B Sharpe written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Vertebrate Pest Control and Management Materials written by E. W. Schafer and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1981-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pests written by Ross Piper and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This single volume describes the animals that are most injurious and costly to humans, examining the important roles of these pests throughout history and the implications of the never-ending wars we wage against the natural world. From mosquitoes to nematodes to mice, there are a multitude of organisms and animals that pose major health risks, cause economic burdens, and even threaten famine conditions for human civilization. Addressing these problems is often extremely costly and only partially effective. Pests: A Guide to the World's Most Maligned, Yet Misunderstood Creatures presents an overview of the animals that have the greatest impact on our lives, from the creatures that eat our crops through the ones that invade our homes and those that transmit diseases. Each entry provides a brief history of our interactions with the specific pest, methods of management or eradication for the pest being discussed, and an extensive Further Reading list that includes resources on both the biology of the pest and methods of control. The author explains the complexity of the worldwide pest problem and demonstrates how some of these issues are a result of human over-population and shortsightedness, inviting readers to consider our place in nature and how other animals have adapted to and benefited from the growing human population.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum Passeriformes or perching birds Sturniformes containing the families Artamid Sturnid Ploceid Alaudid Also the families Atrichiid and Menurid by R B Sharpe 1890 written by British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enormous undertaking, which, according to one of the prefaces, professes to be a complete list of every bird known at the time of publication, kept growing even as it was being written. The Museum added eagerly to their already vast collections during the decades of publication, acquiring by gift the great collections of A.O. Hume on Asian birds, and those of Sclater and Salvin and Godwin on Neotropical birds, so that the size of the collection nearly tripled between 1874 and 1888. Sharpe originally intended to do all the work himself, but others were called in when this became clearly impossible. The plates are all of birds not previously illustrated. In the decades following its publication this catalogue was universally acclaimed as the most important work on systematic ornithology that has ever been published. (Zimmer, p. 96). And even after one hundred years it remains an essential reference for the serious ornithologist, as it underpins a great deal of modern bird classification. With 387 plates, most hand-coloured lithographs, some chromolithographs, by William Hart, J.G. Keulemans, Joseph and Peter Smit.
Download or read book Vertebrate Pest Control and Management Materials written by and published by ASTM International. This book was released on 1979-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Wildlife and Food Security in Africa written by Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1997 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One path to solving the food security problem in Africa is to broaden the spectrum of crops cultivated and animals husbanded on the continent to include non-traditional species such as wildlife, and to develop new and innovative production systems to complement the conventional systems. In looking at the role of wildlife in food security in Africa, this publication is concerned not only with the direct contribution of wildlife as a food resource, but also with the influence of wildlife on access to food through employment and income generation, its influence on physical, spiritual and cultural well-being of people. as well as its positive and negative influences on food production capabilities.--Introduction.
Download or read book Biological Invasions written by David Pimentel PhD and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-05-23 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impact of invasive species is second only to that of human population growth and associated activities as a cause of the loss of biodiversity throughout the world. In the United States, invasions of nonnative plants, animals, or microbes cause major environmental damage. The second edition of Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Cos
Download or read book How the Earthquake Bird Got Its Name and Other Tales of an Unbalanced Nature written by H.H. Shugart and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although people have been altering earth’s landscapes to some extent for tens of thousands of years, humankind today is causing massive changes to the planet. Such widespread environmental change is accompanied by accelerating rates of species extinction. In this book, noted ecologist H. H. Shugart presents important ecological concepts through entertaining animal parables. He tells the stories of particular birds and mammals—the packrat, ivory-billed woodpecker, penguin, dingo, European rabbit, and others—and what their fates reveal about the interactions between environmental change and the extinctions or explosions of species populations. Change is the root of many planetary problems, but it is also an intrinsic feature of our living planet. Shugart explores past environmental change, discusses the non-existence of a “balance of Nature,” and documents how human alterations have affected plants, soils, and animals. He looks with hope toward a future in which thoughtful people learn—and use—ecological science to protect the landscapes upon which terrestrial creatures depend.
Download or read book Birds of East Africa written by Terry Stevenson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2004-12-01 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spetacular region. It covers all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. Over 1300 species are illustrated with full details all the plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status, range, habits and voice with range maps for each species. This authoritative book will not only be an indispensable guide to the visiting birder, but also a vital tool for those engaged in work to conserve and study the avifauna of this region. East Africa shelters a remarkable diversity of birds, many seriously endangered with small and vulnerable ranges. They form a constantly colourful, noisy and highly extrovert part of the landscape.
