Analysis of Vertebrate Pest Control (Cambridge Studies in Applied Ecology and Resource Management)
Cambridge University Press, 8/16/2007
EAN 9780521038973, ISBN10: 0521038979
Paperback, 272 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 1.6 cm
Language: English
How do we decide whether a particular vertebrate species can be classified as a pest? What is achieved by control of such pests? This 1994 book describes the application of statistics, economics and mathematical modelling to the control of bird and mammal pests. The emphasis is on the science underlying vertebrate pest control rather than on the control itself - the latter point distinguishes the book from any other. The scope is worldwide.
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Statistical analysis of damage
3. Statistical analysis of response to control
4. Economic analysis
5. Modelling of populations and damage
6. Modelling of control
7. Conclusion
References
Author index
Subject index.
"Tables and graphs are numerous and illustrate points well. Formulas are liberally included in the modelling chapters. Comments, comparisons, and criticisms of formula terms help greatly to explain how they are derived, used, and interpreted." Choice