<p>Insects multiply. Destruction reigns. There is dismay, followed by outcry, and demands to Authority. Authority remembers its experts or appoints some: they ought to know. The experts advise a Cure. The Cure can be almost anything: holy water from Mecca, a Government CommisΒ sion, a culture of bac
Forest Insect Population Dynamics, Outbreaks, And Global Warming Effects
β Scribed by Isaev, A. S.; Kovalev, A. V.; Palnikova, E. N.; Soukhovolsky, V. G.; Tarasova, O. V
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 292
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Content: Population dynamics of forest insects : outbreaks in forest ecosystems --
Ways of presenting data on forest insect population dynamics --
The effects of weather factors on population dynamics of forest defoliating insects --
Spatial and temporal coherence of forest insect population dynamics --
Interactions between phytophagous insects and their natural enemies and population dynamics of phytophagous insects during outbreaks --
Food consumption by forest insects --
AR- and ADL-models of forest insect population dynamics --
Modeling of population dynamics and outbreaks of forest insects as phase transitions --
Forecasting population dynamics and assessing the risk of damage to tree stands caused by outbreaks of forest defoliating insects --
Global warming and risks of forest insect outbreaks.
β¦ Subjects
Forest insects -- Ecology;Insect populations
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