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Hurricane-borne African Locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) on the Windward Islands
✍ Scribed by C. Howard Richardson; David J. Nemeth
- Book ID
- 104658586
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 998 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0343-2521
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✦ Synopsis
Pre-invasion locust movement in Africa, atmospheric processes as mechanisms of transport in their transatlantic movement, extent of the invasion area in the Caribbean, and outcome and significance of the infestation are topics briefly introduced in this preliminary account. Analysis based on primary and secondary data sources includes synoptic weather maps, formal and informal scientific reports, written correspondence with agricultural experts in the impact area, and newspaper coverage of the invasion.