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Invasive Alien Arthropod Predators and Parasitoids: An Ecological Approach

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Editors:
  1. Helen Roy

    1. NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford, United Kingdom

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  2. Patrick De Clercq

    1. Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

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  3. Lori-Jayne Lawson Handley

    1. Evolutionary Biology Group Department of Biology Sciences, The University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, United Kingdom

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  4. John J. Sloggett

    1. Breda, The Netherlands

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  5. Remy L. Poland

    1. Clifton College, Clifton, United Kingdom

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  6. Eric Wajnberg

    1. I.N.R.A., Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France

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  • Timely synthesis of current ecological knowledge and research on alien arthropod predators and parasitoids which is a neglected field
  • Contributions from researchers around the world gives a global perspective
  • Broad conceptual chapters coupled with more specific taxon-related chapters provide a thorough overview of the state of current knowledge and considerations for future work

Part of the book series: Progress in Biological Control (PIBC, volume 13)

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Keywords

  • Ecology
  • Impacts
  • Invasive Alien Species
  • Modelling
  • Molecular Tools
  • Entomology

About this book

Understanding invasion biology, and the dynamics of biological control practices, requires a multidisciplinary approach, embracing and integrating all the research tools at our disposal, particularly modern molecular and modelling techniques. This book provides a comprehensive and current overview of invasive alien arthropod predators and parasitoids through 20 chapters, contributed by 69 internationally renowned scientists (previously published as peer-reviewed papers in BioControl – August 2011), ranging from broad reviews of key topics on invasive alien species (IAS) to taxon-specific chapters. The context of invasion biology is given through nine chapters focusing on current themes but highlighting future directions and knowledge gaps. Concepts are explored in detail through ten chapters focusing on a taxonomically diverse range of arthropods. The concluding chapter presents an objective approach to considering the benefits and risks of exotic biological control agents.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This hardcover volume comprises a foreword plus 19 review articles on the ecology of alien arthropod predators and parasitoids. … This book covers its topic in a broad and multifaceted way and some chapters have the potential to become baseline reviews of their respective area. … Overall, the book can be well recommended and appears particularly suited for scientists from related areas to gain a timely overview of the subject.” (Martin H. Entling, Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. 13 (8), December, 2012)

Editors and Affiliations

  • NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford, United Kingdom

    Helen Roy

  • Department of Crop Protection, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium

    Patrick De Clercq

  • Evolutionary Biology Group Department of Biology Sciences, The University of Hull, Kingston-Upon-Hull, United Kingdom

    Lori-Jayne Lawson Handley

  • Breda, The Netherlands

    John J. Sloggett

  • Clifton College, Clifton, United Kingdom

    Remy L. Poland

  • I.N.R.A., Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France

    Eric Wajnberg

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Invasive Alien Arthropod Predators and Parasitoids: An Ecological Approach

  • Editors: Helen Roy, Patrick De Clercq, Lori-Jayne Lawson Handley, John J. Sloggett, Remy L. Poland, Eric Wajnberg

  • Series Title: Progress in Biological Control

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2708-3Published: 27 October 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3829-4Published: 29 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1573-5915

  • Series E-ISSN: 2543-0076

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 324

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