| Description |
xviii, 489 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Remote sensing and insect observation -- Radar principles -- Insects as radar targets -- Entomological radar designs -- Observing insects with radar: I. Performance, surveillance, and target characterization -- Observing insects with radar. II. Quantitative estimation and parameter retrieval -- Additional radar, radar-like, and radio technologies for insect observation -- Insect migration, its quantification, and the role of the atmosphere -- Insect migratory flight I: Principal features -- Insect migratory flight II: Concentrations and disturbances -- Insect migration, population movements, and pest management -- Migrations of pest and beneficial insects -- Insect foraging movements -- Insect echo on meteorological radars -- Radar entomology: perspectives and prospects |
| Summary |
Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory and through the use of special-purpose radars we are provided with insights into their movement and how they learn about, and navigate through, their environment. This text examines the behaviour and regional variations of these species, as well as the altitude of migration, concentration of insects in layers and how they respond to large and small-scale wind systems. The book relates radar observation of insect movement to complementary and competing methodologies and surveys its capabilities and limitations. It also deals with the applications of these findings in the management and forecasting of both pest and beneficial insects, and will be an essential reference for those working in agricultural entomology and pest management |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat |
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English |
| Subject |
Entomology.
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Insects -- Migration.
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Radar in agriculture.
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| Author |
Reynolds, D. R. (Donald Russell), 1947-
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C.A.B. International.
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| LC no. |
2011047926 |
| ISBN |
184593556X (hbk.) |
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9781845935566 (hbk.) |
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