Radar entomology: observing insect flight and migration
Radar entomology: observing insect flight and migration [electronic resource]
Edited by V. A. Drake, D. R. Reynolds.
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- Wallingford UK CABI 2012
- 489pp.;
- CABI Books .
- CABI Books .
Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory. 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 is an essential reference for those working in agricultural entomology and pest management.
9781845936068
10.1079/9781845935566.0000 doi
arthropods dispersal radio waves pest arthropods insect pests plant pests Hexapoda migration invertebrates eukaryotes surveillance insects pests flight pest insects arthropod pests animals radar remote sensing monitoring movement
Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory. 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 is an essential reference for those working in agricultural entomology and pest management.
9781845936068
10.1079/9781845935566.0000 doi
arthropods dispersal radio waves pest arthropods insect pests plant pests Hexapoda migration invertebrates eukaryotes surveillance insects pests flight pest insects arthropod pests animals radar remote sensing monitoring movement