Integrating Ecology Into Rodent Pest Management in Oil Palm Agroecosystem
Title | Integrating Ecology Into Rodent Pest Management in Oil Palm Agroecosystem PDF eBook |
Author | Chong Leong Puan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Agricultural pests |
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Tropical Forest Ecosystem Services in Improving Livelihoods For Local Communities
Title | Tropical Forest Ecosystem Services in Improving Livelihoods For Local Communities PDF eBook |
Author | Zaiton Samdin |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2022-12-13 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9811933421 |
This edited book covers major importance of tropical forest diversity and its values to vegetation, wildlife, and the local community. It addresses the current issues and opportunities in the Southeast Asia’s tropical forests. This book lays the groundwork for a better understanding of tropical forest ecosystem services. Ecosystem services has four concepts: provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting services. In an era of rapid population growth and increasing pressure on tropical natural resources, ecosystem services have become central to the discussion of climate change mitigation. The values of tropical forest ecosystem services deserve to be the highlighted when it comes to shaping responsible behaviors towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). This book is of interest and useful to researchers and academics teaching in the field of tropical forest conservation, tropical ecosystems, tropical products technology, ecotourism, forest plantation management, bio industrial economy, agroforestry business and marketing. Professionals, foresters, industrial entrepreneurs, ecologists, and a valuable source of reference to the relevant researchers and students in the region.
Rodent Pest Management
Title | Rodent Pest Management PDF eBook |
Author | Ishwar Prakash |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 481 |
Release | 2018-05-04 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1351093355 |
The objective of this multi-authored compendium is, therefore, to bring together the state of arts reported in one place. Written by specialists by specialists in various fields of rondentology, and to suggest future lines of research. It is also felt that this work on rodent pest management will trigger more research effort for the benefit of mankind and help certain countries and organizations in revitalizing serious work in this field which, it appears, has dampened during the last few years.
Rodent Pests and Their Control, 2nd Edition
Title | Rodent Pests and Their Control, 2nd Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Alan P Buckle |
Publisher | CABI |
Pages | 433 |
Release | 2015-05-11 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 1845938178 |
The most numerous of the world's invasive species, rodent pests have a devastating impact on agriculture, food, health and the environment. In the last two decades, the science and practice of rodent control has faced new legislation on rodenticides, the pests' increasing resistance to chemical control and the impact on non-target species, bringing a new dimension to this updated 2nd edition and making essential reading for all those involved in rodent pest control, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners and public health specialists.
Rodent Pest Management and Predators Communities in Oil Palm Plantations in Indonesia
Title | Rodent Pest Management and Predators Communities in Oil Palm Plantations in Indonesia PDF eBook |
Author | Aude Verwilghen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2015 |
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Rodent pest control is often a major issue in agroecosystems. We conducted a 3-year comparative study (2010-2012) in oil palm plantations in Riau and Bangka provinces, in Indonesia: in both areas barn owls have been introduced for rat control, and were at least as abundant in Bangka plantations than in Riau, but in Riau rat populations have been maintained at an acceptable level without the use of rodenticide, whereas in Bangka intensive rodenticide applications did not prevent high levels of rat damage. We compared these two contrasting systems in terms of predator community (barn owls and small carnivores) abundance and/or diet. We found that small carnivores were much more abundant in Riau plantations than in Bangka, and that the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) was the dominant species in Riau while absent from Bangka. Our results on diet suggested that rat prey intake from barn owls and from the small carnivore community would be less in Bangka plantations than in Riau. Broadly, our results suggest that small carnivores, notably the leopard cat, play an important role in rodent control. In addition, we investigated spatial distribution of small carnivores within the oil palm habitat. Our results support the hypothesis that, although the oil palm may be habitable for some small carnivore species such as the leopard cat, where they supposedly forage at night, most species still need forest for their survival in oil palm landscapes. Oil palm plantations managers should adapt agricultural practices and land-use to enhance small carnivores, with the view to improve rodent control.
Ecologically-based Management of Rodent Pests
Title | Ecologically-based Management of Rodent Pests PDF eBook |
Author | Grant R. Singleton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 892 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Agricultural pests |
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Rodents
Title | Rodents PDF eBook |
Author | Washington (State). Department of Ecology |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Mice |
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