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Managing Australia's pest animals : a guide to strategic planning and effective management /
"Managing Australia's Pest Animals includes case studies of successful and unsuccessful pest management strategies and covers a range of topics, including the history of pest management, current best practice principles, and guidelines for planning and applying strategic pest management ap...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Clayton, Vic. :
CSIRO Publishing,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Preface; Additional resources and reading; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Additional resources and reading; 1 Fundamentals of vertebrate pest management; Summary; What is a pest?; What makes a successful pest?; Where did pests come from?; New approach to pest management; The current operating environment; Best practice; Learning outcomes for Chapter 1; Exercises; Further reading; 2 The principles of pest management; Summary; The principles; Learning outcomes for Chapter 2; Exercises; Further reading; 3 The strategic approach; Summary; Being strategic.
- Defining the problemLearning outcomes for Chapter 3; Exercises; Further reading; 4 Engaging with communities and stakeholders; Summary; Who are the stakeholders in pest management?; Consultation versus engagement; Why is stakeholder engagement necessary?; Why is effective stakeholder engagement important?; Principles of stakeholder engagement; Community compliance with legislation; Case studies in community engagement; Further reading; Learning outcomes for Chapter 4; Exercises; 5 Planning for successful pest management; Summary; Setting visions, goals and objectives; Management options.
- Management techniquesReality check: choosing the right technique; Further reading; Learning outcomes for Chapter 5; Exercises; 6 Minimising risk and uncertainty; Summary; Pest management systems are complex; Assessing the pest status of non-native animals; Invasion pathways
- imports and escapes; Adaptive management; Underpinning assumptions; Cost-benefit analysis; Further reading; Learning outcomes for Chapter 6; Exercises; 7 Experimental management, monitoring and evaluation; Summary; Why monitor and evaluate?; Damage reduction targets; Stopping rules; Sampling.
- Data collection and organisationData sheets; Data analysis; Communication of the results; An introduction to experimental design; Further reading; Learning outcomes for Chapter 7; Exercises; 8 Implementing pest management; Summary; Approaches for implementing pest management; Which area should be treated first?; The key components for effective implementation of a pestprogram; Applying for funds; Further reading; Learning outcomes for Chapter 8; Exercises; Appendix. Case studies; Definitions and key concepts; References; Index.