Ecological Control of Pest Populations: Research Methods for Population Birth-Death Process Control Research Methods for Population Birth-Death Process Control

Author: Pang Xiongfei
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book can be used as a textbook for doctoral and master's students in the field of entomology, and can also be referred to by graduate students and relevant professional researchers in agricultural pest control and population ecology. The book consists of 13 chapters, primarily focusing on the research objectives of controlling pest population dynamics. Based on control theory, it takes the state analysis method of modern cybernetics as the main framework, improves population ecology methods, and incorporates relevant research methods to supplement weak links. In the context of insect life table methods, it emphasizes the importance of life tables constructed with action factors in studying the interference effects of ecological factors. It proposes population control indices as "operators" for controlling population dynamics processes, improves mathematical models of multiple-species coexistence and interaction, and forms a relatively complete research methodology system for pest ecological control.