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Modelling Insect Populations in Agricultural Landscapes

by Moral, R.A.; Godoy, W.A.C. (Eds)

Series : Entomology in Focus
Volume: 8
Publisher : Springer
Illustrations : 54 col illus, 30 b/w illus

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Description:

This book combines chapters emphasising mathematical, statistical, and computational modelling applied to insect populations, particularly pests or natural enemies in agricultural landscapes. There is a gap between agricultural pest experimentation and ecological theory, which requires a connection to supply models with laboratory, and field estimates and projects receiving inputs and insights from models. In addition, decision-making in entomology with respect to pest management and biological conservation of natural enemies has been supported by results obtained from different computational and mathematical approaches. This book brings contemporary issues related to optimization in spatially structured landscapes, insect movement, stability analysis, game theory, machine learning, computer vision, Bayesian modelling, as well as other frameworks.