Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds written by M. H. Julien and published by CABI. This book was released on 2008 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings contain the full-length papers and abstracts of papers presented at the symposium. Subjects covered include: ecology and modelling in biological control of weeds; benefits, risks and cost analysis of biological weed control; target and biological control agent selection; pre-release specificity and efficacy testing; regulations and public awareness; evolutionary processes; opportunities and constraints for the biological control of weeds in Europe; release activities and post-release evaluations; and management specifics, integration, restoration and implementation.