Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds La Grande Motte, France, 22–27 April 2007

Understanding and modelling the population dynamics of weeds and/or biological control agents can require large investments of time and money; just what are we getting for our modelling efforts? Here I respond to three persistent critiques of modelling as used in biological control programmes an...

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Những tác giả chính: Julien, M.H, Sforza, R, Bon, M.C, Evans, H.C, Hatcher, P.E, Hinz, H.L, Rector, B.G
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spelling oai:scholar.dlu.edu.vn:DLU123456789-367722023-11-11T05:25:17Z Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds La Grande Motte, France, 22–27 April 2007 Julien, M.H Sforza, R Bon, M.C Evans, H.C Hatcher, P.E Hinz, H.L Rector, B.G Symposium Biological Understanding and modelling the population dynamics of weeds and/or biological control agents can require large investments of time and money; just what are we getting for our modelling efforts? Here I respond to three persistent critiques of modelling as used in biological control programmes and present new directions for extending and improving our use of models. Complex models have been critiqued as resource-intensive, too narrow in scope and difficult to analyse, whereas simple, strategic models are critiqued as oversimplified and inaccurate in predicting postinvasion population dynamics. I argue that models across this spectrum can be useful and that the dichotomy between simple and complex models can be broken down. Biological control practitioners often operate in systems with a high degree of stochasticity and uncertainty; therefore, the incorporation of stochasticity and uncertainty into population models is essential for the development of robust management strategies. Close dialogue between managers and modellers is essential for the application of modelling studies to management. New directions for modelling in biological control include the incorporation of invader impact and complex ecosystem effects such as habitat heterogeneity and disturbance. The right model used for the right question can bring us insights into the biological control process that would be difficult or impossible to achieve otherwise. 2014-04-01T01:55:04Z 2014-04-01T01:55:04Z 2008 Book 978-1-84593-502-3 https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/36772 en application/pdf CABI
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topic Symposium
Biological
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Biological
Julien, M.H
Sforza, R
Bon, M.C
Evans, H.C
Hatcher, P.E
Hinz, H.L
Rector, B.G
Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds La Grande Motte, France, 22–27 April 2007
description Understanding and modelling the population dynamics of weeds and/or biological control agents can require large investments of time and money; just what are we getting for our modelling efforts? Here I respond to three persistent critiques of modelling as used in biological control programmes and present new directions for extending and improving our use of models. Complex models have been critiqued as resource-intensive, too narrow in scope and difficult to analyse, whereas simple, strategic models are critiqued as oversimplified and inaccurate in predicting postinvasion population dynamics. I argue that models across this spectrum can be useful and that the dichotomy between simple and complex models can be broken down. Biological control practitioners often operate in systems with a high degree of stochasticity and uncertainty; therefore, the incorporation of stochasticity and uncertainty into population models is essential for the development of robust management strategies. Close dialogue between managers and modellers is essential for the application of modelling studies to management. New directions for modelling in biological control include the incorporation of invader impact and complex ecosystem effects such as habitat heterogeneity and disturbance. The right model used for the right question can bring us insights into the biological control process that would be difficult or impossible to achieve otherwise.
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author Julien, M.H
Sforza, R
Bon, M.C
Evans, H.C
Hatcher, P.E
Hinz, H.L
Rector, B.G
author_facet Julien, M.H
Sforza, R
Bon, M.C
Evans, H.C
Hatcher, P.E
Hinz, H.L
Rector, B.G
author_sort Julien, M.H
title Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds La Grande Motte, France, 22–27 April 2007
title_short Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds La Grande Motte, France, 22–27 April 2007
title_full Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds La Grande Motte, France, 22–27 April 2007
title_fullStr Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds La Grande Motte, France, 22–27 April 2007
title_full_unstemmed Proceedings of the XII International Symposium on Biological Control of Weeds La Grande Motte, France, 22–27 April 2007
title_sort proceedings of the xii international symposium on biological control of weeds la grande motte, france, 22–27 april 2007
publisher CABI
publishDate 2014
url https://scholar.dlu.edu.vn/thuvienso/handle/DLU123456789/36772
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