The National Research Council's (NRC) Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources invited professional societies associated with agriculture and ecology to participate in a two-day workshop to explore leadership and a common vision for ecologically based pest management (EBPM). These proceedings describe the challenges of and opportunities for EBPM discussed by participants in the workshop.
- Professional Societies and Ecologically Based Pest Management
- Copyright
- Preface
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Contents
- 1 Pest Management: An Overview
- ECOSYSTEM STRESS AND EXCESSES
- EUTROPHICATION
- CONTROL VERSUS ERADICATION
- MONOCULTURE VULNERABILITY TO PEST INVASION
- REFERENCES
- 2 Vision for Pest Management
- ORIGINS OF THE WORKSHOP
- ECOLOGICALLY BASED PEST MANAGEMENT
- REFERENCES
- VISION FOR ECOLOGICALLY BASED PEST MANAGEMENT
- LIMITATIONS
- INFORMATION NEEDS
- WORKSHOP GOALS
- HISTORICAL CHALLENGES
- BRIDGING THE GAP
- SETTING THE CONTEXT
- 3 Applying Agroecological Concepts to Development of Ecologically Based Pest Management Strategies
- 4 Economist's View of Ecologically Based Pest Management
- HOW CAN ECONOMICS AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES CONTRIBUTE TO INTERDISCIPLINARY EFFORTS AND EBPM?
- AT WHAT STAGES IS ECONOMICS USEFUL?
- WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO INCORPORATING ECONOMICS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION?
- WHAT IMPACT DO PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES HAVE WITH REGARD TO MONETARY INCENTIVES?
- WHAT IS THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY?
- REFERENCES
- 5 Opportunities to Integrate Soil, Crop, and Weed Management in Low-External-Input Farming Systems
- 6 View of a Microbial Ecologist
- 7 On the Use of Mathematical Models in Ecological Research: Example from Studies of Insect–Baculovirus Interactions
- 8 Key Components and Elements Critical to Achieving the Vision: Group Discussion Summary
- FINDING COMMON GROUND
- PARTNERSHIPS
- GAPS AND OTHER ISSUES IN CURRENT RESEARCH
- INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS FOR EBPM
- CHALLENGES WITH EBPM IMPLEMENTATION
- COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS WITH PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES FOR EBPM
- REFERENCE
- Appendixes
- Appendix A Workshop Program
- PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND ECOLOGICALLY BASED PEST MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
- SESSION III DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- Appendix B Program Participants
- Appendix C Forum Participants
Text
Audio
Adobe DRM
Login to your account