Managing Australia's Pest Animals - Mike Braysher

Managing Australia's Pest Animals

A Guide to Strategic Planning and Effective Management

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2017
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-0443-1 (ISBN)
50,95 inkl. MwSt
Includes case studies of successful and unsuccessful pest management strategies and covers a range of topics, including the history of pest management, current best practice principles, and guidelines for planning and applying strategic pest management approaches to effectively reduce pest damage. This book is the first clear and comprehensive guide to best practice pest management in Australia.
Pest animals are but one of many factors that influence the desired outcome from managing natural resource based systems, whether for production or conservation purposes. Others include diseases, weeds, financial resources, weather and fire management. To be effective, an integrated and systematic approach is required, and the principles and strategic approach outlined in this book can also be used to plan and manage the damage due to other factors.

Managing Australia's Pest Animals includes case studies of successful and unsuccessful pest management strategies and covers a range of topics, including the history of pest management, current best practice principles, and guidelines for planning and applying strategic pest management approaches to effectively reduce pest damage. This book is the first clear and comprehensive guide to best practice pest management in Australia and will benefit students and trainers of pest managers, landholders, people involved in natural resource management, and industry and government pest management staff.

Dr Mike Braysher has extensive experience in wildlife research and management. He served as the wildlife biologist for the ACT Parks and Conservation Service and managed the National Vertebrate Pest Program for the Federal Bureau of Resource Sciences. In 2003, he developed and taught a nationally accredited diploma level course that aimed to give land managers the skills and capacity to develop and implement effective, integrated plans to manage the damage due to pest animals based on current best practice. He now works as a consultant to government and community groups on NRM issues.

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Preface

Additional resources and reading

1. Fundamentals of vertebrate pest management

2. The principles of pest management

3. The strategic approach

4. Engaging with communities and stakeholders

5. Planning for successful pest management

6. Minimising risk and uncertainty

7. Experimental management, monitoring and evaluation

8. Implementing pest management

Appendix 1. Case studies

Definitions and key concepts

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort Melbourne
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 245 mm
Gewicht 531 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10 1-4863-0443-5 / 1486304435
ISBN-13 978-1-4863-0443-1 / 9781486304431
Zustand Neuware
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