INSECT ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Corso
A Padova
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Descrizione
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Tipologia
Corso
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Luogo
Padova
The exam will consist of written reports and exercises on the laboratory/field activities done during the course as well as of an oral presentation on a subject agreed with the teacher.
Sedi e date
Luogo
Inizio del corso
Inizio del corso
Opinioni
Materie
- Management
Programma
Classification of the outbreaks and related examples. Population dynamics: demographic growth versus mortality. Population cycles in different types of forest ecosystems.
Ecological factors affecting the populations of forest insects. Effects of climate and temperature, including climate change. Mechanisms of resistance developed by the host plants and adaptations of the insects. Role of competition and of natural enemies in population regulation.
Principles of integrated pest managements based on the knowledge of the insect ecology. Prevention, direct and indirect control, economic assessment of costs and benefits of IPM in forestry.
Relationships between climate change, range expansion and insect population dynamics.
Invasive species in forestry: definitions, concepts, and applications.
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INSECT ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT