Radar Entomology
Observing Insect Flight and Migration
Published on 30. November 2012
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-1-84593-556-6 (ISBN)
Description
Many of the world's most serious agricultural pests are highly migratory. Through the use of special-purpose radars we are provided with insights into their movement and how they learn about and navigate through their environment. This text examines the behaviour and regional variations of these species, as well as the altitude of migration, concentration of insects in layers and how they respond to large and small-scale wind systems. The book relates radar observation of insect movement to complementary and competing methodologies and surveys its capabilities and limitations. It also deals with the applications of these findings in the management and forecasting of both pest and beneficial insects, and is an essential reference for those working in agricultural entomology and pest management.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
1270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84593-556-6 (9781845935566)
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Persons
V. Alistair Drake is at The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy and Institute of Applied Ecology, Australia.
Author
School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, The University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia, and Institute of Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK and Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK
Content
1: Introduction 2: Remote Sensing and Insect Observation 3: Radar Principles 4: Insects as Radar Targets 5: Entomological Radar Designs 6: Observing Insects with Radar: I. Performance, Surveillance and Target Characterization 7: Observing Insects with Radar: II. Quantitative Estimation and Parameter Retrieval 8: Additional Radar, Radar-Like and Radio Technologies for Insect Observation 9: Insect Migration, its Quantification and the Role of the Atmosphere 10: Insect Migratory Flight I. Principal Features 11: Insect Migratory Flight II. Concentrations and Disturbances 12: Insect Migration, Population Movements and Pest Management 13: Migrations of Pest and Beneficial Insects 14: Insect Foraging Movements 15: Insect Echo on Meteorological Radars 16: Radar Entomology: Perspectives and Prospects Appendix A: Performance Monitoring and Calibration Appendix B: Regulatory and Safety Issues