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Integrating Biological Control into Conservation Practice
Roy van Driesche (Edited by), R Van Driesche (Author), Daniel Simberloff (Edited by), Bernd Blossey (Edited by), Charlotte Causton (Edited by), Mark Hoddle (Edited by), Christian O. Marks (Edited by), Kevin M. Heinz (Edited by), David L. Wagner (Edited by), Keith D. Warner (Edited by)
9781118392591, Wiley
Hardback, published 15 July 2016
368 pages
25.2 x 19.6 x 2 cm, 0.989 kg
Invasive species have a critical and growing effect upon natural areas. They can modify, degrade, or destroy wildland ecosystem structure and function, and reduce native biodiversity. Landscape-level solutions are needed to address these problems. Conservation biologists seek to limit such damage and restore ecosystems using a variety of approaches. One such approach is biological control: the deliberate importation and establishment of specialized natural enemies, which can address invasive species problems and which should be considered as a possible component of restoration. Biological control can be an effective tool against many invasive insects and plants but it has rarely been successfully employed against other groups. Safety is of paramount concern and requires that the natural enemies used be specialized and that targeted pests be drivers of ecological degradation. While modern approaches allow species to be selected with a high level of security, some risks do remain. However, as in all species introductions, these should be viewed in the context of the risk of failing to reduce the impact of the invasive species. This unique book identifies the balance among these factors to show how biological control can be integrated into ecosystem restoration as practiced by conservation biologists. Jointly developed by conservation biologists and biological control scientists, it contains chapters on matching tools to management goals; tools in action; measuring and evaluating ecological outcomes of biological control introductions; managing conflict over biological control; and includes case studies as well as an ethical framework for integrating biological control and conservation practice. Integrating Biological Control into Conservation Practice is suitable for graduate courses in invasive species management and biological control, as well as for research scientists in government and non-profit conservation organizations.
List of Contributors vi Preface viii 1 Integrating biological control into a conservation context: why is it necessary? 1 2 Designing restoration programs based on understanding the drivers of ecological change 4 3 Matching tools to management goals 22 4 Tools in action: understanding tradeoffs through case histories 54 5 Benefit–risk assessment of biological control in wildlands 80 6 Systematics and biological control 105 7 Forecasting unintended effects of natural enemies used for classical biological control of invasive species 130 8 Measuring and evaluating ecological outcomes of biological control introductions 161 9 Methods for evaluation of natural enemy impacts on invasive pests of wildlands 189 10 Cases of biological control restoring natural systems 208 11 Societal values expressed through policy and regulations concerning biological control releases 247 12 Managing conflict over biological control: the case of strawberry guava in Hawaii 264 13 An ethical framework for integrating biological control into conservation practice 277 14 Economics of biological control for species invading wildlands 294 15 The future of biological control: a proposal for fundamental reform 314 Concluding thoughts on future actions 329 Index 330
Kevin M. Heinz Roy G. Van Driesche and Daniel Simberloff
Christian O. Marks and Roy G. Van Driesche
Charlotte Causton and Roy G. Van Driesche
Roy G. Van Driesche Bernd Blossey and Daniel Simberloff
Roy G. Van Driesche and Daniel Simberloff
Jeremy C. Andersen and David L. Wagner
Mark S. Hoddle
Bernd Blossey
Roy G. Van Driesche
Roy G. Van Driesche Paul D. Pratt Ted D. Center Min B. Rayamajhi Phil W. Tipping Mary Purcell Simon Fowler Charlotte Causton Mark S. Hoddle Leyla Kaufman Russell H. Messing Michael E. Montgomery Rieks van Klinken Jian J. Duan and Jean‐Yves Meyer
Andy W. Sheppard and Keith D. Warner
M. Tracy Johnson
Keith D. Warner
Roy G. Van Driesche and Kevin M. Heinz
Bernd Blossey
Roy G. Van Driesche Daniel Simberloff and David L. Wagner
Subject Areas: Earth sciences [RB]
