Abstract
How humans interact with the biotas of the world is critically determined by our ecological knowledge as well as our social goals and outlook. This symposium addresses the important question of how to deal with both exotic species and native species that turn into pests. We have to begin with a clear understanding of what a pest species is, and the general conundrum of overabundance. There is an underlying theme in many discussions about our environmental problems that the main pest is the human animal, and only when we learn to deal with this ever-expanding and overabundant species will we achieve some broad-scale conservation successes. But the conventional definition of a pest is any organism that interferes with humans.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Mosman, N.S.W. |
| Publisher | Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales |
| Number of pages | 270 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780980327212 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- pests
- diseases and pests
- control
- Australia