This book is divided into the following chapters: basic concepts of decision-making in pest management; basic concepts of sampling for pest management; classifying pest density; distributions; sequential sampling for classification; enhancing and evaluating the usefulness of sam…
This book provides an examination of the ecological impacts of recreational use on wildlands and the best management practices to employ in places where recreation and preservation of natural conditions are both important - and often conflicting - objectives. The book provides i…
Precision livestock farming
For the veterinarian, monitoring and surveillance represent the best means of ensuring sustainable animal production at a time when consumer demands reflect awareness that many of the hazards associated with food animal production can be minimised or avoided through proper manag…
Biofilms are of great practical importance for beneficial technologies such as water and wastewater treatment and bioremediation of groundwater and soil. In other settings biofilms cause severe problems, for example in 65% of bacterial infections currently treated by clinicians…
This book presents the main methods and techniques for measuring and monitoring the accuracy of geometrical parameters of precision Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) and automated machines, including modern coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). Standard methods and means of …
Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 3rd International Conference on Machine Design and Manufacturing Engineering (3rd ICMDME 2014), May 24-25, 2014, Jeju Island, South Korea. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The 187 papers are grouped as f…
Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 4th International Conference on Mechanics, Simulation and Control (ICMSC 2014), June 21-22, 2014, Moscow, Russia. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The 144 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Materi…
"The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and its 1967 Protocol, and many other important international instruments recognize the unique role the UNHCR plays in protecting refugees and supervising international refugee law. This in-depth analysis of the UNHCR's su…
This book deals with the integration of ecology and conservation of amphibians: how amphibians can and should be sampled, marked, and followed through time; how abundance and population trends are measured; what are the robust statistical methods that can be used in ecology and …
This book demonstrates the value of existing national long-term ecological research in Australia for monitoring environmental change and biodiversity. Long-term ecological data are critical for informing trends in biodiversity and environmental change. The Terrestrial Ecosystem …