Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4497991 | Journal of Theoretical Biology | 2009 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a general model consisting of insects, pests and spiders interacting in an agroecosystem included in a typical homogeneous rural landscape, characterized by a continuous mosaic of cultivated land and a few small patches of grasslands and small woods bounding the fields. The model is general enough to show all the phenomena observed in the agroecosystem. The role of the spider population as a biological controller in the agroecosystem is particularly emphasized. Human intervention by means of pesticide spraying and its relationship with the biological pest controllers is also accounted for.
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Authors
Samrat Chatterjee, Marco Isaia, Ezio Venturino,