A spatial, Markovian model of rangeland grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) population dynamics: Do long-term benefits justify suppression of infestations?

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 257-266

  Zimmerman, Kiana M ^a,b   Lockwood, Jeffrey A ^a   Latchininsky, Alexandre V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Wyoming Department of Transportation   (United States)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Geographic information system; Markov chain; Pest management; Spatial processes

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; GRASSHOPPER; MARKOV CHAIN; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ACRIDIDAE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 1942441391     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-33.2.257     Document Type: Article

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