Evolutionary pest management : An approach to the twenty-first century

The concept of pattern or regularity is basic to science, nature, and agriculture. Since pattern implies some sort of repetition, its existence means that some prediction or explanation is possible. This explanation often takes the form of a mechanism that is consistent with the pattern. However, within the continuum of nature, repetition is usually imperfect. This imperfection of repetition may provide the means of making comparisons on the behavior of a system with a variety of conditions in order to possibly identify the most basic, unifying pattern (MacArthur, 1972). Benefits to science and agriculture may be derived from studies of patterns because direct experimentation at appropriate spatial or temporal scales is often not feasible. Pattern analysis provides a solution to the problem of studying large-scale events such as detailing ecological and agricultural landscapes or species dynamics through prolonged periods of time. Copyright by Kevin M. Heinz, Raymond E. Frisbie, and Carlos E. Bogrn Manufactured in the United States of America. All rights reserved.

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