1977/06/01 by W.B. Jackson, William B. Jackson
Environmental Science · #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2338.1977.tb02743.x
openalex publication_date 1977/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
ABSTRACT Estimates of food losses to rodents vary widely. In most cases, such estimates are not statistically defensible. Adequate sampling techniques have only been developed for a few crops and a few situations. Often, estimates have been related to rodent numbers, which have not been validly determined. Environmental management is basic to rodent control, both in terms of growing crops and stored products. Many aspects of intermediate technology have important applications to this need. Needs relate to better understanding of rodent ecology, adequate assessment of damages, training of specialists in management of vertebrate pests, and use and development of appropriate technologies.