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Elements for modelling the dynamics of tritrophic population interactions

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Models of acarine systems are reviewed with particular reference to objectives for modelling, to the methods used for model building, and to the results obtained. The following elements are considered important in models of complex systems: common food acquisition/allocation functions in multitrophic models; migration and within-systems movement; and behavioral components in functional responses. The first element is illustrated with an apple tree/mite and a cassava/mite model. In mite management, the available systems models appear more useful for strategic purposes, i.e. for selecting biological control agents and for planning pest control measures, than for tactical decision making in supervised pest management programs.

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Baumgärtner, J., Gutierrez, A.P. & Klay, A. Elements for modelling the dynamics of tritrophic population interactions. Exp Appl Acarol 5, 243–263 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02366097

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