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We share this planet with the million or more other species of organisms that inhabit the biosphere. This mass of organisms goes on reproducing; dying; taking up space; taking in water, air, and essential nutrients; depositing waste materials; and, most important, maintaining a delicate hierarchical balance of species, constantly eating one another. It goes on so quietly and unobtrusively that human beings are rarely conscious of this vast exchange taking place before their very eyes and beneath their very feet.
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Flint, M.L., van den Bosch, R. (1981). What is a Pest?. In: Introduction to Integrated Pest Management. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9212-9_3
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