Ecology and control of introduced plants / Judith H. Myers, Dawn Bazely.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, Judith H., 1941- author.

Bazely, Dawn, 1960- author.

Series:

Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation.

Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Invasive plants.

Invasive plants--Ecology.

Plant invasions.

Plant conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Ecology & Control of Introduced Plants

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The global spread of plant species by humans is both a fascinating large scale experiment and, in many cases, a major perturbation to native plant communities. Many of the most destructive weeds today have been intentionally introduced to new environments where they have had unexpected and detrimental impacts. This 2003 book considers the problem of invasive introduced plants from historical, ecological and sociological perspectives. We consider such questions as 'What makes a community invasible?', 'What makes a plant an invader?' and 'Can we restore plant communities after invasion?' Written with advanced students and land managers in mind, this book contains practical explanations, case studies and an introduction to basic techniques for evaluating the impacts of invasive plants. An underlying theme is that experimental and quantitative evaluation of potential problems is necessary, and solutions must consider the evolutionary and ecological constraints acting on species interactions in newly invaded communities.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Planet of Weeds: exotic plants in the landscape; 3 Biological invasions in the context of plant communities; 4 Predicting invasiveness from life history characteristics; 5 Population ecology and introduced plants; 6 Introduced plant diseases; 7 Biological control of introduced plants; 8 Modeling invasive plants and their control; 9 Action against non-indigenous species; 10 Genetically modified plants and final conclusions; Appendix - Some tools for studying plant populations; References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12639-8

0-511-06531-0

1-280-41450-2

9786610414505

0-511-17945-6

1-139-14568-1

0-511-05898-5

0-511-33078-2

0-511-60656-7

0-511-06744-5

OCLC:

67291257