Plant invasion ecology : impacts and sustainable management / Prabhat Kumar Rai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rai, Prabhat Kumar.

Series:

Environmental research advances series.

Environmental research advances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant invasions.

Invasive plants--Ecology.

Invasive plants.

Invasive plants--Control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (115 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exotic invasive plant species pose a serious threat to native biodiversity. Invasive plants transmogrify the landscape ecology in a highly complex manner leading to a sort of ecological explosion. Global terrestrials as well as aquatic ecosystems are invaded by various invasive plant species. Invasive species are alien species whose introduction and spread threatens ecosystems, habitats or species with socio-cultural, economic and/or environmental harm, and also poses a risk to human health. The present book aims to provide a critical review on the mechanisms, impact and management of invasive

Contents:

Introduction to Invasion Ecology

Causes of Invasion

Invasion in Different Ecosystems

Global Problems of Invasion : Continent-Wise Impact

Impacts of Invasion

Diversity-Stability-Invasibility Dispute

Ecological Attributes and Strategies of Invasion

Interelationship of Invasion with Climate Change

Management Options for Invasive Species

Discussions and Future Prospects.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 11, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62948-140-8

OCLC:

863157567