Ecology and control of introduced plants:
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Main Author: Myers, Judith H. 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2003
Series:Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-300) and index
Introduction -- Plant weeds: exotic plants in the landscape -- Biological invasions in the context of plant communities -- Predicting invasiveness from life history characteristics -- Population ecology and introduced plants -- Introduced plant diseases -- Biological control of introduced plants -- Modeling invasive plants and their control -- Action against non-indigenous species -- Genetically modified plants and final conclusions
This book focuses on introduced plant species: where they come from, their impacts on native vegetation and ecosystems and the potential for their control. Aimed at advanced students and land managers, it contains practical explanations, case studies and an introduction to basic techniques for evaluating the impacts of invasive plants
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 313 pages)
ISBN:0511058985
0511065310
0511067445
0511179456
0521355168
0521357780
9780511058981
9780511065316
9780511067440
9780511179457
9780521355162
9780521357784

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