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Ecology and control of introduced plants
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 detriment...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Colección: | Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation.
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| Acceso en línea: | http://site.ebrary.com/id/10069932 http://www.myilibrary.com?id=41450 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2002033351.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2002033351.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0731/2002033351-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam031/2002033351.html |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- Planet of 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.