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Overview"In a new series in plant conservation sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), this book is a practical guide to a subject of increasing concern to the conservation biologist. As with each of the books in the series, this book aims to give an authoritative guide to the subject in a clear, jargon-free style. It should therefore not only be of interest to the academic biologist interested in the phenomenon of invasion, but also to government and non-governmental personnel involved in the decision-making process needed as a result of the problems encountered with invasive species. Case-studies highlight specific problems from a wide range of countries, including North America, South and Central America, Africa, Australasia, South and South East Asia, Europe, the Pacific and Atlantic Islands and Indonesia. The book contains an appendix with a list of invasive species and their countries of origin. A bibliography contains reference to all cited articles and books. This book should be of interest to conservation biologists, economic botanists, ethnobotanists, plant ecologists, agriculturalists, those interested in development problems, geographers, environmental scientists, ecotourists and ""green"" lay people." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Q.C.B Cronk , Janice L. FullerPublisher: Chapman and Hall Imprint: Chapman and Hall Edition: 1995 ed. Volume: v. 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.800kg ISBN: 9780412483806ISBN 10: 0412483807 Pages: 241 Publication Date: 31 December 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe nature of plant invasion. How invasion occurs. Action against invasive plants. Case studies of some important invasive species. Representative invasive species. Appendices. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.Reviews[This book] is a practical guide including case-studies and an appendix with a list of invasive species and their countries of origin Bookseller I rather enjoyed this book ... at times I found myself fully immersed in a science fiction world of immortal propagules, uncontested vigour and unwitting dispersal agents spreading the plague to the four corners - I shall never look at the mud on my boots in quite the same light again. Annals of Botany We know of no other publication that provides such a broad coverage of these topics ... We strongly recommend it ... Trends in Ecology and Evolution The book contains an invaluable list of invasive species with their countries of origin and regions of introduction.Krypto News Plant Invaders is a conservation manual produced as part of the 'People and Plants' programme.Plant Talk The authors have drawn on and developed the results of ICSU/SCOPE 'Ecology of Biological Invasions' project of the mid-1980s.Plant Conservation News ...a good overview of the types of plants found to be invasive... British Ecological Society Bulletin [This book] is a practical guide including case-studies and an appendix with a list of invasive species and their countries of origin Bookseller I rather enjoyed this book ... at times I found myself fully immersed in a science fiction world of immortal propagules, uncontested vigour and unwitting dispersal agents spreading the plague to the four corners - I shall never look at the mud on my boots in quite the same light again. Annals of Botany We know of no other publication that provides such a broad coverage of these topics ... We strongly recommend it ... Trends in Ecology and Evolution The book contains an invaluable list of invasive species with their countries of origin and regions of introduction.Krypto News Plant Invaders is a conservation manual produced as part of the 'People and Plants' programme.Plant Talk The authors have drawn on and developed the results of ICSU/SCOPE 'Ecology of Biological Invasions' project of the mid-1980s.Plant Conservation News ...a good overview of the types of plants found to be invasive... British Ecological Society Bulletin Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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