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9781845939076

Invasive Alien Plants

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  • ISBN13:

    9781845939076

  • ISBN10:

    1845939077

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-02-28
  • Publisher: Cab Intl

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Summary

Invasive alien species are a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystems throughout the world. In India, a country with four of the world's most important 'biodiversity hotspots', the invasion of alien plants means risking a national ecological disaster with major social and economic consequences. Currently, there is insufficient information about invasive alien plants; their distribution, rate of spread and adaptability to new environments. This book reveals existing and potential invaders, evaluates the level of risk they pose to native species and suggests steps to manage spread and limit damage. Invaluable to policy-makers, this book is also required reading for researchers of invasive plants worldwide.

Table of Contents

Contributorsp. Vii
Plant Invasion in India: an Overviewp. 1
Major Invasive Plants
Biaology, Ecology and Spread of the Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus in Indiap. 10
Invasive Species: Ecology and Impact of Lantana camara Invasionsp. 19
Biology of Chromolaena odorata, Ageratina adenophora and Ageratina riparia: a Reviewp. 43
Ageratum conyzoides: an Alien Invasive Weed in Indiap. 57
Predicting the Geographial Distribution of an Invasive Species (Chromolaena odorata L. (King) & H.E. Robins) in the Indian Subcontinent under Climate Change Scenariosp. 77
Impacts of Cultivation of Kappaphycus alvarezii on Coral Reef Environs of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, South-eastern Indiap. 89
Biology of Mikania micrantha H.B.K.: a Reviewp. 99
Anthemis cotula L.: a Highly Invasive Species in the Kashmir Himalaya, Indiap. 108
A Brief Appraisal of Genus Potamogeton L. in the Kashmir Valleyp. 126
Status, Mapping and Distribution
Remote Sensing of Invasive Alien Plant Speciesp. 131
Invasive Alien Weeds of the Western Ghats: Taxonomy and Distributionp. 139
Invasive Alien Plants in Tropical Forests of the South-eastern Ghats, India: Ecology and Managementp. 162
Status of Alien Plant Invasions in the North-eastern Region of Indiap. 174
Invasive Alien Weeds in the Tropics: the Changing Pattern in the Herbaceous Flora of Meghalaya in North-east Indiap. 189
Invasion by Alien Macrophytes in Freshwater Ecosystems of Indiap. 199
Plant Invasions in Jammu and Kashmir State, Indiap. 216
Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment for Management of Biological Invasionsp. 227
Economics of Invasive Alien Speciesp. 244
Population dynamics Utilization
Population Dynamics of Invasive Alien Species of Eupatoriump. 257
Resource Utilization and Beneficial Aspects of Invasive Alien Weeds with Special Reference to the Western Ghats, Indiap. 271
Lantana Mulching for Soil Fertility Improvement, Soil and Water Conservation and Crop Yield Enhancement in Rainfed Rice in the Kumaun Hillsp. 282
Management and Legislation
Control of Lantana and Restoration of Biodiversity in Reserve Forests of Chandigarh: a Case Studyp. 292
Woody, Alien and Invasive Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) D.C.: Management Dilemmas and Regulatory Issues in Gujaratp. 299
Indexp. 305
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