Plant Invaders

by Cronk, Quentin C. B.; Fuller, Janice L.

• ISBN13: 9781853837814
• ISBN10: 1853837814
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

* A practical guide to the protection and management of ecosystems against invasions by non-indigenous plant species * Includes extensive case studies and an invaluable list of invasive species with their countries of origin and regions of introduction * Published in association with WWF, UNESCO and Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew This useful handbook comes at a time when the problem of invasive species is becoming ever more pressing. Cronk and Fuller give an accessible and authoritative account of the subject and how to protect natural habitats. The majority of countries suffer from 'invasives' and this book covers case studies from North America, Europe, Australia, South and South East Asia and the Pacific and Atlantic islands. It will have a wide appeal not only for academics and students but also for those concerned with the practical conservation of plants and ecosystems and land management.

Table of Contents

The `People and Plants' Initiative	ix
Alan Hamilton
Panel of Advisers	xi
Preface	xii
Acknowledgements	xiv
The nature of plant invasion	1	(14)
What are invasive plants?	1	(1)
Plant invasion and conservation	2	(5)
Where is invasion happening?	7	(8)
How invasion occurs	15	(20)
Process of invasion	15	(4)
Historical aspects of plant translocation	19	(5)
Characteristics of invasive species	24	(5)
Taxonomic patterns of invasion	29	(1)
Predicting invasion	30	(5)
Action against invasive plants	35	(26)
Education and awareness	35	(1)
Legislation	36	(2)
Preventing introduction and spread	38	(3)
Information and recording	41	(2)
Planning a control program	43	(4)
Physical control	47	(3)
Chemical control	50	(3)
Biological control (biocontrol)	53	(5)
Environment management control	58	(1)
Prospects for the future	59	(2)
Case studies of some important invasive species	61	(66)
Introduction	61	(1)
Species accounts	62	(65)
Acacia saligna (Labill.) Wendl. (Leguminosae)	62	(5)
Andropogon virginicus L. (Gramineae)	67	(2)
Clematis vitalba L. (Ranunculaceae)	69	(4)
Clidemia hirta (L.) D.Don. (Melastomataceae)	73	(3)
Hakea sericea Schrad. et Wendl. (Proteaceae)	76	(3)
Lagarosiphon major (Ridl.) Moss (Hydrocharitaceae)	79	(3)
Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae)	82	(4)
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) Blake (Myrtaceae)	86	(4)
Mimosa pigra L. (Leguminosae)	90	(5)
Myrica faya Ait. (Myricaceae)	95	(3)
Passiflora mollissima (H.B.K.) Bailey (Passifloraceae)	98	(5)
Pinus radiata D. Don (Pinaceae)	103	(4)
Pittosporum undulatum Vent. (Pittosporaceae)	107	(4)
Psidium cattleianum Sabine (Myrtaceae)	111	(3)
Rhododendron ponticum L. (Ericaceae)	114	(5)
Salvinia molesta D. Mitch. (Salviniaceae)	119	(4)
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. (Leguminosae)	123	(4)
Representative invasive species	127	(74)
Key to brief accounts of invasive species	127	(2)
Species list	129	(72)
Appendices	201	(6)
Appendix A --- Use of herbicides: some environmental cautions	201	(2)
Appendix B --- A selection of relevant addresses	203	(4)
Glossary	207	(4)
References	211	(22)
Index	233