1st Edition

Invasive Plants and Forest Ecosystems

454 Pages 90 B/W Illustrations

by CRC Press

456 Pages

by CRC Press

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As the worldwide human population explodes and trade becomes increasingly globalized, the transboundary movement of plant species from their place of origin to foreign regions is escalating and expected to experience continued growth in the coming decades. Invasive Plants and Forest Ecosystems takes an informed and integrated approach to the current onslaught of invasive species, spotlighting... Read more

Preface

Editors

Contributors

INVASION ECOLOGY

Invasive Plants: A Threat to the Integrity and Sustainability of Forest Ecosystems, S. Jose, R.K. Kohli, H.P. Singh, D.R. Batish, and E.C. Pieterson

Mechanisms of Plant Invasion: A Review, P. Daneshgar and S. Jose Relationship of Invasive Groundcover Plant Presence to Evidence of Disturbance in the Forests of the Upper Midwest of the United States, W.K. Moser, M.H. Hansen, M.D. Nelson, and W.H. McWilliams

Invasion Pattern of Exotic Plants in Forest Ecosystems, S. Fei, N. Kong, J. Stringer, and D. Bowker

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Exotic Tree Invasions:Lessons from a Shade-Tolerant Invader, Acer platanoides, C. R. Webster and S.R. Wangen

Invasive Species and the Resiliency of a Riparian Environment, J.M. Dyer and C.M. Cowell

Biogeography of Invasive Plant Species in Urban Park Forests, R.E. Loeb

ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS

Alien Invasive Plant Species and Their Effects on Hill Forest Ecosystems of Bangladesh, M.K. Hossain

Ecological Status of Some Invasive Plants of Shiwalik Himalayas in Northwestern India, R.K. Kohli, H.P. Singh, D.R. Batish, and K.S. Dogra

Invasive Species and Their Impacts on Endemic Ecosystems in China, J. Fang and F. Wan

Invasive Plants in Australian Forests, with an Emphasis on Subtropics and Tropics, J.D. Nichols and M. Bristow

Risk Analysis for Alien Plants in European Forests, Illustrated by the Example of Prunus serotina, G. Shrader and U. Starfinger

Monitoring and Assessment of Regional Impacts from Nonnative Invasive Plants in Forests of the Pacific Coast, United States, A. Gray

Imperata cylindrica, an Exotic Invasive Grass, Changes Soil Chemical Properties of Forest Ecosystems in the Southeastern United States, A.R. Collins and S. Jose

MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE PLANTS

Adaptive Collaborative Restoration: A Key Concept in Invasive Plant Management, J.H. Miller and J. Schelhas

Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)—A Comprehensive Review of an Invasive Grass, G.E. MacDonald

Exotic Plant Species Invasion and Control in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States, M.A. Jenkins and K.D. Johnson

Invasive Weeds of Colorado Forests and Rangeland, K.G. Beck

Ecology and Management of Tropical Africa’s Forest Invaders, P.P. Bosu, M.M. Apetorgbor, and A. Refera

SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLICY ASPECTS

Invasive Plants in Namibian Subtropical and Riparian Woodlands, D.F. Joubert

Economics, Law, and Policy of Invasive Species Management in the United States: Responding to a Growing Crisis, J. Freeman, R. Albritton, S. Jose, and J.R.R. Alavalapati

Index