Invasive Alien Plants
by Bhatt, J. R.; Singh, J. S.; Singh, S. P.; Tripathi, R. S.; Kohli, R. K.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-02-28
Publisher(s): 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
| Contributors | p. Vii |
| Plant Invasion in India: an Overview | p. 1 |
| Major Invasive Plants | |
| Biaology, Ecology and Spread of the Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus in India | p. 10 |
| Invasive Species: Ecology and Impact of Lantana camara Invasions | p. 19 |
| Biology of Chromolaena odorata, Ageratina adenophora and Ageratina riparia: a Review | p. 43 |
| Ageratum conyzoides: an Alien Invasive Weed in India | p. 57 |
| Predicting the Geographial Distribution of an Invasive Species (Chromolaena odorata L. (King) & H.E. Robins) in the Indian Subcontinent under Climate Change Scenarios | p. 77 |
| Impacts of Cultivation of Kappaphycus alvarezii on Coral Reef Environs of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, South-eastern India | p. 89 |
| Biology of Mikania micrantha H.B.K.: a Review | p. 99 |
| Anthemis cotula L.: a Highly Invasive Species in the Kashmir Himalaya, India | p. 108 |
| A Brief Appraisal of Genus Potamogeton L. in the Kashmir Valley | p. 126 |
| Status, Mapping and Distribution | |
| Remote Sensing of Invasive Alien Plant Species | p. 131 |
| Invasive Alien Weeds of the Western Ghats: Taxonomy and Distribution | p. 139 |
| Invasive Alien Plants in Tropical Forests of the South-eastern Ghats, India: Ecology and Management | p. 162 |
| Status of Alien Plant Invasions in the North-eastern Region of India | p. 174 |
| Invasive Alien Weeds in the Tropics: the Changing Pattern in the Herbaceous Flora of Meghalaya in North-east India | p. 189 |
| Invasion by Alien Macrophytes in Freshwater Ecosystems of India | p. 199 |
| Plant Invasions in Jammu and Kashmir State, India | p. 216 |
| Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment | |
| Risk Assessment for Management of Biological Invasions | p. 227 |
| Economics of Invasive Alien Species | p. 244 |
| Population dynamics Utilization | |
| Population Dynamics of Invasive Alien Species of Eupatorium | p. 257 |
| Resource Utilization and Beneficial Aspects of Invasive Alien Weeds with Special Reference to the Western Ghats, India | p. 271 |
| Lantana Mulching for Soil Fertility Improvement, Soil and Water Conservation and Crop Yield Enhancement in Rainfed Rice in the Kumaun Hills | p. 282 |
| Management and Legislation | |
| Control of Lantana and Restoration of Biodiversity in Reserve Forests of Chandigarh: a Case Study | p. 292 |
| Woody, Alien and Invasive Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) D.C.: Management Dilemmas and Regulatory Issues in Gujarat | p. 299 |
| Index | p. 305 |
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