Plant Invaders
Subtitle: The Threat to Natural Ecosystems (People and Plants Conservation)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Published: April 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781853837814
Subjects: Applied ecology; Botany & plant sciences; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Management of land & natural resources; Gardening; Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems; Conservation Of Natural Resources (General); Plant Ecology; Nature; Science; Nature/Ecology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Life Sciences - Botany; Nature / Plants; General; Life Sciences - Ecology
First sentence: One of the main threats to biodiversity in the world is the direct destruction of habitats by people (through inappropriate resource use or pollution).
Description: A practical guide to the protection and management of ecosystems against invasions by non-indigenous plant species. The authors seek to offer an accessible account of the subject and how to protect natural habitats. The majority of countries suffer from invasive plants and there are case studies from North America, Europe, Australia, South and South East Asia and the Pacific and Atlantic islands. There is also a list of invasive species, with their countries of origin and regions of introduction.