Weaving together natural history, botanical science and insight from his own travels, a nature writer reveals the many hidden truths behind these scourges of lawns and gardens, and explores how weeds have been portrayed from the Bible all the way to "Invasion of the Body Snatche…
Encyclopedic in scope, the book is the first to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. The book is organized by plant family, and more than five hundred species are featured. Each receives a two-page spread with images and text identification keys. Species are arra…
Encyclopedic in scope, the book is the first to cover North American weeds at every stage of growth. The book is organized by plant family, and more than five hundred species are featured. Each receives a two-page spread with images and text identification keys. Species are arra…
This book is part of the "CABI Invasive Series", which addresses all topics relating to invasive species, including biosecurity surveillance, mapping and modelling, economics of invasive species and species interactions in plant invasions. Aimed at researchers, upper-level stude…
This book examines what will happen to global invasive species, including plants, animals and pathogens with current and expected man-made climate change. The effects on distribution, success, spread and impact of invasive species are considered for a series of case studies from…
by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Wittenberg, Rüdiger, Global Invasive Species Programme, Cock, M. J. W., International Council of Scientific Unions., Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment
"This toolkit provides an overview, advice by example, and sources for further information on best management practices for invasive alien species, to assist and direct those involved with biodiversity conservation and land management. The breadth of the management approach and …
This toolkit provides an overview, advice by example, and sources for further information on the best management practices for invasive alien species, to assist and direct those involved with biodiversity conservation and land management. An introductory chapter is followed by a…
"The book summarises the history of biological control in Latin America and the Caribbean"--
Focusing on peas and beans of agricultural and economic importance, this book includes an introduction to the botanical family, history and production areas of these crops. It also provides detailed information on genetics, seed management, crop protection, growth, crop stresses…
In this monograph, the core elements of multidisciplinary bioremediation practices are addressed and environmental pollutants which can be effectively remediated using weeds is focused upon. Weeds plants can easily grow in waste dumping sites with their rapidly colonizing abilit…
