Description
Book SynopsisBringing together reasons for why and where weeds occur and the ecological importance of weed management, this updated edition (previously entitled "Weed Ecology") provides an in-depth study of plant ecology with greater coverage of invasive plant biology and more concise statistics. In a new, larger format, printed in two colours, and illustrated throughout with figures, tables and case studies it is an essential text for students in plant ecology, agriculture and horticulture.
Trade Review"As an undergraduate text [the book] does a superb job of traversing the wide expanse of ecology... several chapters should be key components of any course on understanding weed ecology" - Biological Invasions"
Table of Contents1: Introduction to Invasion Ecology 2: The Distribution and Abundance of Populations 3: The Structure and Dynamics of Populations 4: Sexual Reproduction 5: Asexual Reproduction 6: From Seed to Seedling 7: Growing Up, Getting Old and Dying 8: Competition 9: Herbivory, Parasitism, and Mutualism 10: Basic Community Concepts and Diversity 11: Community Dynamics: Succession and Assembly 12: Landscape Scales and Invasive Species 13: Molecular Ecology: Applications for Invasive Plants 14: Plant Invasions: A Synthesis
