Weed ecology in natural and agricultural systems /

• Main Authors: Booth, Barbara D., (Author), Murphy, Stephen D., (Author), Swanton, Clarence J., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2003.
• Subjects: Weeds > Ecology.; Weeds.; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.; Weeds and Noxious Plants.; Plant Disorders and Injuries (Not caused directly by Organisms); Plant Ecology.; Allelopathy.; Asexual reproduction.; Invasions.; Mutualism.; Plant communities.; Plant competition.; Plant ecology.; Population distribution.; Population dynamics.; Population ecology.; Population structure.; Sexual reproduction.; Succession.; Weed biology.; Electronic books.
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This text book introduces ecological principles, relating them to weed science and weed management. The ecological principles are illustrated by examples taken from weed and invasive species literature. The book is divided into four main sections: population ecology (6 chapters), interactions betwee...

Table of Contents:

• Ecology of Weeds
• Describing the Distribution and Abundance of Populations
• The Structure and Dynamics of Populations
• Sexual Reproduction
• Asexual Reproduction
• From Seed to Seedling
• Growing Up, Getting Old and Dying
• Interactions Between Populations I : Competition and Allelopathy
• Interactions Between Populations II : Herbivory, Parasitism and Mutualisms
• Studying Populations and Their Interactions
• Basic Community Concepts and Diversity
• Community Dynamics : Succession and Assembly
• Plant Invasions
• Studying Community Structure and Dynamics
• The Importance of Weed Ecology to Management.