Ecology and management of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2007.
• Subjects: Giant hogweed > Control > Europe.; Giant hogweed > Ecology > Europe.; Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Weeds and Noxious Plants.; Biological Control.; Environmental Pest Management.; Pesticides and Drugs; Control, (New March 2000); Plant Ecology.; Taxonomy and Evolution.; Heracleum mantegazzianum.; Biological control.; Chemical control.; Cultural control.; Genetics.; Geographical distribution.; Invasions.; Invasive species.; Natural enemies.; Physical control.; Plant ecology.; Reproduction.; Spread.; Taxonomy.; Weed control.; Weeds.; Electronic books.
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This book is a compendium of the current knowledge on the invasive plant, giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) that spread from Caucasus across Europe, creating serious problems displacing and overtaking native plants. Topics covered include: taxonomy, genetics, reproductive ecology, and invasio...

Table of Contents:

• Preface : All You Ever Wanted to Know About Hogweed, but Were Afraid to Ask! / David M. Richardson
• Taxonomy, Identification, Genetic Relationships and Distribution of Large Heracleum Species in Europe / S̆árka Jahodová, Lars Fröberg, Petr Pys̆ek, Dmitry Geltman, Sviatlana Trybush and Angela Karp
• Heracleum mantegazzianum in its Primary Distribution Range of the Western Greater Caucasus / Annette Otte, R. Lutz Eckstein and Jan Thiele
• Historical Dynamics of Heracleum mantegazzianum Invasion at Regional and Local Scales / Petr Pys̆ek, Jana Müllerová and Vojtĕch Jaros̆ík
• Reproductive Ecology of Heracleum mantegazzianum / Irena Perglová, Jan Pergl and Petr Pys̆ek
• Seed Germination, Dispersal and Seed Bank in Heracleum mantegazzianum / Lenka Moravcová, Petr Pys̆ek, Lukás̆ Krinke, Jan Pergl, Irena Perglová and Ken Thompson
• Population Dynamics of Heracleum mantegazzianum / Jan Pergl, Jörg Hüls, Irena Perglová, R. Lutz Eckstein, Petr Pys̆ek and Annette Otte
• Regeneration Ability of Heracleum mantegazzianum and Implications for Control / Petr Pys̆ek, Irena Perglová, Lukás̆ Krinke, Vojtĕch Jaros̆ík, Jan Pergl and Lenka Moravcová
• Ecological Needs, Habitat Preferences and Plant Communities Invaded by Heracleum mantegazzianum / Jan Thiele, Annette Otte and R. Lutz Eckstein
• Impact of Heracleum mantegazzianum on Invaded Vegetation and Human Activities / Jan Thiele and Annette Otte
• Seed Ecology of Heracleum mantegazzianum and H. sosnowskyi, Two Invasive Species with Different Distributions in Europe / Lenka Moravcová, Zigmantas Gudz̆inskas, Petr Pys̆ek, Jan Pergl and Irena Perglová
• Herbivorous Arthropods on Heracleum mantegazzianum in its Native and Invaded Distribution Range / Steen O. Hansen, Jan Hattendorf, Charlotte Nielsen, Ruediger Wittenberg and Wolfgang Nentwig
• Fungal Pathogens Associated with Heracleum mantegazzianum in its Native and Invaded Distribution Range / Marion K. Seier and Harry C. Evans
• Defence Systems of Heracleum mantegazzianum / Jan Hattendorf, Steen O. Hansen and Wolfgang Nentwig
• Mechanical and Chemical Control of Heracleum mantegazzianum and H. sosnowskyi / Charlotte Nielsen, Ineta Vanaga, Olga Treikale and Ilze Priekule
• Control of Heracleum mantegazzianum by Grazing / Rita Merete Buttenschøn and Charlotte Nielsen
• The Scope for Biological Control of Giant Hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum / Matthew J.W. Cock and Marion K. Seier
• Revegetation as a Part of an Integrated Management Strategy for Large Heracleum species / Hans Peter Ravn, Olga Treikale, Ineta Vanaga and Ilze Priekule
• Model-assisted Evaluation of Control Strategies for Heracleum mantegazzianum / Nana Nehrbass and Eckart Winkler
• Master of All Traits : Can We Successfully Fight Giant Hogweed? / Petr Pys̆ek, Matthew J.W. Cock, Wolfgang Nentwig and Hans Peter Ravn.