Invasive alien plants : an ecological appraisal for the Indian subcontinent /

This book consists of 24 chapters on invasive alien plants in India presented under the following headings: plant invasion in India (an overview); major invasive plants (part I); status, mapping and distribution (part II); environmental impact and risk assessment (part III); population dynamics and...

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Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2012.
Series:CABI invasive species series ; 1.
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505 0 # |a Plant Invasion in India : an Overview / R.K. Kohli, D.R. Batish, J.S. Singh, H.P. Singh and J.R. Bhatt -- Biology, Ecology and Spread of the Invasive Weed Parthenium hysterophorus in India / D.R. Batish, R.K. Kohli, H.P. Singh and G. Kaur -- Invasive Species : Ecology and Impact of Lantana camara Invasions / G.P. Sharma and A.S. Raghubanshi -- Biology of Chromolaena odorata, Ageratina adenophora and Ageratina riparia : a Review / R.S. Tripathi, A.S. Yadav and S.P.S. Kushwaha -- Ageratum conyzoides : an Alien Invasive Weed in India / S. Kaur, D.R. Batish, R.K. Kohli and H.P. Singh -- Predicting the Geographial Distribution of an Invasive Species (Chromolaena odorata L. (King) & H.E. Robins) in the Indian Subcontinent under Climate Change Scenarios / S.K. Barik and D. Adhikari -- Impacts of Cultivation of Kappaphycus alvarezii on Coral Reef Environs of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, South-eastern India / J.K. Patterson Edward and J.R. Bhatt -- Biology of Mikania micrantha H.B.K. : a Review / R.S. Tripathi, M.L. Khan and A.S. Yadav -- Anthemis cotula L. : a Highly Invasive Species in the Kashmir Himalaya, India / Z.A. Reshi, M.A. Shah, I. Rashid and N. Rasool -- A Brief Appraisal of Genus Potamogeton L. in the Kashmir Valley / A. Hassan Ganie, Z.A. Reshi and B.A. Wafai -- Remote Sensing of Invasive Alien Plant Species / S.P.S. Kushwaha -- Invasive Alien Weeds of the Western Ghats : Taxonomy and Distribution / R.R. Rao and K. Sagar -- Invasive Alien Plants in Tropical Forests of the South-eastern Ghats, India : Ecology and Management / N. Parthasarathy, L. Arul Pragasan and C. Muthumperumal -- Status of Alien Plant Invasions in the North-eastern Region of India / U. Shankar, A.S. Yadav, J.P.N. Rai and R.S. Tripathi -- Invasive Alien Weeds in the Tropics : the Changing Pattern in the Herbaceous Flora of Meghalaya in North-east India / R.R. Rao and K. Sagar -- Invasion by Alien Macrophytes in Freshwater Ecosystems of India / M.A. Shah and Z.A. Reshi -- Plant Invasions in Jammu and Kashmir State, India / A.A. Khuroo, Z.A. Reshi, G.H. Dar and I.A. Hamal -- Risk Assessment for Management of Biological Invasions / Z.A. Reshi and I. Rashid -- Economics of Invasive Alien Species / V. Kathuria and S.P. Singh -- Population Dynamics of Invasive Alien Species of Eupatorium / R.S. Tripathi and A.S. Yadav -- Resource Utilization and Beneficial Aspects of Invasive Alien Weeds with Special Reference to the Western Ghats, India / R.R. Rao, K. Sagar and N. Sathyanarayana -- Lantana Mulching for Soil Fertility Improvement, Soil and Water Conservation and Crop Yield Enhancement in Rainfed Rice in the Kumaun Hills / P. Kumar, M. Pant and G.C.S. Negi -- Control of Lantana and Restoration of Biodiversity in Reserve Forests of Chandigarh : a Case Study / I. Singh -- Woody, Alien and Invasive Prosopis julifiora (Swartz) D.C. : Management Dilemmas and Regulatory Issues in Gujarat / C.N. Pandey, R. Pandey and J.R. Bhatt. 
506 # # |a Access limited to subscribing institution. 
520 3 # |a This book consists of 24 chapters on invasive alien plants in India presented under the following headings: plant invasion in India (an overview); major invasive plants (part I); status, mapping and distribution (part II); environmental impact and risk assessment (part III); population dynamics and utilization (part IV); and management and legislation (part V). This book is the first in a series of publications that aims to address 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 students and policy makers, titles in the series provide international coverage of topics related to invasive species, including both a synthesis of facts and discussions of future research perspectives and possible solutions. 
530 # # |a Also available in print format. 
588 # # |a Title from PDF title page (viewed August 6, 2013). 
650 # 0 |a Invasive plants  |z India. 
650 # 0 |a Plant ecology  |z India. 
650 # 0 |a Plant diversity  |z India. 
650 # 0 |a Invasive plants  |x Control  |z India. 
650 # 0 |a Invasive plants  |x Government policy  |z India. 
650 # 0 |a Environmental policy  |z India. 
650 # 4 |a Laws and Regulations. 
650 # 4 |a Weeds and Noxious Plants. 
650 # 4 |a Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General) 
650 # 4 |a Biological Resources (Plant) 
650 # 4 |a Plant Ecology. 
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650 # 7 |a Geographical distribution.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Introduced species.  |2 cabt 
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