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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455612403321

Autore

Booth Barbara D

Titolo

Weed ecology in natural and agricultural systems [[electronic resource] /] / Barbara D. Booth, Stephen D. Murphy, and Clarence J. Swanton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-280-82919-2

9786610829194

9781851997766

0-85199-776-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MurphyStephen D

SwantonClarence J

Disciplina

632/.5

Soggetti

Weeds - Ecology

Weeds

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Ecology of Weeds; Part I Population Ecology; 2 Describing 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; Part II Interactions Between Populations; 8 Interactions Between Populations I: Competition and Allelopathy; 9 Interactions Among Populations II: Herbivory, Parasitism and Mutualisms; 10 Studying Populations and Their Interactions; Part III Community Ecology; 11 Basic Community Concepts and Diversity

12 Community Dynamics: Succession and Assembly13 Plant Invasions; 14 Studying Community Structure and Dynamics; Part IV Conclusions; 15 The Importance of Weed Ecology to Management; Part V Appendix; Glossary; Subject Index; Species Index

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook introduces ecological principles to students interested in weed science and weed management and includes examples from the weed and invasive species literature to illustrate the ecological principles discussed. It is suitable reading for final year and



undergraduates and graduates.