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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782769303321

Titolo

Seaweed invasions [[electronic resource] ] : a synthesis of ecological, economic, and legal imperatives / / edited by Craig R. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Walter de Gruyter, c2007

ISBN

1-281-99083-3

9786611990831

3-11-021134-3

Edizione

[Reprinted from Botanica Marina Vol. 50, Double Issue 5/6 (2007)]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonCraig R (Craig Richard)

Disciplina

363.7/8

Soggetti

Marine algae - Ecology

Marine algae - Control

Marine algae - Harvesting

Invasive plants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Reprinted from Botanica marina, vol. 50 (2007), double issue 5/6."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Seaweed invasions: introduction and scope -- Reviews -- Introductions of seaweeds: accidental transfer pathways and mechanisms -- Intentional introductions of commercially harvested alien seaweeds -- Mechanisms of invasion: establishment, spread and persistence of introduced seaweed populations -- Mechanisms of invasions: can the recipient community influence invasion rates? -- Methods for identifying and tracking seaweed invasions -- Molecular approaches to the study of invasive seaweeds -- Impacts of introduced seaweeds -- Control of invasive seaweeds -- Invasive seaweeds: global and regional law and policy responses -- Conclusion -- Seaweed invasions: conclusions and future directions -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

In recognising an urgent need to move beyond case studies and develop a conceptual synthesis, the scope of this volume is broad, covering the principal elements of both the invasion process and human responses to seaweed invasions. This includes addressing legal frameworks for regulatory control, practical means to track and respond to invasive seaweeds in the field, as well as the ecology of



invasions. The result is both a valuable multidisciplinary synthesis of work to date, and a pointer to future challenges and priorities.