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Record Nr.

UNINA9910799226403321

Autore

Gulzar Ruquia

Titolo

Field Manual on Alien Flora of Kashmir Himalaya [[electronic resource] ] : Casual, Naturalised and Invasive Plants / / by Ruquia Gulzar, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo, Irfan Rashid

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-33847-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 226 p. 204 illus., 203 illus. in color.)

Collana

Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology, , 2543-0483 ; ; 15

Disciplina

578.62

Soggetti

Introduced organisms

Botany

Plant ecology

Biodiversity

Population biology

Environment

Invasive Species

Plant Science

Plant Ecology

Population Dynamics

Environmental Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. How to use the Field Manual? -- Chapter 3. Species’ Profile.

Sommario/riassunto

The book “Field Manual on Alien Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Casual, Naturalised and Invasive Plants” has been prepared with two main goals in mind: (i) to promote awareness on the threats of invasive alien plants to biodiversity, ecology and environment, and (ii) to encourage research on, and management of, the alien plants. The Manual contains concise information on the taxonomy, ecology, invasion status, impacts, distribution and illustrated photo-plates of the alien plant species of Kashmir Himalaya, India. The Manual has three chapters: Chapter-I



provides a general introduction to the discipline of invasion ecology. Chapter-II guides the readers on how to use the Manual, including brief information on the study region, methods, definitions and terminology used. Chapter-III comprises the bulk of this Manual, providing profile of 100 alien plant species with scientific information on the botanical, english and local names, taxonomic characters, ecological traits, current invasion status (casual, naturalised and invasive), impacts, native range, species’ distribution-map in Kashmir Himalaya and coloured illustrations that will aid in field identification. It is hoped that the Manual will increase awareness on the threats posed by plant invasions among all the stakeholders - researchers, land managers, policy makers, environmentalists, naturalists, citizen-scientists, students, and the general public. It will also help in promoting research, formulating policies and planning management actions to deal with invasive alien species.