Ecology and management of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazziannum) / / edited by P. Pysek ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, USA, : CABI Pub., 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Disciplina: 632/.5
• Soggetto topico: Giant hogweed - Control - Europe; Giant hogweed - Ecology - Europe
• Altri autori: PyšekPetr
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgement; Preface: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Hogweed, but Were Afraid to Ask!; 1 Taxonomy, Identification, Genetic Relationships and Distribution of Large Heracleum Species in Europe; 2 Heracleum mantegazzianum in its Primary Distribution Range of the Western Greater Caucasus; 3 Historical Dynamics of Heracleum mantegazzianum Invasion at Regional and Local Scales; 4 Reproductive Ecology of Heracleum mantegazzianum; 5 Seed Germination, Dispersal and Seed Bank in Heracleum mantegazzianum; 6 Population Dynamics of Heracleum mantegazzianum ; 7 Regeneration Ability of Heracleum mantegazzianum and Implications for Control8 Ecological Needs, Habitat Preferences and Plant Communities Invaded by Heracleum mantegazzianum; 9 Impact of Heracleum mantegazzianum on Invaded Vegetation and Human Activities; 10 Seed Ecology of Heracleum mantegazzianum and H. sosnowskyi, Two Invasive Species with Different Distributions in Europe; 11 Herbivorous Arthropods on Heracleum mantega
• Sommario/riassunto: The Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum is a pernicious invasive species, with significant impact on human health due to its phytoxic sap. From its native area, the Caucasus, it has spread across Europe creating serious environmental and health problems. This book, the output of a. three-year EU project involving 40 European experts, is an authoritative compendium of current knowledge on this amazing invasive plant and will facilitate improved management. It is an invaluable resource for both practitioner and student, and covers topics including taxonomy, genetics,. reproduction, population
• Titolo autorizzato: Ecology and management of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazziannum)
• ISBN: 1-280-73617-8; 9786610736171; 1-84593-207-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910446341603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II