Aquatic Weeds

The Ecology and Management of Nuisance Aquatic Vegetation

Inbunden, Engelska, 1990

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Aquatic weeds cause serious problems in water bodies throughout the world. They can, for example, block irrigation and drainage channels, interfere with fisheries, hinder navigation, and have environmentally undesirable effects on fresh-water ecosystems. The problems are most severe in tropical and subtropical countries, but they occur almost everywhere. The management of aquatic weeds poses special problems of its own. The main difficulty is to balance effective treatment against the undesirable side-effects that control operations may have on the ecosystem.This book, which is published for the European Weed Research Society, provides a detailed overview of the ecology and management of aquatic weeds, as well as the present status of aquatic weed problems in various continents. The environmental consequences of aquatic weed control measures are discussed in detail. The book will be of special interest to weed scientists, ecologists, agriculturalists, extension personnel, policy makers, and students.

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Utgivningsdatum1990-04-19
Mått163 x 235 x 38 mm
Vikt1 020 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor612
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198541813

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List of contributors; PART I: CONCEPTS, ECOLOGY, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF AQUATIC WEEDS: Introduction; General biology and ecology of aquatic weeds; Origin, autecology, and spread of some of the world's most troublesome aquatic weeds; Ecophysiology of the world's most troublesome aquatic weeds; Flow resistance by aquatic weeds; Relation between aquatic weeds and public health; PART II: MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC WEEDS: Physical control of aquatic weeds; Chemical control of aquatic weeds; Biological control of aquatic weeds; Present status and prospects of integrated control of aquatic weeds; Survey and monitoring of aquatic weed problems and control operations; Relationships between survival strategy of aquatic weeds and control measures; Models on metabolism of aquatic weeds and their application potential; Practical uses of aquatic weeds; PART III: AQUATIC WEED PROBLEMS AND MANAGEMENT IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD: Aquatic weed problems and management in Europe; Aquatic weed problems and management in Asia; Aquatic weed problems and management in Africa; Aquatic weed problems and management in Australasia; Aquatic weed problems and management in North America; Aquatic weed problems and management in the western United States and Canada; Aquatic weed problems and management in the eastern United States and Canada; Aquatic weed problems and management in South and Central America; Appendices; References; Index.