Invasive Plants: Ecological and Agricultural Aspects

In search of an operational lexicon for biological invasions....Pages 1-15
The ecology of biological invasions: past, present and future....Pages 19-43
Ecological niche models and the geography of biological invasions: a review and a novel application....Pages 45-60
Importance of species replication in understanding plant invasions into North American grasslands....Pages 61-75
Residence time determines the distribution of alien plants....Pages 77-96
The relationship between community diversity and exotic plants: cause or consequence of invasion?....Pages 97-114
Invasive plants: the process within wetland ecosystems....Pages 115-127
Understanding invasions: the rise and fall of diffuse knapweed ( Centaurea diffusa ) in North America....Pages 129-139
Defining a regional approach for invasive plant research and management....Pages 141-165
Allelopathy as a mechanism for resisting invasion: the case of Polygonella myriophylla ....Pages 167-177
Ecology and management of an exotic weed Phalaris minor ....Pages 181-193
Reducing agroecosystem vulnerability to weed invasion....Pages 195-207
Tillage intensity affects weed communities in agroecosystems....Pages 209-221
Distribution and biological control of Chromolaena odorata ....Pages 223-233
Biology and anthropology of plant invasions....Pages 235-250
Characteristics, significance, and human dimension of global invasive weeds....Pages 251-268
Environmental consequences and economic costs of alien species....Pages 269-276