| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) |
| Series |
CABI invasives series ; 8 |
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CABI invasive species series ; 8
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| Contents |
1.Invasive Alien Plants as a Constraint to Development in Tropical Asia: Is There a Crisis in the Making? / Sean T. Murphy -- 2.Profile of an Invasive Plant: Mikania micrantha / K.V. Sankaran -- 3.Social and Economic Implications of Mikania micrantha in the Kerala Western Ghats / Jyotsna Krishnakumar -- 4.Impacts and Management Options for Mikania micrantha in Plantations / Soetikno S. Sastroutomo -- 5.Mikania micrantha: Its Status and Impact on People and Wildlife in Nepal / Bhaskar Adhikari -- 6.Impact and Management of Invasive Alien Plants in Pacific Island Communities / Warea Orapa -- 7.Understanding the Impact of Invasive Mikania micrantha in Shifting Agriculture and Its Management through Traditional Ecological Knowledge / P.S. Ramakrishnan -- 8.Prevention and Related Measures for Invasive Alien Plants in India: Policy Framework and Other Initiatives / Kavya Dashora -- 9.Control Options for Invasive Alien Plants in Agroforestry in the Asia-Pacific Region / K.V. Sankaran -- 10.Classical Biological Control of Mikania micrantha: the Sustainable Solution / Matthew J.W. Cock -- 11.Policy Frameworks for the Implementation of a Classical Biological Control Strategy: the Chinese Experience / Jianqing Ding -- 12.Policy Frameworks for the Implementation of a Classical Biological Control Strategy: the Indian Experience / Abraham Verghese |
| Summary |
"This book, for the first time, brings together a wide range of invasive plant specialists from the Asia-Pacific region to share their experience in addressing the problem and delivering solutions." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Invasive plants -- Biological control -- Case studies
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Introduced organisms -- Case studies
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Introduced organisms.
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Invasive plants -- Biological control.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ellison, Carol A., editor
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Sankaran, K. V., editor
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Murphy, Sean T., editor
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| LC no. |
2017024619 |
| ISBN |
9781786391353 |
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178639135X |
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9781786391346 |
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1786391341 |
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