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Author Wani, Gowher A

Title The Eco-Physiological and Genetic Basis of Invasiveness
Published Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (139 pages)
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Invasion of Aquatic Ecosystems -- Characteristics of Aquatic Invasive Species -- Vulnerability of Aquatic Systems to Invasion -- Invasive Plant Species in Wetlands -- Invasion Dynamics in Aquatic Systems -- Competitive Interactions and Plant Invasion -- Plant Invasion and Soil Microbes -- Morphological Traits Contributing to Invasiveness -- Functional Traits and Invasiveness -- Dispersal Syndromes and Invasiveness -- Relation of Various Syndromes with Invasiveness -- Genetic Basis of Plant Invasiveness
Role of Microsatellite Markers in Plant Invasion Studies -- Phragmites Australis: A Model Aquatic Invader -- Control and Management of Aquatic Invasive Species -- Conclusion and Future Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography
Summary The invasion of ecosystems by alien species is a key driver of global environmental change and many invasive plant species attain sufficiently high abundance to alter the structure and function of an ecosystem. This book is the first publication to explain the reasons as to why some alien species undergo a profound shift in their ecological fortune from being minor components of their native ecosystems to becoming devastating dominants of non-native habitats. The book assesses the ecological, morphological, functional and genetic factors that contribute to invasion success. Cutting-edge tools i
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Subject Invasive plants -- Genetics
Introduced organisms.
Molecular biology.
Molecular Biology
molecular biology.
Plant ecology.
Botany & plant sciences.
Evolution.
Molecular biology
Introduced organisms
Form Electronic book
Author A. Shah, Manzoor
ISBN 1527554902
9781527554900