| Dynamics of Weed Populations Contributor(s): Cousens, Roger (Author), Mortimer, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521499690 ISBN-13: 9780521499699 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $84.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: Puts the broad empirical knowledge on weed ecology into a theoretical framework. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - General - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Life Sciences - Horticulture |
| Dewey: 632.58 |
| LCCN: 95000949 |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.04" W x 9.03" (1.2 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What are the ecological attributes of weeds that confer the ability to interfere with human activities? Roger Cousens and Martin Mortimer place weed management within an ecological context, with the focus on the manipulation of population size. The dynamics of abundance and spatial distribution are considered at both geographic and local scales. The basic processes of dispersal, reproduction and mortality are described, together with the factors that influence them. Management is shown to modify patterns of behaviour that are intrinsic to populations. Attention is given to the evolution and management of resistance to herbicides. This book provides weed science with the conceptual basis that has previously been lacking. It also gives ecologists access to the extensive database on the population ecology of weeds. |