Plant invasions in protected areas: patterns, problems and challenges

0436274 - BÚ 2015 RIV NL eng M - Část monografie knihy
Foxcroft, L. C. - Richardson, D. M. - Pyšek, Petr - Genovesi, P.
Plant invasions in protected areas: outlining the issues and creating the links.
Plant invasions in protected areas: patterns, problems and challenges. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, 2013 - (Foxcroft, L.; Pyšek, P.; Richardson, D.; Genovesi, P.), s. 3-18. Book series: Invading Nature-Springer Series in Invasion Ecology. ISBN 978-94-007-7749-1
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985939
Klíčová slova: plant invasions * protected areas * global overview
Kód oboru RIV: EH - Ekologie - společenstva

There are numerous excellent volumes on the topic of biological invasions, some of which deal with conservation-related issues to varying degrees. Almost 30 years since the last global assessment of alien plant invasions in protected areas during the SCOPE programme of the 1980s, the present book aims to provide a synthesis of the current state of knowledge of problems with invasive plants in protected areas. To set the scene we outline some of the major challenges facing the field of invasion biology. We discuss the extent and dimensions of problems that managers of protected areas deal with and what can be learnt from research and management interventions conducted in protected areas. A virtual tour through different regions of the world sheds light on the rapidly growing knowledge base in different socio-geographical settings, and applies such insights to the problems that managers face. We hope that this book captures the core concerns and creates the critical links that will be needed if the growing impacts of alien plant invasions on protected areas are to be managed effectively. We also aim to promote the role of protected areas as leaders and catalysts of global action on invasive species, and key study areas for basic and applied invasion science.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0240079