Dynamics of Weed Populations

by: Roger Cousens - Martin Mortimer

Dynamics of Weed Populations
Author: Roger Cousens, Martin Mortimer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

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Publication date: 31 October 2009

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ISBN: 0511608624 ISBN 13: 9780511608629

Dynamics of Weed Populations by Roger Cousens - Martin Mortimer

Puts the broad empirical knowledge on weed ecology into a theoretical framework. Top page

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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. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

City: Cambridge

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Departments: Plant ecology; Pest control;

Record updated at: 23 November, 2012 time: 00:50

Summary Dynamics of Weed Populations Preface; 1. Weed population dynamics/the framework; 2. The dynamics of geographic range expansion; 3. Dispersal within and between populations; 4. Processes involved in the regulation of density; 5. The intrinsic dynamics of population density; 6. Extrinsic factors affecting population density; 7. The spatial dynamics of weed populations; 8. The evolution of herbicide resistance; 9. Weed population dynamics/synthesis and prognosis; References; Index. Top page

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