Biological Invasions and Its Management in China: Volume 2 (Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology (13))

The book discusses invasive-species problems in agriculture, forests and aquatic ecosystems, highlighting the invasive mechanisms and management of the selected invasive species. Biological invasion has become a serious global ecological and economic problem that deserves particular attention from both government officials and scientists. This volume focuses on three key scientific areas: 1) population establishment and spreading mechanisms of the selected invasive species; 2) ecology adaptation, population growth, expansion and evolution of invasive species; and 3) impact of bio-invasion on the ecosystem structure and function at community and ecosystem levels. The presented research will result in techniques for better management of invasive species. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Pinewood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner and Buhrer) Nickle....Pages 3-21 Burrowing Nematode Radopholus similis (Cobb)....Pages 23-31 Golden Apple Snails....Pages 33-47 Red-Eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied-Neuwied)....Pages 49-76 Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.)....Pages 77-89 North African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell)....Pages 91-98 Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.....Pages 99-109 Crofton Weed Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel)....Pages 111-129 Mile-a-Minute Weed Mikania micrantha Kunth....Pages 131-141 Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis L.....Pages 143-151 Coastal Plain Yellowtops Flaveria bidentis (L.) Kuntze....Pages 153-161 Alligator Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.....Pages 163-173 Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms....Pages 175-186 Saltmarsh Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Loisel....Pages 187-198 Phytophthora sojae ....Pages 199-223 Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense ....Pages 225-236 Front Matter....Pages 237-237 Research and Management of Biological Invasions in China: Future Perspectives....Pages 239-247 Back Matter....Pages 249-252