Invasive alien plants : an ecological appraisal for the Indian subcontinent / edited by J.R. Bhatt ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:
Book Chapters
Chapter: 1 (Page no: 1)
Plant invasion in India: an overview.
Author(s): Kohli, R. K., Batish, D. R., Singh, J. S., Singh, H. P., Bhatt, J. R.
Chapter: 2 (Page no: 10)
Biology, ecology and spread of the invasive weed Parthenium hysterophorus in India.
Author(s): Batish, D. R., Kohli, R. K., Singh, H. P., Kaur, G.
Chapter: 3 (Page no: 19)
Invasive species: ecology and impact of Lantana camara invasions.
Author(s): Sharma, G. P., Raghubanshi, A. S.
Chapter: 4 (Page no: 43)
Biology of Chromolaena odorata, Ageratina adenophora and Ageratina riparia: a review.
Author(s): Tripathi, R. S., Yadav, A. S., Kushwaha, S. P. S.
Chapter: 5 (Page no: 57)
Ageratum conyzoides: an alien invasive weed in India.
Author(s): Kaur, S., Batish, D. R., Kohli, R. K., Singh, H. P.
Chapter: 6 (Page no: 77)
Predicting the geographical distribution of an invasive species (Chromolaena odorata L. (King) & H.E. Robins) in the Indian subcontinent under climate change scenarios.
Author(s): Barik, S. K., Adhikari, D.
Chapter: 7 (Page no: 89)
Impacts of cultivation of Kappaphycus alvarezii on coral reef environs of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, South-eastern India.
Author(s): Patterson Edward, J. K., Bhatt, J. R.
Chapter: 8 (Page no: 99)
Biology of Mikania micrantha H.B.K.: a review.
Author(s): Tripathi, R. S., Khan, M. L., Yadav, A. S.
Chapter: 9 (Page no: 108)
Anthemis cotula L.: a highly invasive species in the Kashmir Himalaya, India.
Author(s): Reshi, Z. A., Shah, M. A., Rashid, I., Rasool, N.
Chapter: 10 (Page no: 126)
A brief appraisal of genus Potamogeton L. in the Kashmir valley.
Author(s): Ganie, A. H., Reshi, Z. A., Wafai, B. A.
Chapter: 11 (Page no: 131)
Remote sensing of invasive alien plant species.
Author(s): Kushwaha, S. P. S.
Chapter: 12 (Page no: 139)
Invasive alien weeds of the Western Ghats: taxonomy and distribution.
Author(s): Rao, R. R., Sagar, K.
Chapter: 13 (Page no: 162)
Invasive alien plants in tropical forests of the South-eastern Ghats, India: ecology and management.
Author(s): Parthasarathy, N., Pragasan, L. A., Muthumperumal, C.
Chapter: 14 (Page no: 174)
Status of alien plant invasions in the North-eastern region of India.
Author(s): Shankar, U., Yadav, A. S., Rai, J. P. N., Tripathi, R. S.
Chapter: 15 (Page no: 189)
Invasive alien weeds in the tropics: the changing pattern in the herbaceous flora of Meghalaya in North-east India.
Author(s): Rao, R. R., Kavitha Sagar
Chapter: 16 (Page no: 199)
Invasion by alien macrophytes in freshwater ecosystems of India.
Author(s): Shah, M. A., Reshi, Z. A.
Chapter: 17 (Page no: 216)
Plant invasions in Jammu and Kashmir state, India.
Author(s): Khuroo, A. A., Reshi, Z. A., Dar, G. H., Hamal, I. A.
Chapter: 18 (Page no: 227)
Risk assessment for management of biological invasions.
Author(s): Reshi, Z. A., Irfan Rashid
Chapter: 19 (Page no: 244)
Economics of invasive alien species.
Author(s): Vinish Kathuria, Singh, S. P.
Chapter: 20 (Page no: 257)
Population dynamics of invasive alien species of Eupatorium.
Author(s): Tripathi, R. S., Yadav, A. S.
Chapter: 21 (Page no: 271)
Resource utilization and beneficial aspects of invasive alien weeds with special reference to the Western Ghats, India.
Author(s): Rao, R. R., Kavitha Sagar, Sathyanarayana, N.
Chapter: 22 (Page no: 282)
Lantana mulching for soil fertility improvement, soil and water conservation and crop yield enhancement in rainfed rice in the Kumaun hills.
Author(s): Kumar, P., Pant, M., Negi, G. C. S.
Chapter: 23 (Page no: 292)
Control of Lantana and restoration of biodiversity in reserve forests of Chandigarh: a case study.
Author(s): Ishwar Singh
Chapter: 24 (Page no: 299)
Woody, alien and invasive Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) D.C.: management dilemmas and regulatory issues in Gujarat.
Author(s): Pandey, C. N., Pandey, R., Bhatt, J. R.