عنوان

Biological Invasions in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin

(Number (ISBN

9400918763

(Number (ISBN

9401073376

(Number (ISBN

9789400918764

(Number (ISBN

9789401073370

Number

b592725

Title Proper

Biological Invasions in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by F. Castri, A.J. Hansen, M. Debussche.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Dordrecht

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Netherlands

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1990

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(480 pages)

Series Title

Monographiae biologicae, 65.

Text of Note

One. Introduction --; 1. On invading species and invaded ecosystems: the interplay of historical chance and biological necessity --; Two. Plant invasions --; 2. Plant invasions in Central Europe: historical and ecological aspects --; 3. History of the impact of man on the distribution of plant species --; 4. Recent plant invasions in the Circum-Mediterranean region --; 5. The invading weeds within the Western Mediterranean Basin --; 6. Widespread adventive plants in Catalonia --; 7. History and patterns of plant invasion in Northern Africa --; 8. Invasions of adventive plants in Israel --; 9. Man and vegetation in the Mediterranean area during the last 20,000 years --; 10. Plant invasions in Southern Europe from the Paleoecological point of view --; 11. Mediterranean weeds: exchanges of invasive plants between the five Mediterranean regions of the world --; Three. Animal invasions --; 12. The invasion of Northern Europe during the Pleistocene by Mediterranean species of Coleoptera --; 13. Migratory Phenomena in European animal species --; 14. The bean beetle (Acanthoscelides obtectus) and its host, the French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris): a two-way colonization story --; 15. Some recent bird invasions in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin --; 16. Of mice and men --; 17. Invasions by parasites in continental Europe --; 18. Human activities and modification of ichtyofauna of the Mediterranean sea: effect on parasitosis --; 19. Influence of environmental factors on the invasion of molluscs by parasites: with special reference to Europe --; Four. Mechanisms of invasions --; 20. In search of the characteristics of plant invaders --; 21. Biogeographical and physiological aspects of the invasion by Dittrichia (ex Inula) viscosa W. Greuter, a ruderal species in the Mediterranean Basin --; 22. Invaders and disequilibrium --; 23. Species-specific pollination: a help or a limitation to range extension? --; 24. Genetic differentiation in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) during periods of invasion and regeneration --; 25. Invasion of natural pastures by a cultivated grass (Dactylis glomerata L.) in Galicia, Spain: process and consequence on plant-cattle interactions --; 26. Introduced and cultivated fleshy-fruited plants: consequences of a mutualistic Mediterranean plant-bird system --; 27. Fire as an agent of plant invasion? A case study in the French Mediterranean vegetation --; List of contributors --; Index of Genera and Species --; General index.

Ecology.

Life sciences.

Plant ecology.

edited by F. Castri, A.J. Hansen, M. Debussche.

A J Hansen

F Castri

M Debussche

Electronic name

[Book]

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