Aquatic weeds : the ecology and management of nuisance aquatic vegetation /

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Imprint:Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Description:xvii, 593 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1408154
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Other authors / contributors:Pieterse, A. H.
Murphy, Kevin J.
ISBN:0198541813
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-580) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Concepts, Ecology, and Characteristics of Aquatic Weeds
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. General Biology and Ecology of Aquatic Weeds
  • 3. Origin, Autecology, and Spread of Some of the World's Most Troublesome Aquatic Weeds
  • 4. Ecophysiology of the World's Most Troublesome Aquatic Weeds
  • 5. Flow Resistance by Aquatic Weeds
  • 6. Relation Between Aquatic Weeds and Public Health
  • Part II. Management of Aquatic Weeds
  • 7. Physical Control of Aquatic Weeds
  • 8. Chemical Control of Aquatic Weeds
  • 9. Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds
  • (a). Introduction to Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds
  • (b). Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds by Means of Athropods
  • (c). Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds by Means of Fungi
  • (d). Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds by Means of Phytophagous
  • 10. Present Status and Prospects of Integrated Control of Aquatic Weeds
  • 11. Survey and Monitoring of Aquatic Weed Problems and Control Operations
  • 12. Relationships Between Survival Strategy of Aquatic Weeds and Control Measures
  • 13. Models on Metabolism of Aquatic Weeds and their Application Potential
  • 14. Practical Uses of Aquatic Weeds
  • Part III. Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in Various Parts of the World
  • 15. Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in Europe
  • 16. Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in Asia
  • 17. Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in Africa
  • 18. Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in Australasia
  • 19. Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in North America
  • (a). Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in the Western United States and Canada
  • (b). Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in the Eastern United States and Canada
  • 20. Aquatic Weed Problems and Management in South and Central America,