Invasive Species Compendium
Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide
Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide
This book contains 12 chapters covering a broad range of topics: economic, social and biodiversity impacts of invasive alien plants, rural community perceptions, policy framework responses, prevention and control experiences, and the net result of all of this on livelihoods and development as a...
This chapter examines the reality of the threat of invasive species, with a focus on invasive alien plants in the developing countries of tropical Asia to form a 'case study' of what type of information is available on invasive alien plants, the magnitude of the threats involved and whether or not...
Varia, S., Wood, S. V., Allen, R. M. S., Murphy, S. T., (2022). Biological Control 167 Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK. English language
Lowry, A., Durocher-Granger, L., Oronje, M., Mutisya, D., Mfune, T., Gitonga, C., Musesha, M., Taylor, B., Wood, S., Chacha, D., Beale, T., Finch, E. A., Murphy, S. T., (2022). Crop Protection 157 Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK. English language
Williams, F., Murphy, S. T., Beseh, P., Lamontagne-Godwin, J., (2019). CABI Study Brief Series(31), 10 pp. CABI, Wallingford, UK. English language
Constantine, K. L., Murphy, S. T., Pratt, C. F., Moral, M. T., (2020). Cogent Food & Agriculture 6(1857099) Cogent OA, Abingdon, UK. English language
This chapter looks at the impact of mikania (M. micrantha) in plantation crops and reviews options for its management. A tabulated summary of the various impacts of mikania in plantations and commercial crops in the Asia-Pacific region is provided. Options for controlling mikania in plantations...
This chapter focuses on the history and current status of the regulatory mechanisms and other initiatives in India that relate to preventive and related measures for invasive alien plants. The emphasis is on prevention because this is the most cost-effective means of reducing the threats of these...
In Asia, China is one of several developing countries that have implemented active classical biological control programmes and achieved successes in their campaign against invasive species. Although classical biological control is still in its early stages in China, and many aspects including the...
Stone, C. M., Witt, A. B. R., Cabrera Walsh, G., Foster, W. A., Murphy, S. T., (2018). Parasites and Vectors 11(76), (1 February 2018). BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK. English language