Seaweed Invasions
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Beschreibung
In-depth knowledge about aquatic plant species, from their sub-cellular organization to their interactions within ecosystems, is of utmost importance as the world faces the challenges of the 21st century. From losses in biodiversity and changes in aquatic ecosystems to the potential of algal biofuel and artificial photosynthesis, some of the hottest topics of our time rely on basic research in aquatic botany. This new book series covers topics from all of the disciplines of marine and freshwater botany at all levels of biological organization. Primary subject areas are: systematics, floristics, biogeography, ecology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, chemistry, industrial processes and utilization, and biotechnology of algae and angiosperms. Mycology and microbiology topics are also part of the scope of the series.
Invasive species are widely recognized as a major threat to marine biodiversity. The rate of anthropogenically-mediated translocation of species to regions outside native ranges has never been greater, which raises considerable concerns about the ecological, economic and social consequences. The overall aim of this collection is thus to synthesize current information about invasive seaweeds and human responses to them, and to consider seaweed invasions in the context of broader thinking about invasion ecology. This includes addressing legal frameworks for regulatory control, practical means to track and respond to invasive seaweeds in the field, as well as the ecology of invasions. The result is both a valuable multidisciplinary synthesis of work to date, and a pointer to future challenges and priorities. Revised second edition Conceptual synthesis of invasion process and human responses to seaweed invasions
Autor*in
Craig Johnson
Themen in »Seaweed Invasions«
Algae Invasive Species Marine Ecology Algen Neozoen Meeresökologie