Seaweed Invasions : : A Synthesis of Ecological, Economic and Legal Imperatives / / ed. by Craig Johnson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Anderson, Lars W.J.,; Booth, David,; Campbell, Marnie L.,; Chapman, Anthony R.O.,; Doelle, Meinhard,; Dunstan, Piers K.,; Hewitt, Chad L.,; Johnson, Craig R.,; Maggs, Christine A.,; Magierowski, Regina H.,; McConnell, Moira L.,; Meinesz, Alexandre,; Pickering, Timothy D.,; Provan, Jim,; Schaffelke, Britta,; Skelton, Posa,; Sulu, Reuben J.,; Valentine, Joseph P.,; VanderZwaag, David L.,
• HerausgeberIn: Johnson, Craig,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: Reprinted from Botanica Marina Vol. 50, Double Issue 5/6 (2007)
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (144 p.)

In recognising an urgent need to move beyond case studies and develop a conceptual synthesis, the scope of this volume is broad, covering the principal elements of both the invasion process and human responses to seaweed invasions. This includes addressing legal frameworks for regulatory control, pr...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Introduction
• Seaweed invasions: introduction and scope
• Reviews
• Introductions of seaweeds: accidental transfer pathways and mechanisms
• Intentional introductions of commercially harvested alien seaweeds
• Mechanisms of invasion: establishment, spread and persistence of introduced seaweed populations
• Mechanisms of invasions: can the recipient community influence invasion rates?
• Methods for identifying and tracking seaweed invasions
• Molecular approaches to the study of invasive seaweeds
• Impacts of introduced seaweeds
• Control of invasive seaweeds
• Invasive seaweeds: global and regional law and policy responses
• Conclusion
• Seaweed invasions: conclusions and future directions
• Backmatter