Plant invasions in protected areas: outlining the issues and creating the links
Date
2013
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Publisher
Springer, Dordrecht
Abstract
There are numerous excellent volumes on the topic of biological
invasions, some of which deal with conservation-related issues to varying degrees.
Almost 30 years since the last global assessment of alien plant invasions in protected
areas during the SCOPE programme of the 1980s, the present book aims to provide
a synthesis of the current state of knowledge of problems with invasive plants
in protected areas. To set the scene we outline some of the major challenges facing
the field of invasion biology. We discuss the extent and dimensions of problems that
managers of protected areas deal with and what can be learnt from research
and management interventions conducted in protected areas. A virtual tour through
different regions of the world sheds light on the rapidly growing knowledge base in different socio-geographical settings, and applies such insights to the
problems that managers face. We hope that this book captures the core concerns
and creates the critical links that will be needed if the growing impacts of alien
plant invasions on protected areas are to be managed effectively. We also aim to
promote the role of protected areas as leaders and catalysts of global action on
invasive species, and key study areas for basic and applied invasion science.
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Keywords
Conservation, Impact, Invasive alien plants, Management, Nature reserve
Citation
Foxcroft, L.C., Richardson, D.M., Pyšek, P. and Genovesi, P. 2013. Plant invasions in protected areas: outlining the issues and creating the links. In: Plant Invasions in Protected Areas. Patterns, Problems and Challenges. Foxcroft, L.C., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M. and Genovesi, P. (eds.) Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 3-18. Doi:10.1007/978-94-007-7750-7_1