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Invasion of Woody Legumes

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  1. O.W. Van Auken

    1. , The Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

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  2. J.K. Bush

    1. , Department of Earth and Env. Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

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  • A focal point of recent research on woody legumes, especially the Acacias and their communities
  • Addresses many unresolved problems associated with legume woodland and savanna communities
  • Details how global warming and climate change affects the population growth of woody legumes?

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Ecology (BRIEFSECOLOGY, volume 4)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 1-6

  3. Species Systematics

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 7-9

  4. Encroachment and Secondary Succession

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 11-14

  5. Woody Legume Community Structure

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 15-23

  6. Factors that Determine Growth Rates

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 25-31

  7. Competition

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 33-42

  8. Global Climate Change

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 43-47

  9. Management and Community Restoration

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 49-58

  10. The Future

    • O. W. Van Auken, J. K. Bush
    Pages 59-64

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 65-67
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About this book

Includes our current knowledge of the invasion or encroachment and cause of population growth and spread of some dry land, arid zone woody legumes. Community structure, population growth, and competition of these woody legumes will also be examined. These species and ecosystems are both extensive and dynamic. They occur worldwide, but mainly in the arid zones of the tropics and sub-tropics. The cause of the growth and spread of these species and communities has long been claimed to be caused by distal factors rather than proximal ones. However, these species appear to be influenced and perhaps controlled by anthropogenic factors, specifically grazing and fire or lack of fire. Their overall worldwide distribution has probably changed little in the recent past, but their populations have expanded into grasslands and their density has increased in many places. Some associated communities have shown dramatic changes in response to recent large-scale droughts and the loss of most of the dominant overstory species. However, changes in the woody legume communities and their species are generally unknown. ​
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Authors and Affiliations

  • , The Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

    O.W. Van Auken

  • , Department of Earth and Env. Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

    J.K. Bush

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Invasion of Woody Legumes

  • Authors: O.W. Van Auken, J.K. Bush

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Ecology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7199-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7198-1Published: 22 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7199-8Published: 22 May 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2192-4759

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-4767

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 67

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plant Ecology, Ecology, Landscape Ecology

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