Overview
- Effects of environmental factors on exotic annual Bromus species distributions
- Ecosystem attributes and processes that influence resistance to invasion
- Traits of Bromus species that contribute to invasiveness
- Impacts of Bromus invasions on ecosystems
- Effects of pathogens on Bromus invasions and their potential for biocontrol
- Effects of land uses on Bromus invasions
- Management options for exotic annual Bromus and their application
- Socioeconomic drivers and patterns of human response to Bromus invasion.
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Environmental Management (SSEM)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Environmental Impacts of Bromus Species
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Invasiveness of Bromus Species (Emphasis on Biological Attributes of Bromus)
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Understanding Environmental Controls and Bromus Distribution (Invasibility of Landscapes by Bromus)
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Relating the Science to Human Uses and Restoration of Western Rangeland Landscapes
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About this book
Invasions by exotic grasses, particularly annuals, rank among the most extensive and intensive ways that humans are contributing to the transformation of the earth’s surface. The problem is particularly notable with a suite of exotic grasses in the Bromus genus in the arid and semiarid regions that dominate the western United States, which extend from the dry basins near the Sierra and Cascade Ranges across the Intermountain Region and Rockies to about 105° longitude. This genus includes approximately 150 species that have a wide range of invasive and non-invasive tendencies in their home ranges and in North America. Bromus species that became invasive upon introduction to North America in the late 1800’s, such as Bromus tectorum and B. rubens, have since became the dominant cover on millions of hectares. Here, millenia of ecosystem development led to landscapes that would otherwise be dominated by perennial shrubs, herbs, and biotic soil crusts that were able to persist in spite of variable and scarce precipitation. This native ecosystem resilience is increasingly coveted by land owners and managers as more hectares lose their resistance to Bromus grasses and similar exotics and as climate, land use, and disturbance-regime changes are also superimposed. Managers are increasingly challenged to glean basic services from these ecosystems as they become invaded. Exotic annual grasses reduce wildlife and livestock carrying capacity and increase the frequency and extent of wildfi res and associated soil erosion. This book uses a unique ecoregional and multidisciplinary approach to evaluate the invasiveness, impacts, and management of the large Bromus genus. Students, researchers, and practitioners interested in Bromus specifically and invasive exotics in general will benefit from the depth of knowledge summarized in the book.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Exotic Brome-Grasses in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems of the Western US
Book Subtitle: Causes, Consequences, and Management Implications
Editors: Matthew J. Germino, Jeanne C. Chambers, Cynthia S. Brown
Series Title: Springer Series on Environmental Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24930-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-24928-5Published: 30 January 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79701-4Published: 30 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-24930-8Published: 22 January 2016
Series ISSN: 0172-6161
Series E-ISSN: 2512-5559
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 475
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Biodiversity, Landscape Ecology