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- Explains the nature of weeds and the basics of weed control
- Illustrates the diverse physiology and ecology of weeds with detailed discussions, drawings, and photographs of 154 species
- Includes a summary of essential weed management practices
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
In their rapid colonization of soil exposed by fires, floods, and grazing animals, weeds resemble the human specialists we label Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Weeds are the first responders when disasters occur in nature. They occupy bare soil and prevent erosion by wind and water. In extreme cases such as a landslide, weeds are essential to the healing processes that replace the lost soil. Like a Band-Aid on a skinned knee, weeds protect the land while it recovers. Besides protecting the soil after disaster, weeds provide food for wildlife, and some of them provide food and medicine for people. Able to withstand harsh conditions, weeds will proliferate as global warming and other human impacts intensify. Thus, nature’s EMTs will increase while all other plants decline. The book provides a succinct definition of weeds according to their form and function in ecosystem processes. The narrative uses a representative set of weed species from a desert location to illustrate the full range of weed characteristics.
Authors and Affiliations
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Agua Fria Open Space Alliance, Inc., Humboldt, USA
Garry Rogers
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Desert Weeds
Book Subtitle: Personal Narrative on Botanical First Responders
Authors: Garry Rogers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45854-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45853-9Published: 15 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-45856-0Published: 16 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-45854-6Published: 14 October 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 353
Number of Illustrations: 113 b/w illustrations, 194 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Ecology, Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Soil Science & Conservation, Agriculture, Ecosystems