Impacts of plant invaders and management techniques on native communities : ecological and social perspectives at regional and global levels

摘要: ix Acknowledgements xiii Chapter 1: General Introduction 1 Preface What is a plant invader? Invasion ecology: development of mechanistic approach 3 Land transformation 5 Propagule pressure 6 Evolutionary processes 7 Physical environment Biotic interactions 9 Social 10 Transformer species 11 Impacts invaders 12 Management invasion 16 Bitou bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata: an invader case study.....18 Project aims 23 Thesis format 24 2: Environmental weed control policy in Australia: current approaches, limitations and future directions 26 Issue characterisation 28 Framing the solution 31 Implementation 32 Selection instruments Regulatory 33 Voluntary incentives 39 Education, information motivational 41 Property-right pricing mechanisms 43 Provision resources 45 Monitoring review 48 Conclusion 51