Book ID: 100968
Johnson, Craig (ed.)
Seaweed Invasions. 2nd rev. ed. 2012. (Marine and Freshwater Botany). figs. X, 180 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Invasive species are widely recognized as a major threat to marinebiodiversity. This important book synthesizes current information about invasive seaweeds and human responses to them, and considersseaweed invasions in the context of broader thinking about invasionecology. This includes addressing legal frameworks for regulatorycontrol, practical means to track and respond to invasive seaweeds inthe field, as well as the ecology of invasions. The result is both avaluable multidisciplinary synthesis of work to date, and a pointer tofuture challenges and priorities.