Overview
- First manual of its kind on the Alien Flora of any Himalayan region in particular, and Asia in general
- Easy to use due to its concise and clear language, supported by numerous illustrations
- Intended for use to researchers, naturalists, citizen scientists, students and general public
Part of the book series: Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology (INNA, volume 15)
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About this book
The book “Field Manual on Alien Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Casual, Naturalised and Invasive Plants” has been prepared with two main goals in mind: (i) to promote awareness on the threats of invasive alien plants to biodiversity, ecology and environment, and (ii) to encourage research on, and management of, the alien plants. The Manual contains concise information on the taxonomy, ecology, invasion status, impacts, distribution and illustrated photo-plates of the alien plant species of Kashmir Himalaya, India.
The Manual has three chapters: Chapter-I provides a general introduction to the discipline of invasion ecology. Chapter-II guides the readers on how to use the Manual, including brief information on the study region, methods, definitions and terminology used. Chapter-III comprises the bulk of this Manual, providing profile of 100alien plant species with scientific information on the botanical, english and local names, taxonomic characters, ecological traits, current invasion status (casual, naturalised and invasive), impacts, native range, species’ distribution-map in Kashmir Himalaya and coloured illustrations that will aid in field identification.
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Table of contents (3 chapters)
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Ruquia Gulzar is a doctoral student at Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir. Since the last 5 years, she is working on the “Naturalised Flora of Kashmir Himalaya” and has conducted extensive field- and laboratory-based studies. She has published over 15 research papers and book chapters.
Anzar Ahmad Khuroo is an Associate Professor at Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir. His research interests include plant taxonomy, ecology and biodiversity with focus on Kashmir Himalaya. He has two-decades long research experience on alien flora of the Himalaya. He has published over 170 research papers and book chapters, and recently edited an encyclopaedic book entitled “Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State”.
Irfan Rashid is a Senior Assistant Professor at Department of Geoinformatics, University of Kashmir. His main areas of research interest include ecosystem dynamics, natural resource map**, and glaciology. He has published over 70 research papers and book chapters.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Field Manual on Alien Flora of Kashmir Himalaya
Book Subtitle: Casual, Naturalised and Invasive Plants
Authors: Ruquia Gulzar, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo, Irfan Rashid
Series Title: Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33847-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33846-5Published: 06 January 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-33849-6Due: 06 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-33847-2Published: 05 January 2024
Series ISSN: 1874-7809
Series E-ISSN: 2543-0483
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 226
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 203 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ecology, Plant Sciences, Plant Ecology, Biodiversity, Environment, general, Environment, general