Weed Biology and Climate Change

Lewis H. Ziska is a Plant Physiologist in the Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture.
 
Jeffrey S. Dukes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and in the Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University.

Weed Biology and Climate Change will provide a synthesis of what is known regarding the probable impact of environmental change on weed biology. Chapters will look at impacts of weed biology on agriculture, invasive species that limit ecological diversity and weeds that serve as health risks. In addition it looks at current weed management strategies and how they will be affected by global climate change. The book covers an increasingly important area in plant science, crop science and ecological research, and will be essential reading for anyone exploring the biological impacts of a changing environment. Weeds have posed significant problems for civilization since the inception of agriculture. Although rising levels of carbon dioxide and climate disruptions can affect fundamental aspects of global biology, little is known regarding weed science. Weed Biology and Climate Change provides a unique and timely synthesis of research on current and potential biological climate-induced changes with a specific focus on the impacts and management of weedy and invasive plants.
Weed Biology and Climate Change opens with separate overviews of both weed biology and climate change. Subsequent chapters look at the impacts of climatic change on basic and applied aspects of weed biology. Chapters cover key topics ranging from climate-related impacts on weed growth and reproduction to weed management, invasive species, ecosystem functioning, and food security and how these practices will need to adapt in the face of a changing climate.
Written by two experts in the field, Weed Biology and Climate Change is the first book to provide a thorough analysis of climatic change impacts specific to weed science. This book will be an essential resource for weed scientists, global change biologists, ecologists, and crop scientists in the classroom and the field.
Key features:
Timely synthesis of climate change research and its impacts in regard to basic and applied aspects of weed biology
Chapters look at such applied issues as weed management, ecosystem maintenance, and food security
Provides summary of current status and looks at future implications of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide on weedy and invasive plants
"Dr. Ziska is among the world's leading scientists regarding research on invasive weeds and climate change."
--Hilda Diaz-Soltero, USDA Senior Invasive Species Coordinator.

Preface.
 
Chapter 1. A Brief History of Weeds and Their Impact.
 
Chapter 2. Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming: The "Green" in the Greenhouse Effect.
 
Chapter 3. An Evaluation of the impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide and Climatic Change on Weed Biology: From the cell to the plant.
 
Chapter 4. An Evaluation of the impact of Rising Carbon Dioxide and Climatic Change on Weed Biology: Competition to Community Composition.
 
Chapter 5. Weeds on the Farm: Assessing the role of Climate Change and [CO2] on Agricultural Productivity.
 
Chapter 6. Invasive Plants and Climate Change in Natural Ecosystems.
 
Chapter 7. Weeds, CO2, Climate, and Health.
 
Chapter 8. Weed Management: Herbicides.
 
Chapter 9. Weed Management: The Rest of the Story.
 
Chapter 10. Benefits from Weeds.
 
Chapter 11. Weeds in a Time of Climate.
 
Appendix.
 
Index.

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