Invasion Success by Plant Breeding: Evolutionary Changes as a Critical Factor for the Invasion of the Ornamental Plant Mahonia Aquifolium

by Christel Ross

Invasive species are a major threat to global biodiversity and cause significant economic costs. Studying biological invasions is both essential for preventing future invasions and is also useful in order to understand basic ecological processes.

Christel Ross investigates whether evolutionary changes by plant breeding are a relevant factor for the invasion success of Mahonia aquifolium in Germany. Her findings show that invasive populations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3834807923
• ISBN13: 9783834807922
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Vieweg+teubner Verlag
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"