Invasive Plants Conservation and Restoration on Santa Cruz Island Ca: Linking the Social and Natural Sciences to Resolve an Environmental Problem in Channel Islands National Park - Wesley Colvin - Books - VDM Verlag Dr. Müller - 9783639105247 - December 1, 2008
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Invasive Plants Conservation and Restoration on Santa Cruz Island Ca: Linking the Social and Natural Sciences to Resolve an Environmental Problem in Channel Islands National Park

Wesley Colvin

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Invasive Plants Conservation and Restoration on Santa Cruz Island Ca: Linking the Social and Natural Sciences to Resolve an Environmental Problem in Channel Islands National Park

While the precautionary principle advocates a proactive posture towards the eradication of invasive species, there is little empirical evidence to support this effort. By examining fennel management on Santa Cruz Island, California, from three perspectives, I advocate an ecological framework for weed management. First, a critical discourse analysis revealed that underlying scientific assumptions and personal bias failed to provide hypothesized results. Next, two long-term field studies, The Nature Conservancy's Central Valley Fennel Removal Experiment and the University of California at Santa Cruz's Natural History Field Quarter Fennel Project, focused on the response of vegetation guilds of introduced and native origin to restoration disturbances that produced results contrary to common wisdom. Finally, the allelopathic potential of fennel was evaluated against a suite of species from introduced and native origin. Allelopathic interference was most negative for growth of introduced species with little significance for their germination, and interference was most negative for germination of native species with little significance for their growth.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 1, 2008
ISBN13 9783639105247
Publishers VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Pages 272
Dimensions 367 g
Language English