Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgement -- Preface: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Hogweed, but Were Afraid to Ask! -- 1 Taxonomy, Identification, Genetic Relationships and Distribution of Large Heracleum Species in Europe -- 2 Heracleum mantegazzianum in its Primary Distribution Range of the Western Greater Caucasus -- 3 Historical Dynamics of Heracleum mantegazzianum Invasion at Regional and Local Scales -- 4 Reproductive Ecology of Heracleum mantegazzianum -- 5 Seed Germination, Dispersal and Seed Bank in Heracleum mantegazzianum -- 6 Population Dynamics of Heracleum mantegazzianum -- 7 Regeneration Ability of Heracleum mantegazzianum and Implications for Control -- 8 Ecological Needs, Habitat Preferences and Plant Communities Invaded by Heracleum mantegazzianum -- 9 Impact of Heracleum mantegazzianum on Invaded Vegetation and Human Activities -- 10 Seed Ecology of Heracleum mantegazzianum and H. sosnowskyi, Two Invasive Species with Different Distributions in Europe -- 11 Herbivorous Arthropods on Heracleum mantegazzianum in its Native and Invaded Distribution Range -- 12 Fungal Pathogens Associated with Heracleum mantegazzianum in its Native and Invaded Distribution Range -- 13 Defence Systems of Heracleum mantegazzianum -- 14 Mechanical and Chemical Control of Heracleum mantegazzianum and H. sosnowskyi -- 15 Control of Heracleum mantegazzianum by Grazing -- 16 The Scope for Biological Control of Giant Hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum -- 17 Revegetation as a Part of an Integrated Management Strategy for Large Heracleum species -- 18 Model-assisted Evaluation of Control Strategies for Heracleum mantegazzianum -- 19 Master of All Traits: Can We Successfully Fight Giant Hogweed? -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.