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Invasive Plants
Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species
- 967 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Invasive Plants
Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species
About this book
Newly updated: "Invasive plants are ecological tumors that degrade food webs wherever they go. The third edition of [this book] is an invaluable reference." āDouglas Tallamy,Ā
New York Timesābestselling author ofĀ
Nature's Best Hope
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This easy-to-use, wide-ranging guide to invasive plants in North America features full-color photos and descriptions of more than 250 alien speciesāboth terrestrial and aquaticāthat are in some cases changing the landscape to an almost unimaginable degree. Accompanying text describes the plant's environmental and economic impacts as well as management techniques used to control it. Also included is an explanation of what an invasive is and a step-by-step identification key. Used by U.S. Forest Service botanists, this is an essential guide to understanding this unprecedented environmental challenge that is threatening biodiversityāand the human population that depends on it to survive.
Ā
"A colorful, general field guide to the major invasive plants of North Americaā¦packed with relevant information." ā Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences
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"A wonderful guide." ā The Roanoke Star
Ā
This easy-to-use, wide-ranging guide to invasive plants in North America features full-color photos and descriptions of more than 250 alien speciesāboth terrestrial and aquaticāthat are in some cases changing the landscape to an almost unimaginable degree. Accompanying text describes the plant's environmental and economic impacts as well as management techniques used to control it. Also included is an explanation of what an invasive is and a step-by-step identification key. Used by U.S. Forest Service botanists, this is an essential guide to understanding this unprecedented environmental challenge that is threatening biodiversityāand the human population that depends on it to survive.
Ā
"A colorful, general field guide to the major invasive plants of North Americaā¦packed with relevant information." ā Great Plains Research: A Journal of Natural and Social Sciences
Ā
"A wonderful guide." ā The Roanoke Star
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- PART I: About Invasive PlantsāDefinitions, Issues, History, and Management Options
- CHAPTER 1: The Aliens Landed Long Ago and Keep Arriving
- CHAPTER 2: Invasives Changing Wild America
- CHAPTER 3: Managing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- CHAPTER 4: A Quick Key to Identifying Major Species of Invasive Plant Groups
- PART II: A Field Guide to Individual Species
- PART III: More Information
- Index
- Back Cover
- Discover more