Description
An easy-to-use, wide-ranging guide to invasive plants in North America. Features full-color photos and descriptions of more than 250 alien species--both terrestrial and aquatic--that 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 includes an explanation of what an invasive is and a step-by-step identification key. An essential guide to understanding this unprecedented environmental challenge.
Author: Sylvan Kaufman, Wallace Kaufman
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 09/01/2023
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.60d
ISBN13: 9780811772365
ISBN10: 0811772365
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Plants | General
- Science | Life Sciences | Botany
About the Author
Sylvan Kaufman consults, writes, and teaches on ecology, botany, and restoration topics through her business, Sylvan Green Earth Consulting. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Wallace Kaufman is a science writer and author of several popular nature books, including Grow Old and Die Young, Coming Out of the Woods (978-0-7382-0488-8), No Turning Back (978-0-595-00099-9), and The Beaches Are Moving (978-0-8223-0574-3). He lives in Newport, Oregon.