Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species - Softcover

Kaufman, Wallace; Kaufman, Sylvan Ramsey; Kaufman, Syl Ramsey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811733653 ISBN 13: 9780811733656

Publisher: Stackpole Books, 2007

Synopsis

Identifying and understanding the plants that are changing the North American landscape forever

Full-color photographs make identification simple
An easy-to-use, wide-ranging guide to invasive plants in North America. Features full-color photos and descriptions of some 175 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.

About this title

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 Denton, Maryland. Wallace Kaufman is a science writer and author of several popular nature books, including 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 Eugene, Oregon.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811733653
• ISBN 13: 9780811733656
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 458