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Biological Control of
Invasive Plants in the United States
Edited by Eric M. Coombs,
Janet K. Clark, Gary L. Piper, and Alfred F. Cofrancesco,
Jr. |
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An invaluable reference for
land managers, natural resource and weed control
specialists, and students of natural resource
management, this book provides practical, science-based
information needed for understanding and using
biological control as part of an integrated
invasive-plant management strategy.
In this
volume, leading experts review the discipline of
biological control of invasive terrestrial and aquatic
plants. Topics addressed include ecology, safety
testing, non-target impacts, and the processes of
identifying, introducing, distributing, and monitoring
biological control agents. The book also describes 39
target plants in the continental U.S. and 94 agents,
including their origin, biology, habitat, impacts, and
distribution. The book concludes with information about
invasive plants targeted for biological control in the
future.
476
pages. Full-color photographs. Index. ISBN
0-87071-029-X. Paperback, $45.00. Toll free phone/fax
orders: 1-800-426-3797. Secure online ordering:
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/press/a-b/BioControl.html
All
royalties from the sale of this book are donated to
the WSWS |
