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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780148603321

Titolo

Predicting invasions of nonindigenous plants and plant pests [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on the Scientific Basis for Predicting the Invasive Potential of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests in the United States, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2002

ISBN

0-309-17016-8

1-280-18406-X

9786610184064

0-309-50914-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Disciplina

632/.5

Soggetti

Nonindigenous pests - Control - United States

Invasive plants - Control - United States

Biological invasions - United States - Prevention

Plant invasions - United States - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-175).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Immigration: Predicting the Mode and Pathways of Introduction""; ""3 Establishment""; ""4 Biotic Invasion""; ""5 The Impact of Invasions""; ""6 Evaluating Predictive Systems""; ""7 Enhancing the Science in a Science-Based System""; ""References""; ""Glossary""; ""About the Authors""; ""Index""