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RECORD NUMBER: 8 OF 60Main Title | America's least wanted : alien species invasions of U.S. ecosystems / | |||||||||||
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Publisher | Nature Conservancy, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1996 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 35816618 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Nonindigenous pests--United States ; Invasive plants--United States ; Alien plants--United States ; Animal introduction--United States ; Nonindigenous pests--Control--United States ; Invasive plants--Control--United States ; Biological invasions--United States | |||||||||||
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Collation | 31 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Cover title. "A NatureServe publication." Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-29). |
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Contents Notes | Discusses the threat of non-native plants and animals to U.S. species and ecosystems. Highlights twelve alien species (the "dirty dozen"): zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, flathead catfish, tamarisk, rosy wolfsnail, leafy spurge, green crab, hydrilla, balsam wooly adelgid, miconia, Chinese tallow, and brown tree snake. |