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Main Title America's least wanted : alien species invasions of U.S. ecosystems /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Stein, Bruce A.
Flack, Stephanie R.
Benton, Nancy B.
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
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://www.consci.tnc.org/library/pubs/dd/
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified		 Checkout
Status
EJDM  SB990.5.U6A43 1996 Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD 12/31/2012
Collation 31 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Notes
Cover title. "A NatureServe publication." Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-29).
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.