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Predicting invasions of nonindigenous plants and plant pests /
Nonindigenous plants and plant pests that find their way to the United States and become invasive can often cause problems. They cost more than $100 billion per year in crop and timber losses plus the expense of herbicides and pesticides. And this figure does not include the costs of invasions in le...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
National Academy Press,
[2002]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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