Invasive Plant Management Issues and Challenges in the United States - 2011 Overview

Informationen zum Autor Anne R. Leslie, U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyWashington, DC (Retired) Randy G. Westbrooks, National Wetlands Research CenterU.S. Geological Survey, Whiteville, North Carolina Klappentext Discusses the many diverse efforts being made to control invasive species at the federal, state, and local levels Zusammenfassung Although the problem of controlling the spread of exotic invasive plant and animal species in the United States has been recognized for quite some time, it has been lacking an adequate legislative mandate, public awareness, and sufficient funding to meet the challenge. This ACS Symposium Series title showcases the many diverse efforts being made to control invasive species at the federal, state, and local levels. It recognizes the global extent of the problem andcompares the methods used in other countries with those of the U.S., and includes recommendations of how best to proceed from here.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Leslie, Anne (EDT)/ Westbrooks Leslie
• Assisted by: Anne Leslie (Editor), Randy Westbrooks (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 20.03.2012, delayed
• EAN: 9780841274495
• ISBN: 978-0-8412-7449-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: ACS Symposium Series; ACS Symposium
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; USA, NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Applied ecology, Environmental Management, United States of America, USA, Conservation of the environment, Botany & plant sciences, Botany and plant sciences