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Stein, Bruce A.; Flack, Stephanie R. |
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America's least wanted alien species invasions of U.S. ecosystems / [editors, Bruce A. Stein and Stephanie R. Flack ; contributing authors, Nancy B. Benton ... et al.]. |
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Arlington, Va. : Nature Conservancy |
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c1996 |
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31 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
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Cover title. |
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"A NatureServe publication." |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 27-29). |
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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. |
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English |
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Invasive Alien Species |
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Invasive alien species |
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Nature Conservancy (U.S.). |
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SB990.5 U6A43 1996 |
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