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Author Czarapata, Elizabeth J.

Title Invasive plants of the upper Midwest : an illustrated guide to their identification and control / Elizabeth J. Czarapata
Published Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 215 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map
Contents Why invasive plants cannot be ignored -- Invasive plant control techniques -- Invasive plants of major concern -- Invasive plants of lesser concern -- Potential problem species -- Native plants that sometimes need control -- Ecological restoration, education, and community action
Summary Annotation Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest is an informative, colorful, comprehensive guide to invasive species that are currently endangering native habitats in the region. It will be an essential resource for land managers, nature lovers, property owners, farmers, landscapers, educators, botanists, foresters, and gardeners.<br />Invasive plants are a growing threat to ecosystems everywhere. Often originating in distant climes, they spread to woodlands, wetlands, prairies, roadsides, and backyards that lack the biological controls which kept these plant populations in check in their homelands.<br /> Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest includes more than 250 color photos that will help anyone identify problem trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, sedges, and herbaceous plants (including aquatic invaders). The text offers further details of plant identification; manual, mechanical, biological, and chemical control techniques; information and advice about herbicides; and suggestions for related ecological restoration and community education efforts. Also included are literature references, a glossary, a matrix of existing and potential invasive species in the Upper Midwest, an index with both scientific and common plant names, advice on state agencies to contact with invasive plant questions, and other helpful resources.<br />The information in this book has been carefully reviewed by staffs of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Resources and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum and other invasive plant experts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Invasive plants -- Middle West -- Identification
Invasive plants -- Middle West -- Pictorial works
Invasive plants -- Control -- Middle West
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
Invasive plants
Invasive plants -- Control
Middle West
Genre/Form Field guides
Pictorial works
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2004025635
ISBN 9780299210533
0299210537
9780299210502
0299210502
9780299210540
0299210545
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9781282594692
9786612594694
6612594691