Invasiveness Ranking System for Non-native Plants of Alaska
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Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : IND:30000123785572 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Invasiveness Ranking System for Non-native Plants of Alaska written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a ranking system used to evaluate the potential invasiveness and impacts of 113 non-native plants to natural areas in Alaska. Species are ranked by a series of questions in four broad categories: ecosystem impacts, biological attributes, distribution, and control measures. Also included is a climate screening procedure to evaluate the potential for establishment in three ecogeographic regions of Alaska [Juneau, Fairbanks, Nome].