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Title:

Invasiveness ranking system for non-native plants of Alaska.

Publisher:

U.S. Dept. of AgricultureForest Service, Alaska Region,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

24, A-1-C-6 p. : b&w maps ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Invasive plants--Alaska.
Alien plants--Alaska.
Alien plants--Alaska--Statistics.
Invasive plants--Alaska--Statistics.
Invasive plants--Alaska--Identification.
Botany--Alaska--Pictorial works.

Other Authors:

Carlson, Matthew L. (Matthew Lawrence)
United States. Alaska Region. Alaska Region.

Notes:

Spiral-bound. Cover title. "Matthew L. Carlson ... et al"--p. [i]. "August 2008." Shipping list no.: 2009-0104-P. Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

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].

Series:

R10-TP ; 143

OCLC:

(OCoLC)270175555

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)