Promotional Information

Examines invasive species of fish, plants, invertebrates, birds, and rodents including description, range, impact on communities and native species, control methods, and history of invasiveness.

Promotional Information

Examines invasive species of fish, plants, invertebrates, birds, and rodents including description, range, impact on communities and native species, control methods, and history of invasiveness.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Invasive Species Around the World / P. D. Boersma

Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest / P. D. Boersma, S. H. Reichard, and A. N. Van Buren

A Closer Look: Invasive Species on the Queen Charlotte Islands / Joanna L. Smith

How to Use This Book

Species Accounts

--Freshwater Plants

--Marine Plants

--Terrestrial Plants

--Freshwater Invertebrates

--Marine Invertebrates

--Terrestrial Invertebrates

--Freshwater Vertebrates

--Marine Vertebrates

--Terrestrial Vertebrates

--Diseases

--Threats

Appedixes

References

Additional Sources of Information

Glossary

Photography Credits

Contributing Authors

About the Editors

About the Author

P. Dee Boersma holds the Wadsworth Endowed Chair in Conservation Science in the Department of Biology, University of Washington. Sarah Reichard is an associate professor affiliated with the University of Washington Botanic Gardens. Amy Van Buren is a Ph.D. candidate in biology at the University of Washington.

Reviews

"Highly useful."
*Biological Invasions*

"Through their introductory essays and careful selection of species, the editors express a cautious brand of optimism regarding the control and eradication of invasives in the Northwest and clearly hope that this book will be instructive and useful to gardeners, students, and the public. The problem of invasive species can be overwhelming, but the regional focus and practical approach of this book help break the issue down into manageable pieces and even inspire us to action."
*MasterGardener*

"This book would make very good supplemental reading for college courses, natural resource managers, and the interested, informed public in Washington, Oregon, and adjacent areas..[t]he volume will alert those lucky enough to live in the Pacific Northwest to some enemies of their enviable lifestyle that they may not have known that they had."
*The Quarterly Review of Biology*

"The editors, who are authorities on the topic, deliver a clear, consistent text that is fun to read. Essential."
*Choice*