Originally published 1995; re-issued by Earthscan 2001.
Spanish edition (Plantas invasoras) published by Editorial Nordan, 2001.
The second in a series of practical manuals in plant conservation sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), UNESCO and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this book is a handy, practical guide to a subject of increasing concern.
As with each of the books in the series, Plant Invaders: The threat to natural ecosystems aims to give an authoritative account of the subject in a jargon-free style. It should therefore be of interest not only to the biologists studying plant invasion, but also to land managers and others concerned with practical conservation.
Case-studies of invasive species highlight specific problems from a wide range of countries, including North America, Africa, Australia, South and South East Asia, Europe, and the Pacific and Atlantic islands.
The book contains an invaluable list of invasive species with their countries of origin and regions of introduction. A full bibliography carries references to all cited articles and books.
Quentin Cronk is a lecturer at the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh and at Edinburgh University. Janice Fuller is a research associate at Harvard Forest, Harvard University.
