Alien Plants (New Naturalist 129)
by Clive A. & Michael J. Crawley Stace
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Collins, London, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. The word Âaliens can be used in many ways, to invoke fear, dislike and fascination. For biologists it is used to indicate organisms that have been introduced by people to new territories. In the British Isles alien plants are common, conspicuous, pestiferous, beautiful, edible  and can be both useful and harmful. Over the last fifty years, the study of alien plants has progressed from an eccentric hobby, enabling amateur botanists to increase the total of wild plants that they could record, to the full-blown sciences of invasion ecology and alien genetics. Alien species no longer present an optional extra, but must be accepted as an integral part of mainstream botanical investigation. The amount and breadth of data that has been accumulated on alien plants in the British Isles is exceptional. The subject has become familiar both to naturalists and the general public, due to such diverse topics as damage to the environment by Japanese Knotweed and New Zealand Pigmyweed, the attraction of bees and butterflies to cities by such plants as Buddleja, the court cases involving Leylandii hedges, the threats to the purity of our native Bluebell by the mass planting of its Spanish relative, and the cultivation of new sorts of Christmas tree. In this important addition to the New Naturalist series, Stace and Crawley provide a comprehensive overview of the many plants that have become an integral part of the British wild flora and a unique insight into why alien plants are so important. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv + 626. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. in original shrink-wrap protection. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Gilt titles spine. green cloth. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Natural History & Resources; Botany; Nature Writing; Trees, Wildflowers & Plants; Britain/UK; Environment & Ecology. ISBN: 000750215X. ISBN/EAN: 9780007502158. Inventory No: 4332. . 9780007502158 This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
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- Title
- Alien Plants (New Naturalist 129)
- Author
- Clive A. & Michael J. Crawley Stace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
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- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 000750215X
- ISBN 13
- 9780007502158
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2015
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Botany//Nature/Environment/Plants/New Naturalist Series//Ecology/Wildflowers/Trees/Natural History Natural History & Resources; Botany; Nature Writing; Trees, Wildflowers & Plants; Britain/UK; Environment & Ecology. Unbranded ISBN: 0
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