Encyclopedia of Invasive Species: From Africanized Honey Bees to Zebra Mussels, Volume 1

Susan L. Woodward, Joyce A. Quinn

ABC-CLIO, Sep 22, 2011 - Science - 764 pages

This two-volume set provides a one-stop resource on invasive plants, animals, fungi, and even microorganisms in the United States, which are threatening native ecosystems, agriculture, economies, and human health.

About the author

Susan L. Woodward is received her PhD in geography from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1976. She taught undergraduate courses in biogeography and physical geography for twenty-two years at Radford University in Virginia before retiring in 2006. Author of Biomes of Earth, published by Greenwood Press in 2003, she continues to learn and write about our natural environment. Her travels have allowed her to see firsthand some of the world's major biomes in North America, South America, Russia, China, and southern Africa. JOYCE A. QUINN is Professor in the Department of Geography at California State University, Fresno.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Encyclopedia of Invasive Species: From Africanized Honey Bees to Zebra Mussels, Volume 1; Encyclopedia of Invasive Species: From Africanized Honey Bees to Zebra Mussels, Joyce Ann Quinn
• Authors: Susan L. Woodward, Joyce A. Quinn
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2011
• ISBN: 0313382204, 9780313382208
• Length: 764 pages
• Subjects: Science / Life Sciences / Biology; Science / Life Sciences / Ecology; Science / Reference