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Author Witt, Arne, author.

Title Guide to the naturalized and invasive plants of eastern Africa / Arne Witt, co-author Quentin Luke.

Publication Info. Wallingford [England] : CAB International, 2017.
©2017
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2021.

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Edition [Enhanced Credo edition]
Description 1 online resource (223 entries) : 1712 images ; digital files
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Inclou referències bibliogràfiques i índex.
Contents Foreword / Mrs Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, African Union Commission -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Aquatics -- Climbers -- Herbs -- Palms -- Shrubs -- Succulents -- Trees -- Useful websites -- References -- Appendix A: Summary table of plant species included in this Guide that are considered to be naturalized, potentially invasive or invasive in eastern Africa -- Appendix B: Biological control agents that have established in eastern Africa or elsewhere on some of the plant species described in this field guide -- Appendix C: Herbicides registered or permissible with minor or emergency use permits in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority against some of the plant species included in this field guide -- Appendix D: Additional information on the herbicides registered for use in Australia by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority, together with useful information on their modes of application, against some of the plant species included in this field guide -- Appendix E: Registered and minor-use herbicides applied in South Africa for the control of some of the plant species included in this field guide.
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Summary The main aim of this Field Guide is to enable people to identify some of the alien plant species that are invasive, potentially invasive, or naturalized in East Africa (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda) and Ethiopia, and to enable them to learn more about the impacts of these species and about possible options for managing and controlling such plants.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Local Note Credo Reference General Reference
Subject Invasive plants -- Africa, Eastern.
Invasive plants.
Eastern Africa.
Alien plants -- Africa, Eastern.
Alien plants.
Weeds -- Africa, Eastern.
Weeds.
Plant introduction -- Africa, Eastern.
Plant introduction.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Luke, W. R. Q. (W. R. Quentin), author.
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
Other Form: Print version: 1786394383 9781786394385 vi, 601 pages : color illustrations, color maps
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