
Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britain
Published on 8. January 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-3994-2557-5 (ISBN)
Description
This field guide enables the identification of a range of invasive plants and animals now found in Britain.
The impact of invasive organisms is second only to habitat loss as a threat to biodiversity and yet, despite increasing ecological awareness, people remain largely unaware of these plants and animals and their potentially devastating impact. Although most biological introductions fail, many prove successful and these can prove disastrous for native fauna and flora.
Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britainis the first unified guide dedicated to the identification of introduced species. Pocket-sized and packed with photographs and detailed maps showing the spread of species, it is the definitive handbook for the amateur naturalist looking to identify and learn more about Britain's invasive flora and fauna. It is also an important tool for ecologists and land managers attempting to tackle the problem these species pose.
The impact of invasive organisms is second only to habitat loss as a threat to biodiversity and yet, despite increasing ecological awareness, people remain largely unaware of these plants and animals and their potentially devastating impact. Although most biological introductions fail, many prove successful and these can prove disastrous for native fauna and flora.
Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britainis the first unified guide dedicated to the identification of introduced species. Pocket-sized and packed with photographs and detailed maps showing the spread of species, it is the definitive handbook for the amateur naturalist looking to identify and learn more about Britain's invasive flora and fauna. It is also an important tool for ecologists and land managers attempting to tackle the problem these species pose.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
More than 1000 full-colour photographs, 150 maps and line artworks.
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
607 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3994-2557-5 (9781399425575)
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Other editions
Additional editions

Olaf Booy | Max Wade | Helen Roy
Field Guide to Invasive Plants and Animals in Britain
E-Book
04/2015
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Natural History
€46.49
Available for download
Persons
Working at the sharp end of biological introduction, professional ecologists Max Wade, Olaf Booy and Helen Roy are experts in the field of invasive organisms. Between them they have written several books and academic papers, developed key species management techniques and established removal programmes for invasive plants across the UK.
Content
Introduction
Scope
How to use this field guide
Recording invasive non-native species
Biosecurity
Invasive non-native species and the law
Plants
Trees
Shrubs
Climbers and creepers
Herbs
Grasses and bamboos
Mosses and liverworts
Aquatic plants
Animals
Mammals
Birds
Amphibians
Reptiles
Fish
Freshwater invertebrates
Terrestrial invertebrates
Glossary
References
index
Acknowledgements
Scope
How to use this field guide
Recording invasive non-native species
Biosecurity
Invasive non-native species and the law
Plants
Trees
Shrubs
Climbers and creepers
Herbs
Grasses and bamboos
Mosses and liverworts
Aquatic plants
Animals
Mammals
Birds
Amphibians
Reptiles
Fish
Freshwater invertebrates
Terrestrial invertebrates
Glossary
References
index
Acknowledgements