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Woodward, Susan L. & Joyce A. Quinn. Encyclopedia of Invasive Species. 2 vols. Greenwood. 2011.764p. photogs, maps. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780313382208. $189. Online: ABC-CUO eBook Collection PEF
According to this set's introduction, the presence of invasive species is "one of the major environmental threats facing the United States in the twenty-first century." In Volume 1 of this comprehensive examination, Woodward (geography, Radford Univ.) and Quinn (geography, California State Univ.) focus on animals but also cover 88 fungi, invertebrates, vertebrates, and microorganisms (the latter are discussed in only three entries). Volume 2 covers 80 plant species and is arranged …