How Long to Read Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests

How Long Does it Take to Read Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 35 minutes to read Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests by National Research Council

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Description

Nonindigenous plants and plant pests that find their way to the United States and become invasive can often cause problems. They cost more than $100 billion per year in crop and timber losses plus the expense of herbicides and pesticides. And this figure does not include the costs of invasions in less intensively managed ecosystems such as wetlands. Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests examines this growing problem and offers recommendations for enhancing the science base in this field, improving our detection of potential invaders, and refining our ability to predict their impact. The book analyzes the factors that shape an invader's progress through four stages: arriving through one of many possible ports of entry, reaching a threshold of survival, thriving through proliferation and geographic spread, and ultimate impact on the organism's new environment. The book also reviews approaches to predicting whether a species will become an invader as well as the more complex challenge of predicting and measuring its impact on the environment, a process involving value judgments and risk assessment. This detailed analysis will be of interest to policymakers, plant scientists, agricultural producers, environmentalists, and public agencies concerned with invasive plant and plant pest species.

How long is Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests?

Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests by National Research Council is 213 pages long, and a total of 53,889 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 54 minutes to read Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests aloud.

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Predicting Invasions of Nonindigenous Plants and Plant Pests is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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