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As with all history, a record of invading plants is a narrative of events. If detailed and chronicled, such compilations may be much more than lists of disparate facts; instead such archives may reveal the causes of rapid, pronounced changes in biota. Documentation of the entry, progress, and morbidity of a disease in a population has been long recognized as an essential procedure in medicine that contributes to disease prevention. Similarly, a case history of invasions documenting the entry, proliferation, and consequences of plant incursions could be used for the prevention, control, or even eradication of these aliens.
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Mack, R.N. (1986). Alien Plant Invasion into the Intermountain West: A Case History. In: Mooney, H.A., Drake, J.A. (eds) Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii. Ecological Studies, vol 58. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4988-7_12
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