B.C. Ministry of Forests
			Abstract for P072

		Noxious Weeds - SHATTERING THE ENVIRONMENT
		Author or Ministry Contact: Susan Turner
		Subject: Vegetation Management
		Series: Poster
		Other details: Published March 2000.

Abstract

Noxious Weeds - SHATTERING THE ENVIRONMENT

Weeds are both an ecological and an economic problem. They are spread mainly by humans, and thereafter by wind, water, livestock, and wildlife.

These aggressive weeds can out-compete crops and native vegetation. The resulting monocultures reduce crop and recreational values, decrease native vegetation (and therefore forage for wildlife and livestock), ruin biodiversity, and damage the ecosystem as a whole. Their encroachment is furthered by abuse of the land. It is our responsibility to learn about and to identify these weeds and to properly manage our resources.

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