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The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species. Aliens Forever or Integrated Immigrants with Time?.
Arne Jernelov
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Description for The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species. Aliens Forever or Integrated Immigrants with Time?.
Hardback. Num Pages: 295 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: J; PSAF; PSVS; RNCB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book examines the long-term fate of invasive species by detailing examples of invaders from different zoological and botanical taxa from various places around the world. Readers will discover what happened, after a century or so, to 'classical' invaders like rabbits in Australia, house sparrows in North America, minks in Europe and water hyacinths in Africa and Asia.
Chapters presented in the book focus on eighteen species in the form of in-depth case studies including: earthworms, zebra mussels, Canadian water weed, Himalayan balsam, house sparrows, rabbits, crayfish plague, Colorado beetles, water hyacinths, starlings, Argentine ant, Dutch elm disease, American mink, ... Read more
This book examines the long-term fate of invasive species by detailing examples of invaders from different zoological and botanical taxa from various places around the world. Readers will discover what happened, after a century or so, to 'classical' invaders like rabbits in Australia, house sparrows in North America, minks in Europe and water hyacinths in Africa and Asia.
Chapters presented in the book focus on eighteen species in the form of in-depth case studies including: earthworms, zebra mussels, Canadian water weed, Himalayan balsam, house sparrows, rabbits, crayfish plague, Colorado beetles, water hyacinths, starlings, Argentine ant, Dutch elm disease, American mink, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319553955
SKU
V9783319553955
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Ref
99-15
About Arne Jernelov
Dr. Arne Jernelöv is a Swedish biologist and environmental scientist. He has served as Director of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Vienna, Austria. Prior to that he was Director and Professor of the Environmental and Space Research Institute in Kiruna, Sweden.
Reviews for The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species. Aliens Forever or Integrated Immigrants with Time?.
“This book had better answers to the questions in me. I guess readers can also find their own answers to their questions on invasive species. I would strongly recommend this book as a reference book rather than as a textbook. If one explores the references, it does provide enough literature for further study … worthwhile to keep in the libraries ... Read more