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Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Daniel Simberloff
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Description for Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know®
Paperback. An analysis of the ecological and political impacts of invasive species, written by a leading invasion biologist Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: PSA; RNC; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Invasive species come in all sizes, from plant pathogens like the chestnut blight in eastern North America, to the red imported fire ant that has spread throughout the South, the predatory Indian mongoose now found in the Caribbean and Hawaii, and the huge Burmese python populating the Florida swamps. And while many invasive species are safe and even beneficial, the more harmful varieties cost the world economy billions of dollars annually, devastate agriculture, spread painful and even lethal diseases, and otherwise diminish our quality of life in myriad surprising ways. In Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know, ... Read more
Invasive species come in all sizes, from plant pathogens like the chestnut blight in eastern North America, to the red imported fire ant that has spread throughout the South, the predatory Indian mongoose now found in the Caribbean and Hawaii, and the huge Burmese python populating the Florida swamps. And while many invasive species are safe and even beneficial, the more harmful varieties cost the world economy billions of dollars annually, devastate agriculture, spread painful and even lethal diseases, and otherwise diminish our quality of life in myriad surprising ways. In Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
Condition
New
Weight
415g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199922031
SKU
V9780199922031
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About Daniel Simberloff
Daniel Simberloff is the Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the Institute for Biological Invasions at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of approximately 500 publications on ecology, biogeography, evolution, and conservation biology; much of his research focuses on causes and consequences of biological invasions. He is senior editor of the Encyclopedia of Biological ... Read more
Reviews for Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know®
"Written for nonexpert but educated readers, Invasive Species will reward those who demand well-documented information without requiring scientific details. By extending his wide-ranging survey of biological invasions beyond their biology, Simberloff acknowledges the crucial human dimensions of invasive species."
Science "Most interesting are discussions on the transport and spread of invasive species during ancient human migrations. Reflecting the author's ... Read more
Science "Most interesting are discussions on the transport and spread of invasive species during ancient human migrations. Reflecting the author's ... Read more