Invasive species : what everyone needs to know /

"Of the 7,000 estimated non-native species present in North America, approximately 1,000 are invasive. Clearly, invasive species are in the minority, but their small numbers don't keep them from causing billions of dollars in economic and ecological harm each year. Policymakers and ecologi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simberloff, Daniel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Colección:What everyone needs to know.
Temas:
Introduced organisms.
Evolution (Biology)
Plants > Evolution.
Conservation biology.
Espèces introduites.
Plantes > Évolution.
Biologie de la conservation.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General introduction.
  • Magnitude, geography, and time course of invasions
  • Ecological effects of introduced species: straightforward impacts
  • Impacts of invasions: complications and impacts on humans
  • Evolution of introduced and native species
  • How and why do invasions occur?
  • Can we predict species invasions?
  • How are species introductions regulated?
  • Detection and eradication of introduced species
  • Maintenance management of invasions
  • Controversies surrounding biological invasions
  • Prospect: the Homogeocene?.

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