Cane toads : a tale of sugar, politics and flawed science /

Cane Toads is about good intentions, unintended consequences and of simple acts leading to catastrophic outcomes. It is about scientists so committed to solving a problem, serving their country, their leaders and the industry that employed them, that they are blinkered to adverse impacts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turvey, Nigel D, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, N.S.W. : Sydney University Press, [2013].
Temas:
Bufo marinus > Australia.
Bufo marinus > Control > Australia.
Toads > Control > Australia.
Biological invasions.
Nonindigenous pests > Control > Australia.
Sugarcane > Diseases and pests > Control > Australia.
Crapaud géant > Australie.
Crapaud géant > Lutte contre > Australie.
Crapauds > Lutte contre > Australie.
Invasions biologiques.
Animaux et plantes nuisibles non indigènes > Lutte contre > Australie.
Canne à sucre > Maladies et fléaux > Lutte contre > Australie.
Biological invasions
Bufo marinus
Nonindigenous pests > Control
Sugarcane > Diseases and pests > Control
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface: of toads and men
  • The ancestors – fossil 41159
  • The apothecary’s toad
  • The sweet grass
  • Queensland sugar – Hope and Whish
  • Ladybird fantasy
  • The cane beetles
  • Hawai‘i leads biological control
  • Birth of a myth
  • Toad fantasy
  • Toads for Queensland
  • War on Canberra
  • Living with Bufo
  • Cane toad wars
  • Taking the Top End
  • Bad, flawed and reckless

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