Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species, Second EditionThe impact of invasive species is second only to that of human population growth and associated activities as a cause of the loss of biodiversity throughout the world. In the United States, invasions of nonnative plants, animals, or microbes cause major environmental damage. The second edition of Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Cos |
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 11 | |
Environmental and economic costs of invertebrate invasions in Australia
| 25 |
Invasive vertebrates in Brazil
| 53 |
Alien plants in Britain
| 107 |
Economic environmental and social dimensions of alien vertebrate species in Britain
| 129 |
Impacts of alien vertebrates in Europe
| 177 |
Invasive patterns of alien terrestrial invertebrates in Europe
| 199 |
Invasive invertebrates in India
Economic implications | 259 |
Economic impacts of weeds in New Zealand
Some examples | 273 |
Ecological and economic costs of alien vertebrates in New Zealand
| 283 |
The economic consequences of the environmental impacts of alien plant invasions in South Africa
| 295 |
Invasive vertebrates of South Africa
| 325 |
Rodents and other vertebrate invaders in the United States
| 381 |
Environmental and economic costs associated with alien invasive species in the United States
| 411 |
Back Cover | 431 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species, Second Edition |
| Editor | David Pimentel PhD |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | CRC Press, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1439829918, 9781439829912 |
| Length | 463 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Science / Life Sciences / General Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General |
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