Biological invasions : a global perspective
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Biological invasions : a global perspective
(SCOPE, 37)
Published on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment of the International Council of Scientific Unions by Wiley, c1989
Available at 17 libraries
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  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Papers from a number of national and international workshops resulting from a SCOPE program on the ecology of biological invasions initiated in mid-1982
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The problem of biological invasions in plants, animals and micro-organisms is examined in this book. Rather than concentrate on local patterns a complete global picture is reviewed, including divergent points of view from world renowned experts. The phenomena of biological invasions and the damage which often accompanies an invasion are discussed, with particular reference to the serious problem of the extinction of species and the replacement of entire ecosystems. The programme addressed three specific issues relating to the nature of invading plants and animals: the factors that determine whether a species will be an invader or not; the site properties that determine whether an ecological system will be prone to, or resistant to, an invasion; and the development of management systems using the knowledge gained. The primary focus of the programme was on those animals, plants and micro-organisms that have been successful invaders of non-agricultural regions, with an emphasis on those that have disrupted ecosystem function. This book is the result of a culminating workshop held at the East-West Center of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Table of Contents
- History of biological invasions with special emphasis on the old world
- invasions of natural ecosystems by plant pathogens
- patterns, modes and extents of invasion by vertebrates
- temperate grasslands vulnerable to plant invasions - characteristics and consequences
- the characteristics of invaded mediterranean-climate regions
- wildlife conservation and the invasion of nature reserves by introduced species - a global perspective
- ecosystem-level processes and the consequences of biological invasions
- theories of predicting success and impact of introduced species
- the nature and effects of disturbance relative to invasions.
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