The Resource The aliens among us : how invasive species are transforming the planet--and ourselves, Leslie Anthony
The aliens among us : how invasive species are transforming the planet--and ourselves, Leslie Anthony
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- Summary
- A thoughtful, accessible look at the rapidly growing issue of invasive plants, animals, and microbes around the globe with a focus on the scientific issues and ecological, health, and other challenges. From an award-winning adventure and science journalist comes an eye-opening exploration of a burgeoning environmental phenomenon and the science coalescing around it. Leslie Anthony leads readers on adventures physical and philosophical as he explores how and why invasive species are hijacking ecosystems around the globe. Weaving science, travel, history, and humor with diverse examples to chart and describe the phases of species invasion and human response, Anthony introduces field researchers and managers who seek to understand the biological, social, and economic aspects of this complex issue, and whose work collectively suggests the emergence of a global shadow economy centered on invasives. With tales of pythons in the Everglades, Asian carp and lamprey in the Great Lakes, Japanese knotweed seemingly everywhere, and the invasive organisms we don't see--pathogens and microbes such as the Zika virus--this book rivets attention on a new ecological reality
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 367 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Big trouble : a plague of ... giant snakes?
- A postcard from Florida : introducing alien invasive species
- The python's tale : establishment, spread, and detection
- Invasional meltdown : impacts of alien invasive species
- The Sisyphus files : eradication and control
- Sunrise on Homogena : a new planetary paradigm
- Isbn
- 9780300208900
- Label
- The aliens among us : how invasive species are transforming the planet--and ourselves
- Title
- The aliens among us
- Title remainder
- how invasive species are transforming the planet--and ourselves
- Statement of responsibility
- Leslie Anthony
- Subject
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- trueBiodiversity conservation
- trueScience Writing -- Biology
- trueBiological invasions
- trueAnimal habitations
- NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
- Nonindigenous pests -- Control
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueNature -- Effect of humans on
- trueCompetition (Biology)
- Introduced organisms -- Environmental aspects
- trueEcological disturbances
- NATURE / Animals
- trueAdaptation (Biology)
- trueNature conservation
- trueBiotic communities
- Biological invasions -- Environmental aspects
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity
- trueNature Writing -- General
- trueHabitat conservation
- trueSpecies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A thoughtful, accessible look at the rapidly growing issue of invasive plants, animals, and microbes around the globe with a focus on the scientific issues and ecological, health, and other challenges. From an award-winning adventure and science journalist comes an eye-opening exploration of a burgeoning environmental phenomenon and the science coalescing around it. Leslie Anthony leads readers on adventures physical and philosophical as he explores how and why invasive species are hijacking ecosystems around the globe. Weaving science, travel, history, and humor with diverse examples to chart and describe the phases of species invasion and human response, Anthony introduces field researchers and managers who seek to understand the biological, social, and economic aspects of this complex issue, and whose work collectively suggests the emergence of a global shadow economy centered on invasives. With tales of pythons in the Everglades, Asian carp and lamprey in the Great Lakes, Japanese knotweed seemingly everywhere, and the invasive organisms we don't see--pathogens and microbes such as the Zika virus--this book rivets attention on a new ecological reality
- Summary
- A thoughtful, accessible look at the rapidly growing issue of invasive plants, animals, and microbes around the globe with a focus on the scientific issues and ecological, health, and other challenges
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10612582
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1957-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Anthony, Leslie
- Dewey number
- 578.62
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH353
- LC item number
- .A58 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
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- Introduced organisms
- Biological invasions
- Ecological disturbances
- Nonindigenous pests
- Biodiversity conservation
- Nature conservation
- NATURE / Animals
- NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- how invasive species are transforming the planet - and ourselves
- Label
- The aliens among us : how invasive species are transforming the planet--and ourselves, Leslie Anthony
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-353) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Big trouble : a plague of ... giant snakes? -- A postcard from Florida : introducing alien invasive species -- The python's tale : establishment, spread, and detection -- Invasional meltdown : impacts of alien invasive species -- The Sisyphus files : eradication and control -- Sunrise on Homogena : a new planetary paradigm
- Control code
- ocn982652226
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 367 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300208900
- Lccn
- 2017937194
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)982652226
- Label
- The aliens among us : how invasive species are transforming the planet--and ourselves, Leslie Anthony
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-353) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Big trouble : a plague of ... giant snakes? -- A postcard from Florida : introducing alien invasive species -- The python's tale : establishment, spread, and detection -- Invasional meltdown : impacts of alien invasive species -- The Sisyphus files : eradication and control -- Sunrise on Homogena : a new planetary paradigm
- Control code
- ocn982652226
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 367 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780300208900
- Lccn
- 2017937194
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)982652226
Subject
- trueAdaptation (Biology)
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueAnimal habitations
- trueBiodiversity conservation
- trueBiological invasions
- Biological invasions -- Environmental aspects
- trueBiotic communities
- trueCompetition (Biology)
- trueEcological disturbances
- trueHabitat conservation
- Introduced organisms -- Environmental aspects
- NATURE / Animals
- NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
- trueNature -- Effect of humans on
- trueNature Writing -- General
- trueNature conservation
- Nonindigenous pests -- Control
- SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity
- trueScience Writing -- Biology
- trueSpecies
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