Biological Invasions in Changing Ecosystems: Vectors, Ecological Impacts, Management and Predictions - Couverture rigide

 
9783110438659: Biological Invasions in Changing Ecosystems: Vectors, Ecological Impacts, Management and Predictions

Synopsis

When organisms are deliberately or accidentally introduced into a new ecosystem a biological invasion may take place. These so-called 'invasive species' may establish, spread and ecologically alter the invaded community. Biological invasions by animals, plants, pathogens or vectors are one of the greatest environmental and economic threats and, along with habitat destruction, a leading cause of global biodiversity loss.
In this book, more than 50 worldwide invasion scientists cover our current understanding of biological invasions, its impacts, patterns and mechanisms in both aquatic and terrestrial systems.

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À propos de l'auteur

João Canning-Clode is a marine ecologist with particular research interest in non-indigenous species and invasion ecology

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