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Description: |
xv, 457 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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General Note: |
"A Project of SCOPE: The Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment." |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Preface -- Introduction / Harold A. Mooney and Richard J. Hobbs -- Freshwater nonindigenous species: interactions with other global changes / Cynthia S. Kolar, David M. Lodge -- Global change and biological invasions in the oceans / James T. Carlton -- Land-use changes and invasions / Richard J. Hobbs -- Fire, plant invasions, and global changes / Carla M. D'Antonio -- Will the increasing atmospheric CO² concentration affect the success of invasive species? / Jeffrey S. Dukes -- Microevolutionary influences of global changes on plant invasions / Spencer C.H. Barrett -- Assessing the extent, status, and dynamism of plant invasions: current and emerging approaches / Richard N. Mack -- The future of alien invasive species: changing social views / Jeffrey A. McNeeley -- Global changes, invasive species, and human health / Anthony J. McMichael, Menno J. Bouma -- Climate change and invasive species: a conceptual framework / Robert W. Sutherst -- The economics of alien species invasions / Rosamond L. Naylor -- Valuing ecosystem services lost to Tamarix invasion in the United States / Erika Zavaleta -- Invasive alien species and global change: a South African perspective / David M. Richardson, William J. Bond, W. Richard J. Dean, Steven I. Higgins, Guy F. Midgley, Suzannne J. Milton, Leslie W. Powrie, Michael C. Rutherford, Michael J. Samways, Roland E. Schulze -- Plant invasions in Germany: general aspects and impact of nitrogen deposition / Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Andreas Elend, Stephanie Nöllert, Ernst-Detlef Schulze -- Invasive species and environmental changes in New Zealand / Mick N. Clout, Sarah J. Lowe -- Plant invasions in Chile: present patterns and future predictions / Mary T. Kalin Arroyo, Clodomiro Marticorena, Oscar Matthei, Lohengrin Cavieres -- Global change and invasive species: where do we go from here? / Harold A. Mooney, Richard J. Hobbs. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "Invasive Species in a Changing World brings together leading scientists from around the world to examine the invasive species phenomenon and to consider the mutual interactions between global change and invasives that are likely to occur over the next century. Contributors focus on the proposition that global change will exacerbate the invasive species problem, and they set forth the idea that invasives are themselves a global change element that need to be considered in global change scenarios." "Invasive Species in a Changing World provides readers with the background and knowledge they need to begin developing strategies to combat the invasive species problem, and it is essential reading for anyone concerned with the impact of invasive species on ecosystem health and functioning."--Jacket. |