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369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Introduction : Introduction: non-native species in the world / David Pimentel -- Australia : The impacts of alien plants in Australia / Richard H. Groves -- Non-indigenous vertebrates in Australia / Mary Bomford and Quentin Hart -- Environmental and economic costs of invertebrate invasions in Australia / Deon Canyon, Rick Speare, Ian Naumann, and Ken Winkel -- Brazil : Alien plant pathogens in Brazil / Murillo Lobo Junior -- British Isles : Alien plants in the British Isles / Mark Williamson -- Economic and environmental costs of alien vertebrate species in Britain / Piran C. L. White and Stephen Harris -- Non-native invasive species of arthropods and plant pathogens in the British Isles / David Pimentel -- India : Alien plant pathogens in India / Rama S. Singh and Jaspal Kaur -- New Zealand : Economic impacts of weeds in New Zealand / Peter A. Williams and Susan Timmins -- Ecological and economic costs of alien vertebrates in New Zealand / M. N. Clout -- Alien invertebrates in New Zealand / Nigel D. Barlow and S. L. Goldson -- The impact of exotic insects in New Zealand / Angus Cook, Philip Weinstein, and Alistair Woodward -- South Africa : The economic consequences of alien plant invasions: examples of impacts and approaches to sustainable management in South Africa / B. W. van Wilgen, D. M. Richardson, D. C. Le Maitre, C. Marais, and D. Magadlela -- Alien invertebrate animals in South Africa / Lori Lach, M. D. Picker, J. F. Colville, M. H. Allsopp, and C. L. Griffiths -- United States : Environmental and economic costs associated with non-indigenous species in the United States / David Pimentel, Lori Lach, Rodolfo Zuniga, and Doug Morrison -- World overview : Economic and environmental threats of alien plant, animal, and microbe invasions / David Pimentel, S. McNair, J. Janecka, J. Wightman, C. Simmonds, C. O’Connell, E. Wong, L. Russel, J. Zern, T. Aquino, and T. Tsomondo -- World exotic diseases / Yoonji Kim. |