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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Simberloff, Daniel.     Subjects     Introduced organisms.     Evolution (Biology)     Plants -- Evolution.     Conservation biology.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Simberloff, Daniel.       by title:      Invasive species : w...         MARC Display

Invasive species : what everyone needs to know / Daniel Simberloff. by Simberloff, Daniel. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2013. Subjects Introduced organisms.   Evolution (Biology)   Plants -- Evolution.   Conservation biology. ISBN:  9780199922017 (hardback : acid-free paper) 0199922012 (hardback : acid-free paper) 9780199922031 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 0199922039 (pbk. : acid-free paper) Description:  xiv, 329 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  "Of the 7,000 estimated non-native species present in North America, approximately 1,000 are invasive. Clearly, invasive species are in the minority, but their small numbers don't keep them from causing billions of dollars in economic and ecological harm each year. Policymakers and ecologists continue to try to figure out which species might be harmful, which invasive species are doing the most damage, and which of these might respond best to eradication efforts. Invasive species reports and case studies are prevalent in political, environmental, and scientific news cycles, and a significant portion of the public is concerned about the issue. In this book, Simberloff will first cover basic topics such as how non-native species are introduced, which areas have incurred the most biological invasions, and how the rates of biological invasions have shifted in recent years. He then moves on to the direct and indirect impacts of the impacts of invasive species on various ecosystems, such as habitat and resource competition, how invasive species transmit pathogens, and how introduced plants and animals can modify a habitat to favor other non-native species. Simberloff's final chapters will discuss the evolution of invasive species, the policies we currently have in place to manage them, and future prospects for controlling their spread. The book will also contain a section dedicated to the more controversial topics surrounding invasive species: invasive natives, useful non-native species, animal rights versus species rights, and non-native species' impacts on the biodiversity of an ecosystem"-- "This book studies the ecology of invasive species, examining the effects that such invasions have on various types of ecosystems"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 578.62 Si Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 578.62 Simberloff Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 578.62 Si Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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