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Autore |
Baskin Yvonne |
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Titolo |
A plague of rats and rubbervines : the growing threat of species invasions / / Yvonne Baskin |
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Washington, DC, : Island Press/Shearwater Books, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-55963-161-9 |
1-61091-100-8 |
1-59726-913-1 |
1-4175-9424-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (388 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biological invasions |
Nature conservation |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Confronting a Shrinking World; Reuniting Pangaea; Wheat and Trout, Weeds and Pestilence; Elbowing Out the Natives; The Good, the Bad, the Fuzzy; The Making of a Pest; Taking Risks with Strangers; Stemming the Tide; Beachheads and Sleepers; Taking Control; Islands no Longer; Can We Preserve Integrity of Place?; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index |
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