02709oam 2200589I 450 991046137060332120200520144314.00-429-15153-51-4398-2991-810.1201/b10938 (CKB)2670000000093501(EBL)726858(OCoLC)738438596(SSID)ssj0000513587(PQKBManifestationID)11359791(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000513587(PQKBWorkID)10501505(PQKB)10913028(MiAaPQ)EBC726858(PPN)156560259(Au-PeEL)EBL726858(CaPaEBR)ebr10473079(EXLCZ)99267000000009350120180331d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBiological invasions economic and environmental costs of alien plant, animal, and microbe species /edited by David Pimentel2nd ed.Boca Raton, Fla. :CRC Press,2011.1 online resource (446 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4398-2990-X Includes bibliographical references and index.section 1. Australia -- section 2. Brazil -- section 3. British Isles -- section 4. Europe -- section 5. India -- section 6. New Zealand -- section 7. South Africa -- section 8. United States.A revised, expanded, and updated second version to the successful Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species, this reference discusses how non-native species invade new ecosystems and the subsequent economic and environmental effects of these species. With nine new chapters, this text provides detailed information on the major components of the invasive-species problem from six continents, including impacts on human health and livestock. The book examines ways in which non-native species destroy vital crops and forests; damage ecosystem dynamics, which leads to plant and animal biodiversity losses; and cause soil erosion and water loss--Provided by publisher.Biological invasionsEconomic aspectsBiological invasionsEnvironmental aspectsElectronic books.Biological invasionsEconomic aspects.Biological invasionsEnvironmental aspects.577/.18Pimentel David1925-72673MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461370603321Biological invasions2030479UNINA