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Bioinvasions and globalization : ecology, economics, management, and policy /

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This volume addresses the issue of biological invasions from both an ecological and economic perspective, providing an in-depth evaluation of the science and its implications for managing the causes and consequences of one of the most pressing environmental issues facing humans today.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Perrings, Charles, Mooney, Harold A., Williamson, M. H. (Mark Herbert)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Oxford biology.
Subjects:
Biological invasions.
Globalization > Environmental aspects.
Introduced organisms > Control > Government policy.
Invasions biologiques.
Mondialisation > Aspect de l'environnement.
Espèces introduites > Lutte contre > Politique gouvernementale.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
NATURE > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Biological invasions
Globalization > Environmental aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Problem of biological invasions / Charles Perrings, Harold Mooney and Mark Williamson
  • 2. Climate change and species' distributions : an alien future? / Chris D. Thomas and Ralf Ohlemuller
  • 3. Climate and invasive species : the limits to climate information / Mark New and Carol McSweeney
  • 4. Globalization and invasive alien species : trade, pests, and pathogens / Charles Perrings, Eli Fenichel and Ann Kinzig
  • 5. Variation in the rate and pattern of spread in introduced species and its implications / Mark Williamson
  • 6. Habitats and land use as determinants of plant invasions in the temperate zone of Europe / Petr Pysek, Milan Chytry and Vojtech Jarosik
  • 7. If invasive species are "pollutants", should pollutors pay? / R. David Simpson
  • 8. Model of prevention, detection, and control for invasive species / Stephen Polasky
  • 9. Second best politics in invasive species management : when are they "good enough"? / David Finnoff, Alexei Potapov and Mark A. Lewis
  • 10. Optimal random exploration for trade-related nonindigenous species risk / Michael Springborn, Christopher Costello and Peyton Ferrier
  • 11. Role of space in invasive species management / Julia Touza [and others]
  • 12. Impact of invasive alien species on ecosystem services and human well-being / Liba Pejchar and Harold Mooney
  • 13. Current and future consequences of invasion by alien species : a case study from South Africa / B.W. van Wilgen and D.M. Richardson
  • 14. Invasive plants in tropical human-dominated landscapes : need for an inclusive management strategy / R. Uma Shaanker, Gladwin Joseph, N.A. Aravind, Ramesh Kannan and K.N. Ganeshaiah
  • 15. Prevention : designing and implementing national policy and management programs to reduce the risks from invasive species / Reuben P. Keller and David M. Lodge
  • 16. Globalization and bioinvasions : the international policy problem / Charles Perrings, Stas Burgiel, Mark Lonsdale, Harold Mooney and Mark Williamson
  • Appendix 1 : Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (1995), Articles 1-11
  • Appendix 2 : International Health Regulations (2005) Articles 2, 5-13.