| Author |
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Sandlund, Odd Terje; Schei, Peter Johan |
| Title |
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Invasive species and biodiversity management / edited by Odd Terje Sandlund, Peter Johan Schei, and Åslaug Viken. |
| Publisher |
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Dordrecht, Netherlands ; Boston : Kluwer Academic |
| Year |
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c1999 |
| Pages |
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xiii, 431 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
|
Population and community biology series |
| Issue/Number |
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v. 24 |
| Notes |
|
Based on papers from the Norway/United Nations (UN) Conference on Alien Species, held in Trondheim, Norway, July 1-5, 1996. |
| Notes |
|
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Notes |
|
Preface / Peter Johan Schei -- 1. Introduction: the many aspects of the invasive alien species problem / Odd Terje Sandlund, Peter Johan Schei and Aslaug Viken -- 2. The great reshuffling: how alien species help feed the global economy / Jeffrey A. McNeely -- 3. Species invasions and the displacement of biological and cultural diversity / Vandana Shiva -- 4. Nile perch in Lake Victoria: the balance between benefits and negative impacts of aliens / Richard Ogutu-Ohwayo -- 5. An alliance of biodiversity, agriculture, health, and business interests for improved alien species management in Hawaii / Alan Holt -- 6. Invasive plant species and invasible ecosystems / Marcel Rejmanek -- 7. Lag times in population explosions of invasive species: causes and implications / Jeffrey A. Crooks and Michael E. Soule -- 8. Modelling of the impact of biological invasions / Rob Hengeveld -- 9. Biological invasions and global change / Harold A. Mooney and Annika Hofgaard.
10. Introductions at the level of genes and populations / Kjetil Hindar -- 11. Alien species and emerging infectious diseases: past lessons and future implications / Ralph T. Bryan -- 12. Effects of invading species on freshwater and estuarine ecosystems / Peter B. Moyle -- 13. The scale and ecological consequences of biological invasions in the World's occans / James T. Carlton -- 14. The Red Sea-Mediterranean link: unwanted effects of canals / Charles F. Boudouresque -- 15. Trade and exotic species introductions / Peter Jenkins -- 16. Commercial forestry and agroforestry as sources of invasive alien trees and shrubs / David M. Richardson -- 17. Consequences of spreading of pathogens and genes through an increasing trade in foods / Eystein Skjerve and Yngvild Wasteson -- 18. Legal authorities for controlling alien species: a survey of tools and their effectiveness / Michael J. Bean.
19. Strategies for preventing the world movement of invasive plants. A United States perspective / Randy Westbrooks and Robert E. Eplee -- 20. Managing insect invasions by watching other countries / Michael J. Samways -- 21. Biological pest control and invasives / George Oduor -- 22. Invasive species in Mauritius: examining the past and charting the future / Wendy Strahm -- 23. Biodiversity conservation and the management of invasive animals in New Zealand / Michael N. Clout -- 24. South Africa's experience regarding alien species: impacts and controls / Brian J. Huntley -- 25. Managing alien species: the Australian experience / Roger P. Pech -- 26. International instruments processes, organizations and non-indigenous species introductions: is a protocol to the convention on biological diversity necessary? / Lyle Glowka and Cyrille de Klemm -- 27. A Global Strategy for dealing with alien invasive species / Harold A. Mooney. |
| ISBN |
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0412840804 (acid-free paper) |
| Languages |
|
English |
| Programme Areas |
|
Invasive Alien Species; Ecosystem Approach |
| Keywords |
|
Invasive alien species |
| Location |
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SB990 I58 1999 |
| Holdings |
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1 |
| Type |
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Monograph |
| Category |
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GEN |
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