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Bezig met laden... Feral Future: The Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invadersdoor Tim Low
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Contents: Setting the stage; Careless ambitions; Invasion by stealth; Australians as pests; A rogues' gallery; Where are we headed?; Thinking and acting; Appendices A thorough analysis of Australia's problems with invasive species. The message is clear, as are the descriptions of "acclimatization history". The book has quite a bit of repetition, and would have benefited from a tad more aggressive editing. The perspective is very much australia-centric, and the similar plights faced by other countries need to be investigated in other books. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A decade ago, Tim Low journeyed to the remote northernmost tip of Australia. Instead of the pristine rain forests he expected, he found jungles infested with Latin American carpet grass and feral cattle. That incident helped inspire Feral Future, a passionate account of the history and implications of invasive species in that island nation, with consequences for ecological communities around the globe. Australia is far from alone in facing horrific ecological and economic damage from invading plants and animals, and in Low's capable hands, Australia's experiences serve as a wake-up call for all of us. He covers how invasive species like cane toads and pond apple got to Australia (often through misguided but intentional introductions) and what we can do to stop them. He also covers the many pests that Australia has exported to the world, including the paperbark tree (Melaleuca) that infests hundreds of thousands of acres in south Florida. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)577.18Natural sciences and mathematics Life Sciences, Biology Ecology Organic/Inorganic ChemistryLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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