Biological invasions economic and environmental costs of alien plant, animal, and microbe species

• Other Authors: Pimentel, David, 1925-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2011.
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Subjects: Biological invasions > Economic aspects.; Biological invasions > Environmental aspects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781439829912
• Physical Description: xiv, 449 p. : ill., maps.
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty univerzity

"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"--