A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species

ISBN-13: 9780815378716 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 456 str.

Opis

Invasive non-native species are a major threat to global biodiversity, with serious environmental and economic impacts. It is a priority to prevent and control their introduction and spread. Freshwater ecosystems are particularly at risk, and facilitate the spread. This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the most notable global invasive freshwater animal and plant species and methods of controlling them.

Spis treści

Part 1: Aquatic and Riparian Plants.  Part 2: Aquatic Invertebrates.  Part 3: Fish.  Part 4: Amphibians and Reptiles.  Part 5: Aquatic and Riparian Mammals.  Part 6: Aquatic Pathogens.

O autorze

Robert A. Francis is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology at King's College London, UK. He has broad research interests in aquatic, riparian and urban ecology and has been secretary of the British Ecological Society special interest group on invasive species since 2008.