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100 Alien Invaders: Animals and Plants that are Changing our World (Bradt Travel Guides (100 Animals))
Gill Williams
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Description for 100 Alien Invaders: Animals and Plants that are Changing our World (Bradt Travel Guides (100 Animals))
Hardcover. 100 Alien Invaders - Full-colour guide to some of the world's most environmentally damaging alien species, also covering natural history, regions and conservation. Organised by species type, it includes detailed information on invasive flora and fauna, images, distribution maps, human involvement, effects on native populations and landscapes. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (Wildlife Guides). Num Pages: 160 pages, 160pp colour photos & 8 maps. BIC Classification: WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 782. Animals and Plants That are Changing Our World. Series: Bradt Travel Guides (100 Animals). 160 pages, 160pp colour photos & 8 maps. Animals and plants are perfectly harmless in their native areas, but become a menace when they colonise new territories - often out-competing native species and, in some instances, drastically affecting the ecology. What's more, it is humankind that is largely responsible. This title exposes 100 of the most destructive alien species on the planet. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: WN. Dimension: 233 x 209 x 19. Weight: 780.
100 Alien Invaders exposes one of the greatest threats to the planet after climate change and overpopulation. Animals and plants are perfectly harmless in their native areas, but become a menace when they colonise new territories - often out-competing native species and, in some instances, drastically affecting the ecology. What's more, it is humankind that is largely responsible. Some species, such as killer bees and cane toads, are obvious terrors. Others, such as the water hyacinth, pose a more insidious threat. Read this book and you'll never look at house sparrows or hedgehogs in the same way again. 100 Alien ... Read more
100 Alien Invaders exposes one of the greatest threats to the planet after climate change and overpopulation. Animals and plants are perfectly harmless in their native areas, but become a menace when they colonise new territories - often out-competing native species and, in some instances, drastically affecting the ecology. What's more, it is humankind that is largely responsible. Some species, such as killer bees and cane toads, are obvious terrors. Others, such as the water hyacinth, pose a more insidious threat. Read this book and you'll never look at house sparrows or hedgehogs in the same way again. 100 Alien ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bradt Travel Guides
Condition
New
Series
Bradt Travel Guides (Wildlife Guides)
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841623597
SKU
V9781841623597
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About Gill Williams
Gill Williams is a travel and natural history journalist with more than 30 years' experience. She runs greentravelguides.tv, an internet TV channel showing people how to travel without trashing the planet.
Reviews for 100 Alien Invaders: Animals and Plants that are Changing our World (Bradt Travel Guides (100 Animals))
'Everything you need to know about the world's most successful and destructive species. Never underestimate a mollusc...' Kate Humble, TV presenter I commend this handsomely produced book, and congratulate all involved in its publication. It will, I'm sure, stimulate awareness and appropriate action in a compelling way on one of the most important biological issues of our ... Read more