عنوان

Histories of bioinvasions in the Mediterranean /

(Number (ISBN

3319749862

(Number (ISBN

9783319749860

Erroneous ISBN

3319749854

Erroneous ISBN

9783319749853

Title Proper

Histories of bioinvasions in the Mediterranean /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Ana Isabel Queiroz, Simon Pooley, editors.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cham, Switzerland :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color)

Series Title

Environmental history,

Volume Designation

volume 8

ISSN of Series

2211-9027 ;

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Bioinvasions is a current top research subject for natural sciences, social sciences and humanities and a major concern for conservationists, land managers and planners. In the last decades, new findings, perspectives and practices have revealed the multifaceted challenges of preventing new introductions and dealing with those invasive species that harm natural ecosystems, economy and human welfare. This book brings together environmental historians and natural scientists to share their studies and experiences on the human dimensions of biological invasions from the ancient past to the current challenges. The collection of papers focuses on the Mediterranean region and deals with aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems on the mainland and islands, ranging from marine and freshwater environments to coastal marshlands and forests. A wide diversity of animals and plants are featured, from marine fishes to marine and freshwater crustaceans, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals, to grasses, shrubs and trees. This book is a contribution to the scientific debate on how to deal with the historical dimensions of biological invasions, fostering dialogue between cultural and ecological explanations of environmental change, to inform environmental policy and management. It has been organized in three sections: the first is the editors' introduction, in which they review the existing literature and highlight relevant concepts and ideas; the second is about alien species in the Mediterranean region; the third includes cases from other Mediterranean-type regions.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Springer Nature

Stock Number

com.springer.onix.9783319749860

Title

Histories of bioinvasions in the Mediterranean

International Standard Book Number

3319749854

Biological invasions-- Mediterranean Region.

Introduced organisms-- Mediterranean Region.

Island biological invasions-- Mediterranean Region.

Marine biological invasions-- Mediterranean Sea.

Biological invasions.

Conservation of the environment.

Educational: Sciences, general science.

Environment law.

General & world history.

Introduced organisms.

Island biological invasions.

Marine biological invasions.

NATURE-- Ecology.

NATURE-- Ecosystems & Habitats-- Wilderness.

SCIENCE-- Environmental Science.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Ecology.

Mediterranean Region.

Mediterranean Sea.

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7

NAT-- 010000

NAT-- 045040

RNK

SCI-- 020000

SCI-- 026000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Pooley, Simon Preston,1970-

Queiroz, Ana Isabel

Date of Transaction

20200823105437.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

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Electronic name

[Book]

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