A plague of rats and rubbervines : the growing threat of species invasions / Yvonne Baskin.
by
Baskin, Yvonne.
ISBN
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9781559638760
9781417594245
9781610911009
Title
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A plague of rats and rubbervines : the growing threat of species invasions / Yvonne Baskin.
Author
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Baskin, Yvonne.
Personal Author
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Baskin, Yvonne.
Publication Information
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Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, ©2002.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (viii, 377 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations
General Note
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"A SCOPE--GISP project."
Contents
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Introduction : confronting a shrinking world -- Reuniting Pangaea -- Wheat and trout, weeds and pestilence -- Elbowing out the natives -- The good, the bad, the fuzzy -- The making of a pest -- Taking risks with strangers -- Stemming the tide -- Beachheads and sleepers -- Taking control -- Islands no longer -- Can we preserve integrity of place.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
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Biological invasions.
Nature conservation.
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2002
Publication Information
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Washington, DC : Island Press/Shearwater Books, ©2002.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 577.18 21 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |