TY  - BOOK
AU  - Waterman,Rebecca
TI  - Biological invasions: patterns, management, and economic impacts 
T2  - Environmental research advances
SN  - 9781634820349
AV  - QH353 .B565 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Publishers
KW  - Biological invasions
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Invasive aquatic microorganisms : patterns of introduction and impacts; Alessandro Saccà --; Biological invasions of malaria parasites and their bird hosts; Luz Garcia-Longoria, Sergio Magallanes, Florentino de Lope and Alfonso Marzal --; Aquatic alien animals in China : their introduction, invasion and management; Du Luo, Meng Xu, Xidong Mu, Dangen Gu, Hui Wei, Yexin Yang and Yinchang Hu --; Phenology of Prunus Mahaleb, a fleshy fruited tree invading natural grasslands in Argentine Pampas; Martin Raúl Amodeo and Sergio Martin Zalba; 2; b
N2  - Alien--also called non-indigenous or non-native--species are defined as those species that colonize an area beyond their natural range, where they reproduce and establish a population. It is known that plants, animals and microorganisms have been intentionally transferred with human discovery voyages for centuries and, possibly, since the shift from foraging to agricultural and pastoralist societies. As a result, many 'exotic' species are now among our preferred foods, dearest pets, good-looking houseplants and decorative aquarium weeds, but most of them cannot be considered alien species, as they grow well only in artificially-controlled conditions or in protected environments. Conversely, alien species are capable of ready acclimation to novel habitats, where they may find themselves unconstrained by the limiting factors--both abiotic and biotic--typical of their original habitat. In these 'favorable' conditions, they might outgrow, and ultimately overthrow, resident organisms with which they happen to compete: in this case, alien species are often dubbed 'invasive'. This book discusses patterns, management and economic impact of these biological invasions
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