2019, ISBN: 9780199922017

New. With this collection of essays, Anthony J. Martin invites us to investigate animal and human traces on the Georgia coast and the remarkable stories these traces, both modern and fos… Mehr…

New. With this collection of essays, Anthony J. Martin invites us to investigate animal and human traces on the Georgia coast and the remarkable stories these traces, both modern and fossil, tell us. Readers will learn how these traces enabled geologists to discover that the remains of ancient barrier islands still exist on the lower coastal plain of Georgia, showing the recession of oceans millions of years ago. First, Martin details a solid but approachable overview of Georgia barrier island ecosystems - maritime forests, salt marshes, dunes, beaches - and how these ecosystems are as much a product of plant and animal behavior as they are of geology. Martin then describes animal tracks, burrows, nests, and other traces and what they tell us about their makers. He also explains how trace fossils can document the behaviors of animals from millions of years ago, including those no longer extant. Next, Martin discusses the relatively scant history - scarcely five thousand years - of humans on the Georgia coast. He takes us from the Native American shell rings on Sapelo Island to the cobbled streets of Savannah paved with the ballast stones of slave ships. He also describes the human introduction of invasive animals to the coast and their effects on native species. Finally, Martin's epilogue introduces the sobering idea that climate change, with its resultant extreme weather and rising sea levels, is the ultimate human trace affecting the Georgia coast. Here he asks how the traces of the past and present help us to better predict and deal with our uncertain future., 6, ISBN: 9781107136564Cambridge University, Press, 01 January 2019Hardback, 690 pagesJust like humans, animals and plants suffer from infectious diseases, which can critically threaten biodiversity. This book describes key studies that have driven our understanding of the ecology and evolution of wildlife diseases. Each chapter introduces the host and disease, and explains how that system has aided our general understanding of the evolution and spread of wildlife diseases, through the development and testing of important epidemiological and evolutionary theories. Questions addressed include: How do hosts and parasites co-evolve? What determines how fast a disease spreads through a population? How do co-infecting parasites interact? Why do hosts vary in parasite burden? Which factors determine parasite virulence and host resistance? How do parasites influence the spread of invasive species? How do we control infectious diseases in wildlife? This book will provide a valuable introduction to students new to the topic, and novel insights to researchers, professionals and policymakers working in the field., 0, New. Of the 7,000 estimated non-native species present in North America, approximately 1,000 are invasive. Clearly, invasive species are in the minority, but their small numbers don't keep them from causing billions of dollars in economic and ecological harm each year. Policymakers and ecologists continue to try to figure out which species might be harmful, which invasive species are doing the most damage, and which of these might respond best to eradication efforts. Invasive species reports and case studies are prevalent in political, environmental, and scientific news cycles, and a significant portion of the public is concerned about the issue. In this book, Simberloff will first cover basic topics such as how non-native species are introduced, which areas have incurred the most biological invasions, and how the rates of biological invasions have shifted in recent years. He then moves on to the direct and indirect impacts of the impacts of invasive species on various ecosystems, such as habitat and resource competition, how invasive species transmit pathogens, and how introduced plants and animals can modify a habitat to favor other non-native species. Simberloff's final chapters will discuss the evolution of invasive species, the policies we currently have in place to manage them, and future prospects for controlling their spread. The book will also contain a section dedicated to the more controversial topics surrounding invasive species: invasive natives, useful non-native species, animal rights versus species rights, and non-native species' impacts on the biodiversity of an ecosystem., 6<

ISBN: 9780199922017

Of the 7, 000 estimated non-native species present in North America, approximately 1, 000 are invasive. Clearly, invasive species are in the minority, but their small numbers don''t keep … Mehr…

Of the 7, 000 estimated non-native species present in North America, approximately 1, 000 are invasive. Clearly, invasive species are in the minority, but their small numbers don''t keep them from causing billions of dollars in economic and ecological harm each year. Policymakers and ecologistscontinue to try to figure out which species might be harmful, which invasive species are doing the most damage, and which of these might respond best to eradication efforts. Invasive species reports and case studies are prevalent in political, environmental, and scientific news cycles, and asignificant portion of the public is concerned about the issue. In this book, Simberloff will first cover basic topics such as how non-native species are introduced, which areas have incurred the most biological invasions, and how the rates of biological invasions have shifted in recent years. He then moves on to the direct and indirect impacts of the impacts ofinvasive species on various ecosystems, such as habitat and resource competition, how invasive species transmit pathogens, and how introduced plants and animals can modify a habitat to favor other non-native species. Simberloff''s final chapters will discuss the evolution of invasive species, thepolicies we currently have in place to manage them, and future prospects for controlling their spread. The book will also contain a section dedicated to the more controversial topics surrounding invasive species: invasive natives, useful non-native species, animal rights versus species rights, andnon-native species'' impacts on the biodiversity of an ecosystem. | Invasive Species by Daniel Simberloff Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Science & Nature > Science > Life Sciences P10117, Daniel Simberloff<

2013, ISBN: 9780199922017

[ED: Gebunden], [PU: Oxford University Press], An introduction to various topics related to invasive species, including their establishement, which areas have incurred the most biological… Mehr…

[ED: Gebunden], [PU: Oxford University Press], An introduction to various topics related to invasive species, including their establishement, which areas have incurred the most biological invasions, and how the rates of biological invasions have shifted in recent years., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 329, [GW: 535g], Sofortüberweisung, PayPal, Banküberweisung<

ISBN: 9780199922017

[ED: Buch], [PU: Oxford University Press], Neuware - An introduction to various topics related to invasive species, including their establishement, which areas have incurred the most biol… Mehr…

[ED: Buch], [PU: Oxford University Press], Neuware - An introduction to various topics related to invasive species, including their establishement, which areas have incurred the most biological invasions, and how the rates of biological invasions have shifted in recent years., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, FixedPrice, 329, [GW: 535g], offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), PayPal, Banküberweisung<

2013, ISBN: 9780199922017

What Everyone Needs to Know (R), Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc], Oxford University Press Inc, 2013