The Natural History of Naturalized Animals
Christopher Lever(Editor)
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published in March 1994
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-85661-087-5 (ISBN)
Description
This work discusses the ecological and economic impacts that naturalized vertebrates have had on the native fauna and flora of the countries to which they have been introduced - either deliberately or accidentally - by man, and in which they have become established.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
743 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85661-087-5 (9780856610875)
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Content
The ecology of naturalized animals; the ecological impact of naturalized herbivores; the ecological impact of naturalized predators; competition between naturalized and native species; hybridization between naturalized and native species; naturalized animals as prey species; the impact on crops of naturalized birds; the introduction of parasites, pathogens and diseases by naturalized animals; the ecological impact of naturalized reptiles and amphibians; the ecological impact of naturalized fishes; the ecological consequences of relationships between naturalized and native species; the ecological impacts of naturalized species compared; appendices; index of naturalized mammals and birds and the countries and island groups in which they have had a significant ecological impact; index of countries and island groups in which naturalized mammals and birds have had a significant ecological impact; species index.