Histories of Bioinvasions in the Mediterranean

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-12-25
Mått155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt474 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieEnvironmental History
Antal sidor260
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030091200

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Introduction; Ana Isabel Queiroz, Simon Pooley.- 1. Mare Nostrum, Mare quod invaditur – the history of bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea; Bella S. Galil et al.- 2. The apparently relentless spread of the major stomatopod and decapod alien species in the Mediterranean basin; Chiara Manfrin et al.- 3. Scourge in the Mediterranean. The Argentine ant invasion and the phytosanitary policies imposed in the 1920s; Ana Isabel Queiroz.- 4. Balearic Islands herpetological history: when aliens conquered these islands and what to do next; Iolanda Silva-Rocha et al.- 5. The Xenopus laevis invasion in Portugal: an improbable connection of science, Mediterranean climate and river neglect; Mónica Sousa et al.- 6. Ecologically benign invasions: The invasion and adaptation of common waxbills (Estrilda astrild) in Iberia; Gonçalo C. Cardoso, Luís Reino.- 7. Long term mammal introductions in Ionian and Aegeus Islands; Marco Massetti.- 8. Spartina invasors in Mediterranean marshes: past, present and future; Bernardo Duarte et al.- 9. The Akrotiri peninsula and its forest: Impacts and perceptions of a colonial legacy; J.M. Peyton et al.- 10. The entangled history of humans and introduced plants on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula; Simon Pooley.- Indexes.