pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
pickabook books with huge discounts for everyone
Visit our new collection website www.collectionsforschool.co.uk
     
Email: Subscribe to news & offers:
Need assistance? Log In/Register


Item Details
Title: INVASIVE AND INTRODUCED PLANTS AND ANIMALS
HUMAN PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES AND APPROACHES TO MANAGEMENT
By: Ian D. Rotherham (Editor), Robert A. Lambert (Editor)
Format: Paperback

List price: £51.99
Our price: £46.79
Discount:
10% off
You save: £5.20
ISBN 10: 0415830699
ISBN 13: 9780415830690
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery rates
Stock: Currently 0 available
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Pub. date: 1 May, 2013
Pages: 392
Synopsis: There have been many well-publicized cases of invasive species of plants and animals, often introduced unintentionally but sometimes on purpose, causing widespread ecological havoc. Examples of such alien invasions include pernicious weeds such as Japanese knotweed, an introduced garden ornamental which can grow through concrete, the water hyacinth which has choked tropical waterways, and many introduced animals which have out-competed and displaced local fauna. This book addresses the broader context of invasive and exotic species, in terms of the perceived threats and environmental concerns which surround alien species and ecological invasions. As a result of unprecedented scales of environmental change, combined with rapid globalisation, the mixing of cultures and diversity, and fears over biosecurity and bioterrorism, the known impacts of particular invasions have been catastrophic. However, as several chapters show, reactions to some exotic species, and the justifications for interventions in certain situations, including biological control by introduced natural enemies, rest uncomfortably with social reactions to ethnic cleansing and persecution perpetrated across the globe.The role of democracy in deciding and determining environmental policy is another emerging issue. In an increasingly multicultural society this raises huge questions of ethics and choice. At the same time, in order to redress major ecological losses, the science of reintroduction of native species has also come to the fore, and is widely accepted by many in nature conservation. However, with questions of where and when, and with what species or even species analogues, reintroductions are acceptable, the topic is hotly debated. Again, it is shown that many decisions are based on values and perceptions rather than objective science. Including a wide range of case studies from around the world, his book raises critical issues to stimulate a much wider debate.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Routledge
Returns: Returnable
Some other items by this author:
ANCIENT WOODLAND (PB)
BACK FROM THE EDGE (PB)
BIALOWIEZA PRIMEVAL FOREST: NATURE AND CULTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
BIALOWIEZA PRIMEVAL FOREST: NATURE AND CULTURE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY (HB)
CULTURAL SEVERANCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (HB)
CULTURAL SEVERANCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT (PB)
ECO-HISTORY
ECO-HISTORY (PB)
IAN ON THE WILD SIDE (PB)
INVASIVE AND INTRODUCED PLANTS AND ANIMALS
INVASIVE AND INTRODUCED PLANTS AND ANIMALS
INVASIVE AND INTRODUCED PLANTS AND ANIMALS
INVASIVE AND INTRODUCED PLANTS AND ANIMALS (HB)
LOST FENS (HB)
LOST NOTTINGHAM IN COLOUR
LOST NOTTINGHAM IN COLOUR (PB)
LOST SHEFFIELD IN COLOUR (PB)
LOST YORK IN COLOUR
LOST YORK IN COLOUR (PB)
PEAT AND PEAT CUTTING (PB)
RECOMBINANT ECOLOGY - A HYBRID FUTURE? (PB)
ROMAN BATHS IN BRITAIN
ROMAN BATHS IN BRITAIN (PB)
ROTHIEMURCHUS (PB)
SECRET SHEFFIELD
SECRET SHEFFIELD (PB)
SHEFFIELD IN 50 BUILDINGS (PB)
SHEFFIELD PUBS
SHEFFIELD PUBS (PB)
SHERWOOD FOREST & THE DUKERIES
SHERWOOD FOREST & THE DUKERIES (PB)
SPAS AND SPA VISITING (PB)
SPECIES HISTORY IN SCOTLAND (PB)
STEEL CITY (PB)
THE HISTORY, ECOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF MEDIEVAL PARKS AND PARKLANDS (PB)
THE LOST FENS
THE LOST FENS (PB)
THE RISE AND FALL OF COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT
THE RISE AND FALL OF COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT
THE RISE AND FALL OF COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT
THE RISE AND FALL OF COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT (HB)
TREES, FORESTED LANDSCAPES AND GRAZING ANIMALS
TREES, FORESTED LANDSCAPES AND GRAZING ANIMALS
TREES, FORESTED LANDSCAPES AND GRAZING ANIMALS
TREES, FORESTED LANDSCAPES AND GRAZING ANIMALS (HB)
TREES, FORESTED LANDSCAPES AND GRAZING ANIMALS (PB)
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS - HISTORY, BIODIVERSITY & CULTURE
YORK'S MILITARY LEGACY (PB)
YORKSHIRE'S DINOSAUR COAST (PB)
YORKSHIRE'S VIKING COAST BRITAIN'S HERITAGE COAST
YORKSHIRE'S VIKING COAST BRITAIN'S HERITAGE COAST (PB)

TOP SELLERS IN THIS CATEGORY
Talking As Fast As I Can (Paperback)
Little, Brown Book Group
Our Price : £9.48
more details
Edge of Reality (Hardback)
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Our Price : £14.60
more details
The Television Will Be Revolutionized, Second Edition (Paperback)
New York University Press
Our Price : £26.35
more details
Streaming, Sharing, Stealing (Paperback)
MIT Press Ltd
Our Price : £13.49
more details
On Air (Paperback / softback)
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd
Our Price : £15.32
more details
BROWSE FOR BOOKS IN RELATED CATEGORIES
 ECONOMICS, FINANCE, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
 industry & industrial studies
 media, information & communication industries
 radio & television industry


Information provided by www.pickabook.co.uk
SHOPPING BASKET
  
Your basket is empty
  Total Items: 0
 






Early Learning
Little Worried Caterpillar (PB) Little Green knows she''s about to make a big change - transformingfrom a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly. Everyone is VERYexcited! But Little Green is VERY worried. What if being a butterflyisn''t as brilliant as everyone says?Join Little Green as she finds her own path ... with just a littlehelp from her friends.
add to basket

Early Learning
add to basket

Picture Book
All the Things We Carry PB What can you carry?A pebble? A teddy? A bright red balloon? A painting you''ve made?A hope or a dream?This gorgeous, reassuring picture book celebrates all the preciousthings we can carry, from toys and treasures to love and hope. With comforting rhymes and fabulous illustrations, this is a warmhug of a picture book.
add to basket