Nonindigenous Freshwater Organisms in North America

Vectors of Introduction, Biology and Impact

R. Claudi, J. Leach (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

500 Seiten

1999
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8493-4104-5 (ISBN)

Infos

This text presents various aspects of non-indigenous aquatic organisms, including their biology, ecological and sometime economical impact. The focus is primarily on fishes and molluscs, the organisms that have caused the most damage.

Inhalt

Documenting Over a Century of Aquatic Introductions in the U.S. Annotated Checklist of Introduced Invasive Fishes in Mexico, With Comments on Some Recent Introductions.- Intentional Introductions.- Aquarium and Watergarden Trade.- Bait.- Ballast Water Vector.- Aquaculture Vector. Canals and Diversions.- Climate Change as a Vector of Range Expansion.- Why Some Introductions Succeed While Others Fail.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.1999
• Verlagsort: Bosa Roca
• Sprache: englisch
• Einbandart: gebunden
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• ISBN-10: 0-8493-4104-3 / 0849341043
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8493-4104-5 / 9780849341045
• Zustand: Neuware