Super species
Subtitle: the creatures that will dominate the planet
By: Garry Hamilton
Publisher: Firefly Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y; Richmond Hill, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781554076307
Subjects: Introduced organisms; Espèces introduites; Invasions biologiques; Biological invasions
Description: While some ecologists view invasive species as a threat to biodiversity, others believe they may simply be nature's way of restoring ecological vibrancy in the wake of human-mediated destruction. Are they the new face of the biosphere?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nature reshuffled. American bullfrog : Lithobates catesbeianus ; Brown tree snake : Boiga irregularis ; Chytrid fungus : Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ; Humboldt squid : Dosidicus gigas ; European green crab : Carcinus maenas; title: Equilibrium lost. Eastern gray squirrel : Sciurus carolinensis ; Killer algae : Caulerpa taxifolia ; Feral pig : Sus scrofa ; Giant African land snail : Achatina fulica ; C. Difficile : Clostridium difficile; title: Arrival of the fittest. Argentine ant : Linepithema humile ; Crown-of-thorns starfish : Acanthaster planci ; Nutria : Myocastor coypus ; Hydrozoan : Turritopsis dohrnii ; Kudzu : Pueraria montana; title: The world of the future. Zebra mussel : Dreissena polymorpha ; Jellyfish : Phylum Cnidaria and Phylum Ctenophora ; House sparrow : Passer domesticus ; Water hyacinth : Eichhornia crassipes ; Nile perch : Lates niloticus.