A plague of rats and rubbervines
Subtitle: the growing threat of species invasions
By: Yvonne Baskin.
Contributors: International Council of Scientific Unions. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment.; Global Invasive Species Programme.
Publisher: Island Press/Shearwater Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
Subjects: Biological invasions; Nature conservation
Description: "The causes and the ecological and economic consequences of biological invasions are the focus of A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines. Yvonne Baskin draws on extensive research and reporting to provide an overview of the invasive species problem.

She takes us on tours of grasslands, gardens, waterways, and forests, describing the troubles caused by exotic organisms that run amok in new settings; she analyzes how commerce and travel are exacerbating this oldest of human-created problems; and she profiles individuals and organizations worldwide who are working tirelessly to protect the places and creatures they love.

Moreover, she provides constructive suggestions for what we as consumers, gardeners, travelers, nurserymen, fishermen, pet owners, business people - indeed all of us who by our very local choices drive global commerce - can do to help preserve our health, our natural heritage, and the productivity of our working lands and waters."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "A SCOPE--GISP project."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-354) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Introduction : confronting a shrinking world -- -- 2.; title: Reuniting Pangaea -- -- 3.; title: Wheat and trout, weeds and pestilence -- -- 4.; title: Elbowing out the natives -- -- 5. The; title: good, the bad, the fuzzy -- -- 6. The; title: making of a pest -- -- 7.; title: Taking risks with strangers -- -- 8.; title: Stemming the tide -- -- 9.; title: Beachheads and sleepers -- -- 10.; title: Taking control -- -- 11.; title: Islands no longer -- -- 12.; title: Can we preserve integrity of place.