Non-native Species and Their Role in the Environment

Non-native Species and Their Role in the Environment
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 9789047426134
ISBN-13 : 9047426134
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Book Synopsis Non-native Species and Their Role in the Environment by : Radu Cornel Guiaşu

Download or read book Non-native Species and Their Role in the Environment written by Radu Cornel Guiaşu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The young field of invasion biology - initially a branch of ecology and conservation biology - has greatly expanded, particularly in the last two and a half decades or so. As a result, the potential negative effects of introduced species have been widely advertised and sometimes, perhaps, overemphasized. This book attempts to restore some balance to the current debate over the role of non-native species, by offering a broader perspective, and taking a longer term, evolutionary look at these species and their impact in their new environments. The relatively arbitrary nature of terms such as "native" and "non-native", and the rather inconsistent ways in which such terms are applied to biological species, as well as the subjective boundaries of so-called "native ranges" are analyzed. The role of non-native species in their new environments can be considerably more complex than the anti-introduced species information would often suggest. Thus, the more positive and nuanced perspective on introduced species and their impact offered in this book is much needed and long overdue.


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