Bioinvasions and Globalization: Ecology, Economics, Management, and Policy

by Hal Mooney and Mark Williamson

Book Overview

Bioinvasions and Globalization synthesises our current knowledge of the ecology and economics of biological invasions, providing an in-depth evaluation of the science and its implications for managing the causes and consequences of one of the most pressing environmental issues facing humanity today.

Emergent zoonotic diseases such as HIV and SARS have already imposed major costs in terms of human health, whilst plant and animal pathogens have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199560153
• ISBN13: 9780199560158
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 10.0"