What is the threat of invasive species?
Hartman, Eve2012
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How much damage do invasive species cause? What is the difference between an introduced species and an invasive one? What is being done to prevent future invaders? This book explains what invasive species are and the problems they have caused.
Main title:
What is the threat of invasive species? / by Eve Hartman and Wendy Meshbesher
Author:
Imprint:
London Raintree 2012
Collation:
48 p. colour illustrations map
Audience:
Upper primarySecondary
Contents:
Invasive species -- What makes a species invasive? -- How species invade -- Hard lessons -- Damage from invasive species -- Eurasian milfoil -- Damage to native species -- Genetic changes -- Insect invaders -- Water invaders -- The risks of invasion -- Oysters in Chesapeake Bay -- Fighting invaders -- Summary -- What can you do to help?
ISBN:
9781406233865 (hbk)
Dewey class:
578.62 WHA
Local class:
578.62
Language:
English
BRN:
4467
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 578.62 WHA | Available |
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 578.62 WHA | Available |