Feral future : the untold story of Australia's exotic invaders
Low, Tim, 1956-2001
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Place reservation for Feral future : the untold story of Australia's exotic invadersTapping a rich vein of scientific data, fascinating stories and personal experience, Tim argues convincingly that bio-invasion poses a threat more ominous than greenhouse gases, industrial pollution and ozone depletion.
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Imprint:
Ringwood Viking 1999
Collation:
380 p. colour illustrations
Contents:
Part I: setting the stage - Cursed is the ground: pests in ancient times - First in: invasions in old Australia - A seasonable gift: explorers seeing the wilds - Ecological insurrection: Settling the empty land - To our heart's content: the mad dreams of the acclimatisers - Part II: Careless ambition - Part III: Invasion by stealth - Part IV: Australians as pests - Part V: A rogues' gallery - Part VI: Where are we headed? - Part VII: Thinking and acting - Appendix I: Australia's worst environmental weeds - Appendix II: Weeds of national significance (WONS) - Appendix III: Introduced fauna in Australia - Appendix IV: Australian animals abroad - Appendix V: Some recent quarantine highlights - Part VI: Animals and plants: A checklist of scientific names
ISBN:
0670884650
Dewey class:
577.18
Language:
English
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BRN:
18844
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| Research | Tech Book | 577.18 FER | Available |
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