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Super species, the creatures that will dominate the planet, Garry Hamilton

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Super species, the creatures that will dominate the planet, Garry Hamilton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-260) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Super species

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

594940491

Responsibility statement

Garry Hamilton

Sub title

the creatures that will dominate the planet

Summary

The title refers to the group of invasive species that has had much success around the world adapting and thriving in new environments. While some ecologists view invasive species as a threat to biodiversity, others believe they may simply be nature's way of restoring ecological vibrancy in the wake of human-mediated destruction. Are they the new face of the biosphere?

Table Of Contents

Nature Reshuffled. American bullfrog : Lithobates catesbeianus ; Brown tree snake : Boiga irregularis ; Chytrid fungus : Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ; Humboldt squid : Dosidicus gigas ; European green crab : Carcinus maenas. -- Equilibrium Lost. Eastern gray squirrel : Sciurus carolinensis ; Killer algae : Caulerpa taxifolia ; Feral pig : Sus scrofa ; Giant African land snail : Achatina fulica ; C. Difficile : Clostridium difficile. -- Arrival of the Fittest. Argentine ant : Linepithema humile ; Crown-of-thorns starfish : Acanthaster planci ; Nutria : Myocastor coypus ; Hydrozoan : Turritopsis dohrnii ; Kudzu : Pueraria montana. -- The World of the Future. Zebra mussel : Dreissena polymorpha ; Jellyfish : Phylum Cnidaria and Phylum Ctenophora ; House sparrow : Passer domesticus ; Water hyacinth : Eichhornia crassipes ; Nile perch : Lates niloticus

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