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Title Ecological impacts of non-native invertebrates and fungi on terrestrial ecosystems / David W. Langor, Jon Sweeney, Editors
Published [Dordrecht] : Springer, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (157 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color)
Contents Diversity of non-native terrestrial arthropods on woody plants in Canada / D.W. Langor, L.J. DeHaas & R.G. Foottit -- Ecological effects of invasive alien insects / M. Kenis [and others] -- Beyond Pandora's box : quantitatively evaluating non-target effects of parasitoids in classical biological control / D. Parry -- Distribution and impacts of invasive earthworms in Canadian forest ecosystems / J.A. Addison -- Ecological impacts of non-indigenous invasive fungi as forest pathogens / J.A. Loo -- The impact of invasive fungi on agricultural ecosystems in the United States / A.Y. Rossman -- Responses of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) parasitoids to invasion of the cabbage seedpod weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in western Canada / L.M. Dosdall [and others] -- Non-native insects in agriculture : strategies to manage the economic and environmental impact of wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana, in Saskatchewan / O. Olfert, R.H. Elliott & S. Hartley -- Climate suitability and management of the gypsy moth invasion into Canada / J. Régnière, V. Nealis & K. Porter -- We can eliminate invasions or live with them. Successful management projects / D. Simberloff
Summary Since the arrival of Europeans about 500 years ago, an estimated 50,000 non-native species have been introduced to North America (including Hawaii). Non-native species figure prominently in our lives, often as ornamentals, sources of food or pests
Analysis ongewervelde dieren
invertebrates
milieubescherming
environmental protection
natuurbescherming
nature conservation
terrestrische ecologie
terrestrial ecology
levenswetenschappen
life sciences
Biology (General)
Biologie (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Biological invasions.
Introduced invertebrates -- Ecology
Introduced fungi -- Ecology
Nonindigenous pests -- Ecology
Ecological disturbances.
Biological invasions
Ecological disturbances
Form Electronic book
Author Langor, David William, 1960-
Sweeney, Jon.
ISBN 9781402096808
1402096801
1281981486
9781281981486
OTHER TI Biological invasions (Dordrecht, Netherlands)