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Undesirable : invasive species, humans, and where we all belong / Amy Crawford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crawford, Amy (Freelance writer), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biological invasions--Environmental aspects.
- Biological invasions.
- Biological invasions--Economic aspects.
- Introduced organisms--Control--Environmental aspects.
- Introduced organisms.
- Introduced organisms--Effect of human beings on.
- Biodiversity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- illustration
- Other Title:
- Invasive species, humans, and where we all belong
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- Invasive species are consistently vilified as a major threat to the ecosystems we call home. But Undesirable reveals there is much more to this story, and offers surprising ideas about our relationship with the natural world. Over the past five hundred years, human exploration, settlement and commerce have carried countless plants and animals far from their original homes, where they sometimes go on to transform familiar landscapes, cause large-scale agricultural damage, and endanger precious native species. But the young field of invasion biology has been wracked by controversy and haunted by ethical quandaries as it has sought to destroy some species for the benefit of others. This text brings this complexity to light, illuminating the often dubious moral and even ecological and economic bases for many anti-invasive policies.
- Contents:
- Into the woods
- A brief history of invasion
- America's most wanted
- A view from the trenches
- Interlude: Bush bash / Amy Crawford
- Weeds in the river of grass
- Border crossings
- Predator free
- Interlude: Squash it! / Amy Crawford
- Conservation, compassion, and cuteness
- Brave new world.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (Oxford Academic, viewed on August 11, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version : Crawford, Amy (Freelance writer). Undesirable.
- ISBN:
- 9780197768112
- 0197768113
- OCLC:
- 1581831127
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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