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01977aam a2200337 i 4500 001 9E06A9AACA3D11EEB6B0F94039ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240213010033 008 230719t20232023enkabd e b 001 0 eng d 010 $a jb2023042776 020 $a 0198818289 020 $a 9780198818281 (paperback) 035 $a (OCoLC)1389427369 040 $a KEI $b eng $c KEI $e rda $d StDuBDS $d SILO 050 4 $a QH353 $b .L63 2023 082 04 $a 578.6/2 $2 23 100 1 $a Lockwood, Julie L., $e author. 245 10 $a Invasive species : $b a very short introduction / $c Julie L. Lockwood and Dustin J. Welbourne. 264 1 $a Oxford, United Kingdom : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2023] 300 $a 144 pages : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 18 cm. 490 1 $a Very short introductions ; $v 737 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-118) and index. 505 0 $a 1. A global challenge -- 2. Nature abhors a definition -- 3. Pathways of introduction -- 4. Establishing a population -- 5. How populations spread -- 6. Interactions with ecosystems -- 7. States of an ecosystem -- 8. Undesirable impacts -- 9. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure -- 10. It is never simple -- 11. A deliberate future. 520 $a This Very Short Introduction provides a clear definition of invasive species, and considers the myriad ways they are moved around the globe. Julie L. Lockwood and Dustin J. Welbourne discuss the ecological, social, and economic impacts they often impose; policy and management approaches to combating their ill-effects; and how invasive species fit within the broader context of environmental change. -- Page 4 of cover. 650 0 $a Introduced organisms. 700 1 $a Welbourne, Dustin J., $e author. 830 0 $a Very short introductions $v 737. 830 0 $a Very short introductions. 941 $a 1 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409045245.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9E06A9AACA3D11EEB6B0F94039ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search