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Killer algae / Alexandre Meinesz ; translated by Daniel Simberloff ; with a foreword by David Quammen.

Author/creator Meinesz, Alexandre
Other author/creatorSimberloff, Daniel.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxvi, 360 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
Subject(s)
Uniform titleRoman noir de lalguetueuse. English
Contents From the discovery of the alga in Monaco to its arrival in France -- The alga grows, and the polemic begins -- Caulerpa taxifolia, superstar -- The stakeholders squabble, and the alga spreads -- Research progresses, and the polemic persists -- Chiaroscuro: 1997-1998 -- The three lessons of Caulerpa -- The biology of Caulerpa taxifolia as known in 1991 -- Chronology of a heralded invasion -- Table of measures -- Acronyms of organizations -- Diagram of the French government.
Local noteLittle-320490--305131022710P
Local noteLittle-320490--305131022710P
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [315]-349).
LCCN 99032502
ISBN0226519228 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks QK569.C37 M4513 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold