Invasive species in a globalized world : ecological, social, and legal perspectives on policy / edited by Reuben P. Keller, Marc W. Cadotte, and Glenn Sandiford.

Other author Keller, Reuben P., editor.
Other author Cadotte, Marc William, 1975- editor.
Other author Sandiford, Glenn, editor.
Format Book
PublicationChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015.
Copyright Date©2015
Descriptionvii, 410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm
Subjects
Biological invasions.
Introduced organisms.
Globalization--Environmental aspects.

Contents Chapter 1. Working across disciplines to understand and manage invasive species / R.P. Keller, M. Cadotte, G. Sandiford -- Section I Introduction. Of toads, squirrels, carps, and kids : how science and human perceptions drive our responses to invasive species -- Chapter 2. The ecological, evolutionary, and social impact of invasive cane toads in Australia / R. Shine -- Chapter 3. A tale of two squirrels : a British case study of the sociocultural dimensions of debates over invasive species / P. Coates -- Chapter 4. Fish tales : optimism and other bias in rhetoric about exotic carps in America / G. Sandiford -- Chapter 5. "Sooper" impact : drawing the attention of kids to the dangers of invasive species / M. Newman -- Section II Introduction. Here they come : understanding and managing the introduction of invasive species -- Chapter 6. Patterns of live vertebrate importation into the United States : analysis of an invasion pathway / C. Romagosa -- Chapter 7. All in the family : relatedness and the success of introduced species / M. Cadotte, L. Jin -- Chapter 8. Reducing damaging introductions from international species trade through invasion risk assessment / M. Springborn -- Section III Introduction. Controlling the bad : reducing the impacts of established invaders -- Chapter 9. Evaluating the economic costs and benefits of slowing the spread of emerald ash borer / J. Bossenbroek, A. Croskey, D. Finnoff, L. Iverson, S. McDermott, A. Prasad, C. Sims, D. Sydnor -- Chapter 10. Climate change challenges in the management of invasive sea lamprey in Lake Superior / J. Kitchell, T. Cline, V. Bennington, G. McKinley -- Chapter 11. Ecological separation without hydraulic separation : engineering solutions to control invasive common carp in Australian rivers / Robert Keller -- Chapter 12. Does enemy release contribute to the success of invasive species? : a review of the enemy release hypothesis / K. Prior, J. Hellmann -- Section IV Introduction. Where to from here? : policy prospects at international, national, and regional levels -- Chapter 13. From global to local : integrating policy frameworks for the prevention and management of invasive species / S. Burgiel -- Chapter 14. Developing invasive species policy for a major free trade bloc : challenges and progress in the European Union / C. Shine -- Chapter 15. There ought to be a law! : the peculiar absence of broad federal harmful nonindigenous species legislation / M. Miller -- Chapter 16. Pathways toward a policy of preventing new Great Lakes invasions / J. Brammeier, T. Cmar -- Chapter 17. Final thoughts : nature and human nature / G. Sandiford, R.P. Keller, M. Cadotte.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014001566
ISBN9780226166049 cloth alk. paper
ISBN022616604X cloth alk. paper
ISBN9780226166186 pbk. alk. paper
ISBN022616618X pbk. alk. paper
ISBNe-book

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Joyner General Stacks QH353 .I593 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold