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050	0	0	_aQH353 _b.T46 2014
082	0	4	_a578.62 _223
100	1		_aThompson, Ken, _d1954-
245	1	0	_aWhere do camels belong? : _bthe story and science of invasive species/ _cKen Thompson.
246	1	4	_aWhere do camels belong? _bwhy invasive species aren't all bad
264		1	_aLondon : _cGreystone Books, _c2014.
264		4	_c©2014
300			_avii, 262 pages : _billustrations, map ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 227-242) and index.
505	0		_aWhere do camels belong? -- Species on the move. Species and continents ; Relicts, refugia, and ice ages ; Migrations, ocean dispersal, and islands ; Dispersal by humans ; What a long, strange trip it's been -- A short history of nativeness. What is native? ; War and peace ; The value of nativeness ; The conservation imperative ; Follow the money ; The rest of this book -- First some bad news, Brown tree snake ; Zebra mussel ; Tamarisk ; Purple loosestrife -- Guilty as charged? Purple loosestrife ; Tamarisk ; Zebra mussel ; OK, but what about the brown tree snake?-- If it's nice, it must be native. The native British flora ; Hares, rabbit, and crayfish ; Beavers in Britain ; The misunderstood dingo ; Caribbean raccoons ; The tangled tale of the pool frog ; Nativeness under attack -- A short course in ecology. Some niche theories ; Testing niche theory ; Niches and invasions ; Aliens and global biodiversity ; Lessons from history -- Spotting the bad guys. Winners and losers ; Two rather unsuccessful theories ; A slightly better theory ; Acclimatisation societies -- Out of control. Aliens and islands ; A mainland example : the devil's claw ; Useful aliens ; Biological control and a tale of two snails ; Aliens and the law -- No going back. Making the best of aliens ; A longer perspective ; Alien evolution ; Evolution of the invaded ; The tip of the iceberg -- Levelling the playing field. Deliberate introductions : the strange tale of the harlequin ladybird ; Gardeners' world ; Japanese knotweed : lice to the rescue -- Five myths about invasions. #1, Alien invasions reduce biodiversity and ecosystem function ; #2, Alien species cost us a fortune ; #3, Aliens are always to blame ; #4, Aliens are out to get us ; #5, Aliens are bad, natives good. -- Where do we go from here?
650		0	_aBiological invasions.
650		0	_aIntroduced organisms.
650		0	_aAnimals _xDispersal.
650		0	_aPlants _xDispersal.
650		0	_aBiogeography _xClimatic factors.
650		0	_aPaleobiogeography.
650		0	_aBiodiversity conservation.
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