TY - BOOK
T1 - Bioinvasions and Globalization
T2 - Ecology, Economics, Management, and Policy
AU - Perrings, Charles
AU - Mooney, Harold
AU - Williamson, Mark
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Oxford University Press, 2013. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2010/5/1
Y1 - 2010/5/1
N2 - Bioinvasions and Globalization synthesises our current knowledge of the ecology and economics of biological invasions, providing an in-depth evaluation of the science and its implications for managing the causes and consequences of one of the most pressing environmental issues facing humanity today. Emergent zoonotic diseases such as HIV and SARS have already imposed major costs in terms of human health, whilst plant and animal pathogens have had similar effects on agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. The introduction of pests, predators, and competitors into many ecosystems has disrupted the benefits they provide to people, in many cases leading to the extirpation or even extinction of native species. This book analyzes the main drivers of bioinvasions - the growth of world trade, global transport and travel, habitat conversion and land-use intensification, and climate change - and their consequences for ecosystem functioning. It shows how bioinvasions impose disproportionately high costs on countries where a large proportion of people depend heavily on the exploitation of natural resources. It considers the options for improving assessment and management of invasive species risks, and especially for achieving the international cooperation needed to address bioinvasions as a negative externality of international trade.
AB - Bioinvasions and Globalization synthesises our current knowledge of the ecology and economics of biological invasions, providing an in-depth evaluation of the science and its implications for managing the causes and consequences of one of the most pressing environmental issues facing humanity today. Emergent zoonotic diseases such as HIV and SARS have already imposed major costs in terms of human health, whilst plant and animal pathogens have had similar effects on agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. The introduction of pests, predators, and competitors into many ecosystems has disrupted the benefits they provide to people, in many cases leading to the extirpation or even extinction of native species. This book analyzes the main drivers of bioinvasions - the growth of world trade, global transport and travel, habitat conversion and land-use intensification, and climate change - and their consequences for ecosystem functioning. It shows how bioinvasions impose disproportionately high costs on countries where a large proportion of people depend heavily on the exploitation of natural resources. It considers the options for improving assessment and management of invasive species risks, and especially for achieving the international cooperation needed to address bioinvasions as a negative externality of international trade.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Animal pathogens
KW - Bioinvasions
KW - Biological invasions
KW - Forestry
KW - Globalization
KW - Hiv
KW - Human health
KW - Sars
KW - Zoonotic diseases
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U2 - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560158.001.0001
DO - 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560158.001.0001
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84863549290
SN - 9780199560158
BT - Bioinvasions and Globalization
PB - Oxford University Press
ER -