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Nature out of balance : how invasive species are changing the planet / Merrie-Ellen Wilcox.
A look at how and why species become invasive, their impact on local ecosystems, what can be done to stop their spread, and what to do about invasive species that are here to stay.
Record details
- ISBN: 1459823958
- ISBN: 9781459823952
- Physical Description: 47 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map.
- Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2021.
Content descriptions
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 19.95 |
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| Subject: | Introduced organisms > Juvenile literature. Biological invasions > Juvenile literature. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | J 578.62 Wil | 31681020158804 | JNONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers and illustrated with color photographs. Find out about the global problem of invasive species, the good and the bad, and what you can do to support the ecosystems around you."-- - Baker & Taylor
"Plants, animals, insects and fish are moving in. Invasive species threaten local ecosystems and the planet's biodiversity, but are they all as bad as we think they are? In Nature Out of Balance:How Invasive Species Are Changing the Planet author Merrie-Ellen Wilcox profiles all-star invasive species around the world, starting in her own neighbourhood, and warns that humans are the most invasive species of all. We find out how and why species become invasive, what we can do to stop their spread and whether it's time to think differently about invasive species that are here to stay." -- Amazon.com. - Orca Book Publishers
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle readers and illustrated with color photographs. Find out about the global problem of invasive species, the good and the bad, and what you can do to support the ecosystems around you. - Orca Book Publishers
Key Selling Points- In Nature Out of Balance, we find out how and why species become invasive and practical tips about what we can do to stop their spread.
- Globalization means that new invasive species are being found around the world every day, threatening the biodiversity of our neighborhoods, cities, countries and the planet as a whole.
- The author has studied ecological restoration and examines invasive species starting in her own backyard.
- This book offers a unique perspective on invasive species and how it might be time to rethink how we coexist with them.
- Author Merrie-Ellen Wilcox has also written What's The Buzz: Keeping Bees in Flight in the Orca Footprints series, which was a Junior Library Guild selection and was short-listed for numerous awards, including the Red Cedar Book Award, the Rocky Mountain Book Award and the Information Book Award.
- Invasive species are often described as the most overlooked environmental threat in the world (in the US they cause $120 billion a year in damage, in BC alone they cost farmers $50 million a year).
Invasive species threaten local ecosystems and the planetâs biodiversity, but are they all as bad as we think they are?
Plants, animals, insects and fish are moving in. In Nature Out of Balance:How Invasive Species Are Changing the Planet author Merrie-Ellen Wilcox profiles all-star invasive species around the world, starting in her own neighbourhood, and warns that humans are the most invasive species of all. We find out how and why species become invasive, what we can do to stop their spread and whether itâs time to think differently about invasive species that are here to stay.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
