Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States
Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

Author: Therese M. Poland

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-02-01

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 3030453677

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This open access book describes the serious threat of invasive species to native ecosystems. Invasive species have caused and will continue to cause enormous ecological and economic damage with ever increasing world trade. This multi-disciplinary book, written by over 100 national experts, presents the latest research on a wide range of natural science and social science fields that explore the ecology, impacts, and practical tools for management of invasive species. It covers species of all taxonomic groups from insects and pathogens, to plants, vertebrates, and aquatic organisms that impact a diversity of habitats in forests, rangelands and grasslands of the United States. It is well-illustrated, provides summaries of the most important invasive species and issues impacting all regions of the country, and includes a comprehensive primary reference list for each topic. This scientific synthesis provides the cultural, economic, scientific and social context for addressing environmental challenges posed by invasive species and will be a valuable resource for scholars, policy makers, natural resource managers and practitioners.

Inheritors of the Earth
Inheritors of the Earth

Author: Chris D. Thomas

Publisher: PublicAffairs

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1610397282

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Human activity has irreversibly changed the natural environment. But the news isn't all bad. It's accepted wisdom today that human beings have permanently damaged the natural world, causing extinction, deforestation, pollution, and of course climate change. But in Inheritors of the Earth, biologist Chris Thomas shows that this obscures a more hopeful truth -- we're also helping nature grow and change. Human cities and mass agriculture have created new places for enterprising animals and plants to live, and our activities have stimulated evolutionary change in virtually every population of living species. Most remarkably, Thomas shows, humans may well have raised the rate at which new species are formed to the highest level in the history of our planet. Drawing on the success stories of diverse species, from the ochre-colored comma butterfly to the New Zealand pukeko, Thomas overturns the accepted story of declining biodiversity on Earth. In so doing, he questions why we resist new forms of life, and why we see ourselves as unnatural. Ultimately, he suggests that if life on Earth can recover from the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs, it can survive the onslaughts of the technological age. This eye-opening book is a profound reexamination of the relationship between humanity and the natural world.

Beyond the War on Invasive Species
Beyond the War on Invasive Species

Author: Tao Orion

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Published: 2015-06-17

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1603585648

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Invasive species are everywhere, from forests and prairies to mountaintops and river mouths. Their rampant nature and sheer numbers appear to overtake fragile native species and forever change the ecosystems that they depend on. Concerns that invasive species represent significant threats to global biodiversity and ecological integrity permeate conversations from schoolrooms to board rooms, and concerned citizens grapple with how to rapidly and efficiently manage their populations. These worries have culminated in an ongoing “war on invasive species,” where the arsenal is stocked with bulldozers, chainsaws, and herbicides put to the task of their immediate eradication. In Hawaii, mangrove trees (Avicennia spp.) are sprayed with glyphosate and left to decompose on the sandy shorelines where they grow, and in Washington, helicopters apply the herbicide Imazapyr to smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) growing in estuaries. The “war on invasive species” is in full swing, but given the scope of such potentially dangerous and ecologically degrading eradication practices, it is necessary to question the very nature of the battle. Beyond the War on Invasive Species offers a much-needed alternative perspective on invasive species and the best practices for their management based on a holistic, permaculture-inspired framework. Utilizing the latest research and thinking on the changing nature of ecological systems, Beyond the War on Invasive Species closely examines the factors that are largely missing from the common conceptions of invasive species, including how the colliding effects of climate change, habitat destruction, and changes in land use and management contribute to their proliferation. There is more to the story of invasive species than is commonly conceived, and Beyond the War on Invasive Species offers ways of understanding their presence and ecosystem effects in order to make more ecologically responsible choices in land restoration and biodiversity conservation that address the root of the invasion phenomenon. The choices we make on a daily basis—the ways we procure food, shelter, water, medicine, and transportation—are the major drivers of contemporary changes in ecosystem structure and function; therefore, deep and long-lasting ecological restoration outcomes will come not just from eliminating invasive species, but through conscientious redesign of these production systems.

Environmental Conservation: Nature And Natural Resources
Environmental Conservation: Nature And Natural Resources

Author: Arundhatee Mishra

Publisher: AG PUBLISHING HOUSE (AGPH Books)

Published: 2023-01-06

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 8119025075

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Conservation of the environment may take numerous forms, and it serves as a constant reminder to be deliberate in our actions. No matter how hectic your schedule is, it's still simple to implement certain adjustments that are essential for the planet's health. Without a functioning environment, it would be very difficult for humans to survive. Our environment consists of everything around us, both living and nonliving, and how those things interact with one another. Conservation of natural resources is becoming a fundamental issue in the fight against climate change and global warming. The only thing that can preserve Earth from the effects of industrialization is urgently needed sustainable development. The practice of environmental conservation sets the path for safeguarding the environment and the natural resources on the levels of the person, the organization, and the state. Many people's lives are being negatively impacted by several fundamental environmental problems. Overpopulation, hydrological problems, ozone depletion, deforestation, desertification, global warming, and pollution all threaten humanity's very survival. In this era of digital communication, which has the ability to launch a revolution to rescue our world from devastation, it is foolish to anticipate good progress until environmental conservation becomes an effective popular movement. Conservation of the environment may take numerous forms, and it serves as a constant reminder to be deliberate in our actions. No matter how hectic your schedule is, it's still simple to implement certain adjustments that are essential for the planet's health. Without a functioning environment, it would be very difficult for humans to survive. Our environment consists of everything around us, both living and nonliving, and how those things interact with one another. Conservation of natural resources is becoming a fundamental issue in the fight against climate change and global warming. The only thing that can preserve Earth from the effects of industrialization is urgently needed sustainable development. The practice of environmental conservation sets the path for safeguarding the environment and the natural resources on the levels of the person, the organization, and the state.Many people's lives are being negatively impacted by several fundamental environmental problems. Overpopulation, hydrological problems, ozone depletion, deforestation, desertification, global warming, and pollution all threaten humanity's very survival. In this era of digital communication, which has the ability to launch a revolution to rescue our world from devastation, it is foolish to anticipate good progress untill environmental conservation becomes an effective popular movement

European Strategy on Invasive Alien Species
European Strategy on Invasive Alien Species

Author: Piero Genovesi

Publisher: Council of Europe

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9287154880

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The introduction of alien species can upset ecosystems and have been identified as the second main cause of species extinction at a global level after habitat loss or deterioration. This publication sets out a European strategy to address this issue, developed in the framework of the Bern Convention and in line with guidelines adopted in 2002 on biological diversity. This strategy seeks to encourage the implementation of co-ordinated measures in all European states which are designed to prevent or minimise adverse impacts of non-native species on native biological diversity.

Mosquitoes, Communities, and Public Health in Texas
Mosquitoes, Communities, and Public Health in Texas

Author: Mustapha Debboun

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2019-09-14

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 0128145463

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Mosquitoes, Communities, and Public Health in Texas focuses on 87 known species of mosquitoes found throughout Texas. It includes information on the ecology, medical and public health importance, and biological diversity of each species. In addition, it provides detailed identification keys for both larval and adult stages of all mosquito genera and species known to occur in Texas, along a review of surveillance and control strategies. The expansion of invasive mosquitoes from other regions (including Mexico), together with climate change occurrences increase the likelihood for an increase in diseases, such as West Nile Virus, Yellow Fever, Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika. This unique work is the first unified reference and resource rich in mosquito information for medical entomologists, mosquito and vector control professionals, pest management professionals, biologists, environmentalists, wildlife professionals, government regulators, instructors of medical entomology and public health professionals who have disease or vector responsibilities, mosquito taxonomists, epidemiologists, entomology students, academia, pest control industry, and libraries, etc., with utility for medical, veterinary and health professionals. - Brings into one volume the previously fragmented or unavailable information on the species of mosquitoes found in Texas and neighboring states of Mexico - Provides a variety of audiences with key data on mosquito biology, distribution and how to identify each - Includes a geographic distribution map, habitat associations, and medical importance on Zika, West Nile virus, Dengue and Chikungunya for each species