Alien Reptiles and Amphibians A Scientific Compendium and Analysis /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kraus, Fred (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Invading Nature - Springer Series In Invasion Ecology ; 4
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Vertebrates.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Life Sciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

The conservation threat posed by invasive alien species has become well-recognized over the past two decades, even as the problem continues to increase rapidly in scope. Research and management attention to this issue has, however, been taxonomically biased toward groups having large, obvious impact...

Table of Contents:

• Background to Invasive Reptiles and Amphibians
• Patterns
• Impacts of Alien Reptiles and Amphibians
• Management Responses
• Implications for Policy and Research
• Appendices.