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(0)Jorge Fontes
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Maritime trade is the backbone of the world's economy. Around ninety percent of all goods are transported by ship, and since World War II, shipbuilding has undergone major changes in response to new commercial pressures and opportunities. Early British dominance, for example, was later undermined in the 1950s by competition from the Japanese, who have since been overtaken by South Korea and, most recently, China. The case studies in this volume trace...
2) Biological Invasions in Changing Ecosystems: Vectors, Ecological Impacts, Management and Predictions
Publisher
De Gruyter Open Poland
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
When organisms are deliberately or accidentally introduced into a new ecosystem a biological invasion may take place. These so-called 'invasive species' may establish, spread and ecologically alter the invaded community. Biological invasions by animals, plants, pathogens or vectors are one of the greatest environmental and economic threats and, along with habitat destruction, a leading cause of global biodiversity loss. In this book, more than 50...