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" Invasive terrestrial animals / "
Suellen May.
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BL
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| Record Number
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961376
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b715746
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| Main Entry
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May, Suellen.
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| Title & Author
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Invasive terrestrial animals /\ Suellen May.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Chelsea House,, ©2007.
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| Series Statement
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Invasive species
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110 pages :: color illustrations ;; 25 cm.
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0791091279
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: 9780791091272
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-104) and index.
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| Contents
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Natural world of terrestrial animals -- Rise of invasive terrestrial animals -- Red imported fire ant: Marching across the south -- Brown treesnake: Eating Guam?s birds to extinction -- Wild boar: Pigging out in American fields and forests -- European starling: Blame it on Shakespeare -- Emerald ash borer: Anything but a gem -- Formosan subterranean termite: Building nests, recruiting solders -- Wining the battle against the invasive terrestrial animals -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Further reading -- Index.
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| Abstract
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Describes the problem of invasive land animals in general before discussing such specific examples as the fire ant, the brown treesnake, and the wild boar, concluding with a look at methods of dealing with the problem.
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Introduced animals, Juvenile literature.
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Introduced animals.
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Introduced animals.
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Introduced animals.
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| Dewey Classification
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591.718
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QL86.M39 2007
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