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In the wrong place - alien marine crustaceans：distribution, biology and impacts

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink (Online service)
Group Author: Clark P. F.; Carlton James T.; Galil Bella S.
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: Dordrecht New York
Publication Dates: 2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Invading nature : Springer series in invasion ecology ; v. 6
Subjects:
Exotic marine organisms.
Introduced invertebrates.
Marine biological invasions
Marine biological invasions > Social aspects.
Marine biodiversity conservation.
Crustacea > Ecology.
Crustacea > Classification.
Crustacea > Geographical distribution.
Crustacea.
Zoology.
Science.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.
Electronic books.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0591-3
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xv, 716 p.): ill.
ISBN: 9789400705913 (electronic bk.)
9400705913 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: Q178
CLC: Q178.53
Q179.4
Contents: Title from PDF t.p. (SpringerLink, viewed Apr. 27, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In "The Wrong Place: Alien Marine Crustaceans - Distribution, Biology And Impacts" provides a unique view into the remarkable story of how shrimps, crabs, and lobsters - and their many relatives - have been distributed around the world by human activity, and the profound implications of this global reorganization of biodiversity for marine conservation biology. Many crustaceans form the base of marine food chains, and are often prominent predators and competitors acting as ecological engineers in marine ecosystems. Commencing in the 1800s global commerce began to move hundreds - perh.

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