Where Do Camels Belong?: Why Invasive Species Aren't All Bad

Where do camels belong? In the Arab world is the obvious answer. But they are relative newcomers...
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Author: Ken Thompson
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Where Do Camels Belong?: Why Invasive Species Aren't All Bad by Thompson, Ken

Where Do Camels Belong?: Why Invasive Species Aren't All Bad

€25,08

Where Do Camels Belong?: Why Invasive Species Aren't All Bad

€25,08
Author: Ken Thompson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Where do camels belong? In the Arab world is the obvious answer. But they are relative newcomers there. They evolved and lived for tens of millions of years in North America, while today they retain their greatest diversity in South America and have their only wild populations in Australia. This is a classic example of the problems that underlie the issues of natural and invasive species, a hot issue right now, as the flip side of biodiversity. But do we need to fear invaders? And indeed, can we control them, and do we choose the right targets? In Where Do Camels Belong? Ken Thompson puts forward a fascinating array of narratives on invasive and natural plants and animals to explore what he sees as the crucial question -- why only a minority of introduced species succeed, and why so few of them go on to cause trouble. He discusses, too, whether fear of invasive species could be getting in the way of conserving biodiversity, and especially of responding to the threat of climate change. This is a timely, instructive and controversial book that delivers unexpected answers.

Author: Ken Thompson
Publisher: Greystone Books
Published: 09/09/2014
Pages: 262
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781771640961


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 108
Choice 06/01/2015

About the Author
Dr. Ken Thompson has combined a career lecturing in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield with writing on gardening for the Daily Telegraph (London). He has written five previous books, including Do We Need Pandas: The Uncomfortable Truth About Biodiversity, and lives in Sheffield, U.K.

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