Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
CAB International , Wallingford, Oxon, UK
Publication Year:
2001
Publication Place
Kuala Lumpur
Call Number
INV
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37
Legacy PEIN ID:
69376
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Invasive species
Environment - Protection - Samoa
Building Strategy and Policy Prevention Early Detection Assessment and Management
How to use the Toolkit Information Boxes Case Studies
Abstract
Invasive alien species are recognised as one of the leading threats to biodiversity and also impose enormous costs on agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and other human enterprises, as well as on human health. Rapidly accelerating human trade, tourism, transport, and travel over the past century have dramatically enhanced the spread of invasive species, allowing them to surmount natural geographic barriers. Not all non-indigenous species are harmful. In fact the majority of species used in agriculture, forestry and fisheries are alien species. Thus, the initial step in a national programme must be to distinguish the harmful from the harmless alien species and identify the impacts of the former on native biodiversity.
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Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
CAB International , Wallingford, Oxon, UK
Publication Year:
2001
Publication Place
Kuala Lumpur
Call Number
INV
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Pacific Region
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
37
Legacy PEIN ID:
69376
Record Created: 01-Dec-2020
Record Modified: 18-Feb-2022