Aliens in the Backyard : Plant and Animal Imports Into America.
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TextPublication details: Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (248 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781611172133
- 1611172136
- Biological invasions -- United States
- Alien plants -- United States
- Introduced animals -- United States
- Invasions biologiques -- États-Unis
- Plantes naturalisées -- États-Unis
- Animaux introduits -- États-Unis
- NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife
- SCIENCE -- Microscopes & Microscopy
- NATURE -- Essays
- Alien plants
- Biological invasions
- Introduced animals
- United States
- 578.6/2
- QH353 .L49 2005
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; As American as Apple Pie: An Introduction to Weeds; Out of Africa: How Slavery Transformed the American Landscape and Diet; A Green Nightmare: The Un-American Lawn; A Sow's Ear from a Silk Purse: The Legacy of Sericulture; Psychedelic Gardens: What Grandmother Grew in Her Backyard; Bad Air and Worse Science: Malaria's Gifts to America; Bioterror: Older Than You Think; Cowboys: And Their Alien Habits; ... and Indians: Less Native Than You Think; An Entangled Bank: Roadside Weeds; House Pests: Some of Those Who Share Your Quarters.
It Seemed a Good Idea at the Time: The Well-Intentioned Ecological DisasterMisplaced Americans: As Rootless as the Humans Who Invited Them In; Gone Fishin': An Unnatural Pastime; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
A fresh look at the origins of our iconic immigrant flora and fauna, revealed with wit and reverence for nature.
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