What is the threat of invasive species? /
Eve Hartman and Wendy Meshbesher.
- Chicago, Ill. : Raintree, c2012.
- 48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.
- Sci-hi .
Invasive species -- What makes a species invasive? -- How species invade -- Hard lessons -- Damage from invasive species -- Eurasian milfoil -- Damage to native species -- Genetic changes -- Insect invaders -- Water invaders -- The risks of invasion -- Oysters in Chesapeake Bay -- Fighting invaders -- Summary -- What can you do to help?
This book examines various invasive species from around the world and how they were introduced into habitats that were inappropriate.