Out of Eden : an odyssey of ecological invasion
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©2005., New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2005].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 26
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©2005., New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2005].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 10.4, 26 Points
Level 10.4, 26 Points
Notes
Description
"Now as never before, exotic animals and plants are crossing the globe, borne on the swelling tide of human traffic to places where nature never intended them to be. Bird-eating snakes hitchhike to Hawaii in the landing gear of airliners; pernicious European zebra mussels, riding in ships' ballast water, disrupt aquatic ecosystems across the United States; feral camels plague Australia, as do poisonous foreign toads; giant Indonesian pythons lurk beneath homes in suburban Miami. As alien species jump from place to place and increasingly crowd native and endangered species out of existence, biologists speak fearfully of "the homogenization of the world." The fastest-growing threat to biological diversity, they contend, may be nature itself." "Out of Eden is a personal journey through this strange and shifting landscape. Alan Burdick routs the front lines of ecological invasion: in Hawaii, Tasmania, Guam, San Francisco; in lush rain forests, through underground lava tubes, aboard an Alaska-bound oil tanker, inside a spacecraft-assembly facility at NASA. He follows world-class scientists - invasion biologists, "mix-o-ecologist" - and a global cast of alien species to ask: What exactly is nature? What in natural?"--BOOK JACKET.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,10.4,26.0,107610.
Awards
National Book Award finalist, 2005.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burdick, A. (2005). Out of Eden: an odyssey of ecological invasion (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Burdick, Alan. 2005. Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Burdick, Alan. Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burdick, Alan. Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological Invasion First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
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