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Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
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Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
Series: Ecological Studies, 58
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The diversity of the earth's climates superimposed upon a complex
configuration of physical features has provided the conditions for
the evolution of a remarkable array of living things which are
linked together into complex ecosystems. The kinds of organisms
comprising the ecosystems of the world, and the nature of their
interactions, have constantly changed through time due to
coevolutionary interactions along with the effects of a continually
changing physical environ ment. In recent evolutionary time there
has been a dramatic and ever-accelerating rate of change in the
configuration of these ecosystems because of the increasing
influence of human beings. These changes range from subtle
modifications caused by anthropogenically induced alterations in
atmospheric properties to the total destruction of ecosystems. Many
of these modifications have provided the fuel, food, and fiber
which have allowed the expansion of human populations.
Unfortunately, there have been many unanticipated changes which
accompanied these modifications which have had effects detrimental
to human welfare in cluding substantial changes in water and air
quality. For example, the use of high-sulfur coal to produce energy
in parts of North America is altering the properties of freshwater
lakes and forests because of acidification."
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