A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines: The Growing Threat of Species Invasions

Widely published science writer Yvonne Basking draws on extensive research to provide an engaging and authoritative overview of the problem of invasive alien species and what can be done about it. She takes the reader on a worldwide tour of grasslands, gardens, waterways, and forests, describing the troubles caused by exotic organisms that run amok in new settings and examining how commerce and travel on an increasingly connected planet are exacerbating this oldest of human-created problems.Baskin, Yvonne is the author of 'A Plague of Rats and Rubbervines: The Growing Threat of Species Invasions', published 2003 under ISBN 9780613915144 and ISBN 0613915143.