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    <title>Alien &amp; invasive animals</title>
    <subTitle>a South African perspective</subTitle>
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    <title>Alien and invasive animals</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Picker, Mike.</namePart>
    <role>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Griffiths, Charles L. (Charles Llewellyn)</namePart>
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  <originInfo>
    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">Cape Town</placeTerm>
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    <publisher>Struik Nature</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2011</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <physicalDescription>
    <extent>240 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 cm.</extent>
  </physicalDescription>
  <abstract>"Some 300 of the most important invasive animals in South Africa are described in terms of their history of invasion, identification and biology, distribution, known ecological and economic impacts, and control measures. ... Alien animals from freshwater, terrestrial and marine habitats are covered. A more comprehensive listing of alien animals in South Africa is also provided in the Appendix."--Back cover.</abstract>
  <tableOfContents>Introduction -- Alien and invasive animals defined -- Historical perspective -- A South African perspective -- Costs and consequences -- South Africa as an exporter of problem animals -- Prevention and control -- How to use this book.</tableOfContents>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths.</note>
  <note>Includes bibliographical references (p. 209, 240) and indexes.</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Introduced animals</topic>
    <geographic>South Africa</geographic>
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  <classification authority="ddc" edition="23">591.620968</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9781770078239</identifier>
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