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Cane Toads
- A Tale of Sugar, Politics and Flawed Science
Engelsk
Bogcover for Cane Toads af Nigel Turvey, 9781743323595
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
218
ISBN-13:
9781743323595
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
174332359X
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
11 okt 2013
Størrelse i cm:
14,9 x 21,4 x 1,4
Serie:
Animal Publics
Oplagsdato:
11 okt 2013
Forfatter(e):
Paperback 2013
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Before the birth of modern insecticides, farmers and gardeners used predatory and parasitic wasps and flies, insect-eating birds, lizards and toads as agents of biological control. In the late 19th century sugar cane scientists carried cane toads from Barbados to Puerto Rico, to Hawai''i and then Queensland to control pests. Toads were introduced to some 138 countries, and are now ranked among the world''s most invasive species.

Queensland''s sugar scientists released the toad into cane fields in 1935. They were supported by cane growers, politicians, the nation''s leading scientists, the premier of Queensland and the prime minister of Australia. Only a lone voice objected. In the following 70 years they spread as far as western NSW and Western Australia.

This story is about good intentions and unintended catastrophic consequences. It is about scientists so committed to solving a problem, serving their country, their leaders and the industry that employed them, that they are blinkered to adverse impacts. There are lessons to learn from the toad''s tale. And as the tale shows, we still come perilously close to repeating the mistakes of the past.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
218
ISBN-13:
9781743323595
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
174332359X
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
11 okt 2013
Størrelse i cm:
14,9 x 21,4 x 1,4
Serie:
Animal Publics
Oplagsdato:
11 okt 2013
Forfatter(e):
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