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Cane Toads

A Tale of Sugar, Politics and Flawed Science

Szerző: Nigel Turvey
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Kiadó: Sydney University Press
Elérhetőség: Beszállítói készleten
Küldés 9-15 napon belül
9 331 Ft
Before the birth of modern insecticides, farmers and gardeners used predatory and parasitic wasps an...

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Szerző
Nigel Turvey
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2013
oldal
218
EAN
9781743323595
ISBN
9781743323595
Enbook ID
08838573
Kiadó
Sydney University Press
Súly
340
Méretek
214 x 149 x 14

Teljes leírás

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, unintended consequences and of simple acts leading to catastrophic outcomes. 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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