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Author Meinesz, Alexandre.

Title Killer algae / Alexandre Meinesz ; translated by Daniel Simberloff ; with a foreword by David Quammen.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  579.835 M514K    Check Shelf
Description xvi, 360 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-349).
Contents From the discovery of the alga in Monaco to its arrival in France -- The alga grows, and the polemic begins -- Caulerpa taxifolia, superstar -- The stakeholders squabble, and the alga spreads -- Research progresses, and the polemic persists -- Chiaroscuro: 1997-1998 -- The three lessons of Caulerpa -- The biology of Caulerpa taxifolia as known in 1991 -- Chronology of a heralded invasion -- Table of measures -- Acronyms of organizations -- Diagram of the French government.
Subject Caulerpa taxifolia -- Mediterranean Sea.
Toxic marine algae -- Mediterranean Sea.
Alien plants -- Mediterranean Sea.
Added Author Simberloff, Daniel.
Added Title Roman noir de l'algue "tueuse". English
ISBN 0226519228 cloth alkaline paper
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