Impact of biological invasions on infrastructure

Broad account of the impacts of non-native species on infrastructure

From:
Department for International Development
Published
17 February 2017
Document Type:
Book Chapter
Theme:
Infrastructure
Authors:
Booy, O, Cornwell, L, Parrot, D, Sutton-Croft, M, Williams, F

Abstract

Non-native species cause damage to buildings, transportation, water and energy supplies.This chapter discusses the impacts of non-native species on hard infrastructure using examples from around the globe.

Citation

Booy, O., Cornwell, L., Parrott, D., Sutton-Croft, M. and Williams, F. (2017) Impact of biological invasions on infrastructure. In: Vilà, M. and Hulme, P.E. (eds) Impact of Biological Invasions on Ecosystem Services. Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 235–247.

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