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The Asian invasion: Asian multinationals come to the Amazon. (includes related article on Malaysia's Samling): An article from: Multinational Monitor
Carlo Sergio Figueiredo Tautz
$5.95

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This digital document is an article from Multinational Monitor, published by Essential Information, Inc. on September 1, 1997. The length of the article is 3007 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Several Asian logging corporations are infiltrating the Amazon region to utilize its forests as sources of income. This event is expected to promote intensive logging in the surrounding areas. Aside from its huge natural resource base, the Amazon region region is rich in rainforests which are homes to several endangered species. The Asian companies have already acquired territory and exploitation licenses in the heavy forests of the countries around Brazil.

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Title: The Asian invasion: Asian multinationals come to the Amazon. (includes related article on Malaysia's Samling)
Author: Carlo Sergio Figueiredo Tautz
Publication: Multinational Monitor (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 1997
Publisher: Essential Information, Inc.
Volume: v18 Issue: n9 Page: p15(4)

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The U.S. Invasion of Panama: The Truth Behind Operational 'Just Cause'
The Independent Commission of Inquiry on the U.S. Invasion of Panama
$5.37

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Everyone does deserve a word to be heard, but I do have a problem with people who lie just to be heard. Like the other people who reviewed the book, I too was also there on the ground and doing something for which I believed. I was not only there for the invasion but I was there 5 months prior to the invasion. I saw how Noriega treated the people of Panama if they spoke out. They were lucky to see the next day or they just lived in fear.
"Yes", innocent people were killed, but not even close to the numbers that the book reports. Not even that many people were killed for the whole invasion. I am in no way saying that accidental killing of innocent people is acceptable in any way in a military action (people are held accountable), but it is a reality. Entire areas and neighborhoods being burned? We saw first hand of how Noriega's Dignity Battalion (nothing but a bunch of thugs who were already criminals) PDF, and other members of Noriega's little "Gestapo Like" units burn down their own countrymen's houses even BEFORE the invasion.
What reason did the US have for invading the country from within? Well, other than the drug shipments that moved freely through the canal going unchecked because Noriega was lining his pockets with Drug money, US citizens being harassed, beaten and killed by Noriega's hench men, Panamanian citizens being rapped, harassed, beaten and killed for speaking out, basic Human rights being violated for a long time by the Panamanian Govt., your right... we didn't have a reason to invade. War [stinks], and no matter what reason we had to go in, good people are going to lose their lives because of one person.

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An Invasion of (corporate) Locust
Darlene R. Miles
$29.95

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The Invasion of (corporate) locust has become a real danger to the lives of consumers. This invasion does not come from the sky nor from the ground, or trees. The invasion comes from your computer, your bank, your finance company, your grocer, your retail store, your courtroom, your insurance company, and at times, your employer - and it is not after your fall harvest; it s after the most priceless crop of all: your personal, medical, and financial information.

These locusts are not bugs, aliens, or even strangers. These locusts are unauthorized access to your personal information (invasions) made without your consent. Corporations are invading, storing, and reselling alarming levels of consumer information everyday. Personal information is being captured, traded, and sold, or simply given away by unscrupulous companies who conduct business with each day.

We are all at a disadvantage due to the level of corporate secret assessments used to determine consumer-worthiness. Information used that consumers are not aware of regarding credit, medical records, background information, spending habits, internet behaviors, family, personal, and historical information, among other factors addressed in this book.

You will learn about (corporate) business practices that are affecting your personal and financial success. This book provides the information you need to protect your information, prevent (corporate) consumer identity theft and to save money starting today!

This book identifies how consumer information is at risk, but most importantly, readers will learn that it does not have to be at risk any longer.

This is important information for students to executives that will make a positive impact in the lives of consumers for generations to come!

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Conceptual Ecology and Invasion Biology: Reciprocal Approaches to Nature (Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology)
$39.96

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The conservation threat represented by invasive species is well-known, but the scientific opportunities are underappreciated. Invasion studies have historically been largely directed at the important job of collecting case studies. Invasion biology has matured to the point of being able to incorporating itself into the heart of ecology, and should be viewed as extensions or critical experiments of ecological theory.

In this edited volume, global experts in ecology and evolutionary biology explore how theories in ecology elucidate the invasion processes while also examining how specific invasions informs ecological theory. This reciprocal benefit is highlighted in a number of scales of organization: population, community and biogeographic, while employing example invaders in all major groups of organisms and from a number of regions around the globe. The chapters in this volume utilize many of the cutting edge observational, experimental, analytical and computational methods used in modern ecology. Through merging conceptual ecology and invasion biology we can obtain a better understanding of the invasion process while also developing a better understanding of how ecological systems function.

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Management of Invasive Weeds (Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology)
$144.46

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Biological invasions are one of the major threats to our native biodiversity. The magnitude of biodiversity losses, land degradation and productivity losses of managed and natural ecosystems due to invasive species is enormous. The ecological and environmental aspects of non-native invasive plants are of great importance to (i) understand ecological principles involved in the management of invasives, (ii) design management strategies, (iii) find effective management solutions for some of the worst invaders, and (iv) frame policies and regulations.

The objectives of this book are to discuss (i) ecological approaches needed to design effective management strategies, (ii) recent progress in management methods and tools, (iii) success and failure of management efforts for some of the worst invaders, and (iv) restoration and conservation of invaded land.

In an effort to achieve these objectives, contributing authors have strived to provide up-to-date information on the management of non-native invasives. Chapters included in the book are peer-reviewed by international experts working in the area. Readers will get a unique perspective on ecological aspects of the management of invasives. The book will be useful to graduate students, researchers, managers and policy makers involved in the management of exotic invasives.

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Handbook of Alien Species in Europe (Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology)
DAISIE
$143.26

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Biological invasions by alien (non-native) species are widely recognized as a significant component of human-caused global environmental change and the second most important cause of biodiversity decline. Alien species threaten many European ecosystems and have serious environmental, economic and health impacts. The DAISIE (Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe) project has now brought together all available information on alien species in Europe (terrestrial, aquatic and marine) and from all taxa (fungi, plants, animals). Thus for the first time, an overview and assessment of biological invasions in the Pan-European region is finally possible.

The Handbook of Alien Species in Europe summarises the major findings of this groundbreaking research and addresses the invasion trends, pathways, and both economic as well as ecological impact for eight major taxonomic groups. Approximately 11.000 alien species recorded in Europe are listed, and fact sheets for 100 of the most invasive alien species are included, each with a distribution map and colour illustration.

The book is complemented by a regularly updated internet database providing free additional information. With its highly interdisciplinary approach, DAISIE and its Handbook will be the basis for future scientific investigations as well as management and control of alien invasive species in Europe.

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Invasion Ecology
Michael Marchetti
$44.64

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research findings associated with each stage of invasion, Invasion Ecology provides an overview of the invasion process from transportation patterns and causes of establishment success to ecological impacts, invader management, and post-invasion evolution.

Increasing awareness of the problems associated with invasion has led to a rapid growth in research into the dynamics of non-native species and their adverse effects on native biota and human economies. This book provides a synthesis of this fast growing field of research, and is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate students in ecology and conservation management.

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The Invasion from Mars: A Study in the Psychology of Panic
Hadley Cantril
$22.45

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On Halloween night 1938, Orson Welles broadcast a radio adaptation of the H. G. Wells fantasy, The War of the Worlds. What listeners heard sounded so realistic that at least a million were frightened by word that "strange creatures" from Mars had landed in central New Jersey and were "unleashing a deadly assault." Several thousand were so terrified they ran into the streets, drove away in their cars, or called the police for information about how to escape. Why did so many panic when the circumstances reported were so improbable? That is just the question Hadley Cantril, then a young social psychologist, set out to answer. Originally published in 1940, The Invasion from Mars remains a classic. The broadcast provided a unique real-life opportunity to explore why the relatively new medium of radio could have such an effect. Using a mix of research methods, Cantril shows that the impact of the broadcast had less to do with what went out over the air than with the "standards of judgment" people did or did not use in evaluating what they were hearing. This book is of continuing value to those interested in communications and mass behavior.

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Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species
$122.55

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Bioinvasion is fast becoming one of the world's most costly ecological problems, as it disrupts agriculture, drastically alters ecosystems, spreads disease, and interferes with shipping. The economic and environmental damages from alien plant, animals, and microbes in the United States, British Isles, Australia, South Africa, India, and Brazil account for more than $300 billion per year in damages and control costs. Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species assembles detailed information on components of the invasive-species problem from six continents. This volume reconfirms the diverse and unpredictable roles that non-native species assume as they invade new ecosystems: destruction of vital crops and forests, major damages to ecosystems leading to loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, and water loss. In addition, it covers the impact of disease organisms on human health and livestock. Information is provided on how the non-native species invade new ecosystems and the subsequent environmental effects of these invading species. Wherever possible, estimates on the economic impacts of the invading species are included.Alien species invasions will continue to be an on-going problem in the future given human population growth, its increased needs, and its movement throughout the world. Biological Invasions will inform scientists, policymakers, and the public on the seriousness of non-native species invasions that cause extinction as well as significant costs to the environment, economy, and public health.About the Editor:David Pimentel is well respected worldwide for a life of work in the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. His research and consulting accomplishments cut across traditional disciplinary boundaries. Dr. Pimentel has served on numerous Presidential Commissions and National Academy of Sciences' Committees and Boards. He has authored nearly 600 scientific publications, written two books, and edited 20 books.

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Biological Invasions in Marine Ecosystems: Ecological, Management, and Geographic Perspectives (Ecological Studies)
$237.83

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Biological invasions are considered to be one of the greatest threats to the integrity of most ecosystems on earth. This volume explores the current state of marine bioinvasions, which have been growing at an exponential rate over recent decades. Focusing on the ecological aspects of biological invasions, it elucidates the different stages of an invasion process, starting with uptake and transport, through inoculation, establishment and finally integration into new ecosystems. Basic ecological concepts - all in the context of bioinvasions - are covered, such as propagule pressure, species interactions, phenotypic plasticity, and the importance of biodiversity. The authors approach bioinvasions as hazards to the integrity of natural communities, but also as a tool for better understanding fundamental ecological processes. Important aspects of managing marine bioinvasions are also discussed, as are many informative case studies from around the world.