KILLER ALGAE: THE TRUE TALE OF A BIOLOGICAL INVASION

by Meinesz, Alexandre [translated by Daniel Simberloff] [foreword by David Quammen] [Dust Wrapper design by Jill R. Shimabukuo]

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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press [1999], 1999. First US edition. 360 pages, illustrated, index. Some spine cocking else Near Fine copy in Fine Dust Wrapper.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine.

Book summary

In this probing investigation, a French scientist chronicles his unsuccessful attempts to persuade other scientists and politicians to eradicate a rapidly spreading imported algae. Meinesz warns of continual damage to the Mediterranean ecosystem unless the algae are controlled.