Download or read book Shine On Invasion USA written by Donovan D. Corzo and published by Corzo Creations , LLC. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Navy Lieutenant separated from his family. The fate of the PC-234 depends on him as the enemy approaches. Daniel Core vs. the Imperial Japanese . . . can he return to Pearl Harbor safely? Pearl Harbor, 1943 Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Daniel Core is stationed in Pearl Harbor with his new wife, a combat nurse who helped in the Battle of Pearl Harbor. With orders from the admiral, he heads to the Aleutian Islands to draw the Japanese away from Midway. Can Daniel survive the Aleutian Islands campaign while his family prays for his safe return to Pearl Harbor? Shine On: Invasion USA is the second book in the historical fiction Daniel Core World War II series that explores patriotism, love for family, and prejudice during a time of great tragedy. Join Daniel in the ultimate battle for freedom and family by purchasing Shine On Invasion USA today!

Download or read book Shine On written by Donovan Corzo and published by WW2 Patrol Craft. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Navy Lieutenant separated from his family. The fate of the PC-234 depends on him as the enemy approaches. Daniel Core vs. the Imperial Japanese . . . can he return to Pearl Harbor safely? Pearl Harbor, 1943 Navy Lieutenant Junior Daniel Core is stationed in Pearl Harbor with his new wife, a combat nurse who helped in the Battle of Pearl Harbor. With orders from the admiral, he heads to the Aleutian Islands to draw the Japanese away from Midway. Can Daniel survive the Aleutian Islands campaign while his family prays for his safe return to Pearl Harbor? Shine On: Invasion USA is the second book in the historical fiction World War II Patrol Craft series that explores patriotism, love for family, and prejudice during a time of great tragedy. Join Daniel in the ultimate battle for freedom and family by purchasing Shine On Invasion USA today!

Download or read book Shining Through written by Donovan D. Corzo and published by Corzo Creations , LLC. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel is sent by Nimitz off to play decoy around Bakok Atoll, and they get the attention of the Japanese Navy. Unfortunately, the ship goes down, and he must fight back for his family. He thinks his command is a total disaster, not knowing that the ploy worked. He beats himself up over the engagement. But now he has other problems, he has a band of about 60 men that survived the battle, and they have almost no weapons among them except a few small knives and one handgun. He shows the crew how to go "Caveman" on the enemy. They use sticks and stones to beat a superior enemy who is better equipped and has been fighting for over a decade. They had to "Get Hard" to win. Once they return to safety, Daniel beings to show signs of shell shock.

Download or read book Invasion Genetics written by Spencer C. H. Barrett and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasion Genetics: the Baker & Stebbins legacy provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the evolutionary biology of invasive species, whilst also revisiting the historical legacy of one of the most important books in evolutionary biology: The Genetics of Colonizing Species, published in 1965 and edited by Herbert Baker and G. Ledyard Stebbins. This volume covers a range of topics concerned with the evolutionary biology of invasion including: phylogeography and the reconstruction of invasion history; demographic genetics; the role of stochastic forces in the invasion process; the contemporary evolution of local adaptation; the significance of epigenetics and transgenerational plasticity for invasive species; the genomic consequences of colonization; the search for invasion genes; and the comparative biology of invasive species. A wide diversity of invasive organisms are discussed including plants, animals, fungi and microbes.

Download or read book Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour written by Judith S. Weis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-13 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive look at the critical role of animal behaviour in the success and impact of biological invasions.

Download or read book Invasion USA written by David J. Hogan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the queasy U.S.-Soviet wartime alliance long dissolved into mutual suspicion, the House Un-American Activities Committee launched aggressive investigations of alleged communist activity in the Hollywood film industry in 1947--and again in 1951. Studio chiefs, terrified of scandal, scrambled to display their patriotism by producing anti-communist films, from melodramas to thrillers to animated cartoons. Twenty-one lively new essays by film historians examine the aesthetics and politics of more than 40 remarkable films of the McCarthy era and the chauvinism that spawned them.

Download or read book Invasion Dynamics written by Cang Hui and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humans have moved organisms around the world for centuries but it is only relatively recently that invasion ecology has grown into a mainstream research field. This book examines both the spread and impact dynamics of invasive species, placing the science of invasion biology on a new, more rigorous, theoretical footing, and proposing a concept of adaptive networks as the foundation for future research. Biological invasions are considered not as simple actions of invaders and reactions of invaded ecosystems, but as co-evolving complex adaptive systems with emergent features of network complexity and invasibility. Invasion Dynamics focuses on the ecology of invasive species and their impacts in recipient social-ecological systems. It discusses not only key advances and challenges within the traditional domain of invasion ecology, but introduces approaches, concepts, and insights from many other disciplines such as complexity science, systems science, and ecology more broadly. It will be of great value to invasion biologists analyzing spread and/or impact dynamics as well as other ecologists interested in spread processes or habitat management.

Download or read book Invasion Usa written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books . This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A military vet forms a militia to fight the scourge of gang violence in his Arizona town in the New York Times–bestselling author’s border crisis thriller. Little Tuscon, Arizona, is being terrorized by M-15—a murderous Central American gang smuggling drugs through the ill-protected border. With Washington turning a blind eye to the crisis, Vietnam vet Tom Brannon takes the law into his own hands. Forming a volunteer army called The Patriot Project, Brannon fights to restore law and order. But their initial victory is short-lived. When M-15 comes back to take out the Patriots, they bring major reinforcements. Outnumbered and outgunned, Tom Brannon must defend their families, their homes, and their country against a merciless enemy. And each of the Patriots is prepared to live free or die.

Download or read book Invasion Usa Border War written by William W. Johnstone and published by Pinnacle Books . This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a Mexican gang hijacks a school bus full of American school girls, a Vietnam vet takes matters into his own deadly hands in this border thriller. The gang of kidnappers is led by the ruthless crime lord Alphonso Guerrerro, whose daughter is on that bus. His ex-wife took his daughter back to the States, but Alphonso wants her back—and will stop at nothing to get her. Now he's got a devil's bounty of young women to be used as hostages, or sold into the horrors of slavery if his demands are not met. But Vietnam vet Tom Brannon has something to say about this. His niece is on that school bus, so he's recruiting a battle-tough squad of ex-soldiers made up from the families of the kidnapped girls. They're going to rescue the girls and destroy Guerrerro and his gang of border thugs once and for all.

Download or read book Biological Invasions in Changing Ecosystems written by João Canning-Clode and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When organisms are deliberately or accidentally introduced into a new ecosystem a biological invasion may take place. These so-called ‘invasive species’ may establish, spread and ecologically alter the invaded community. Biological invasions by animals, plants, pathogens or vectors are one of the greatest environmental and economic threats and, along with habitat destruction, a leading cause of global biodiversity loss. In this book, more than 50 worldwide invasion scientists cover our current understanding of biological invasions, its impacts, patterns and mechanisms in both aquatic and terrestrial systems.

Download or read book A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species written by Robert A. Francis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasive non-native species are a major threat to global biodiversity. Often introduced accidentally through international travel or trade, they invade and colonize new habitats, often with devastating consequences for the local flora and fauna. Their environmental impacts can range from damage to resource production (e.g. agriculture and forestry) and infrastructure (e.g. buildings, road and water supply), to human health. They consequently can have major economic impacts. It is a priority to prevent their introduction and spread, as well as to control them. Freshwater ecosystems are particularly at risk from invasions and are landscape corridors that facilitate the spread of invasives. This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the most notable global invasive freshwater species or groups, based on their severity of economic impact, geographic distribution outside of their native range, extent of research, and recognition of the ecological severity of the impact of the species by the IUCN. As well as some of the very well-known species, the book also covers some invasives that are emerging as serious threats. Examples covered include a range of aquatic and riparian plants, insects, molluscs, crustacea, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals, as well as some major pathogens of aquatic organisms. The book also includes overview chapters synthesizing the ecological impact of invasive species in fresh water and summarizing practical implications for the management of rivers and other freshwater habitats.

Download or read book Non native Species and Their Role in the Environment written by Radu Cornel Guiaşu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of non-native species in their new environments is one of the central issues in conservation biology and ecology today. This book presents a comprehensive evolutionary exploration of the complex and dynamic interactions between introduced species and native ones, and shows that non-native species can bring useful and important contributions to novel ecosystems. Based on a wide variety of examples and case studies, a strong case is made for a more positive and objective approach to non-native species and a greater appreciation of the valuable ecosystem services they provide.

Download or read book Cane Toad Wars written by Rick Shine and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1935, an Australian government agency imported 101 specimens of the Central and South American Cane Toad in an attempt to manage insects that were decimating sugar-cane harvests. In Australia the Cane Toad adapted and evolved with abandon, voraciously consuming native wildlife and killing predators with its lethal skin toxin. Today, hundreds of millions of Cane Toads have spread across the northern part of Australia and continue to move westward. The humble Cane Toad has become a national villain. Cane Toad Wars chronicles the work of intrepid scientist Rick Shine, who has been documenting the toad’s ecological impact in Australia and seeking to buffer it. Despite predictions of devastation in the wake of advancing toad hordes, the author’s research reveals a more complex and nuanced story. A firsthand account of a perplexing ecological problem and an important exploration of how we measure evolutionary change and ecological resilience, this book makes an effective case for the value of long-term natural history research in informing conservation practice.

Download or read book Invasion U S A written by Jason Frost and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Behavioural Responses to a Changing World written by Ulrika Candolin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Species are typically adapted to the local environmental conditions in which they have evolved.

Download or read book A Bright Shining Lie written by Neil Sheehan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most acclaimed books of our time—the definitive Vietnam War exposé and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterprise riddled with arrogance and self-deception, a charismatic soldier who put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his superiors that the war should be fought another way. By the time he died in 1972, Vann had embraced the follies he once decried. He died believing that the war had been won. In this magisterial book, a monument of history and biography that was awarded the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction, a renowned journalist tells the story of John Vann—"the one irreplaceable American in Vietnam"—and of the tragedy that destroyed a country and squandered so much of America's young manhood and resources.

Download or read book The Evolutionary Ecology of Invasive Species written by Johannes Le Roux and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-10-24 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evolutionary Ecology of Invasive Species offers new insights into the mechanisms that underlie rapid evolution in these species. The book provides a comprehensive overview of achievements in the field during the boom of information over the past two decades and includes discussions of possible future directions for the study of evolution in invasive species. Written by an international expert in invasion ecology, population genetics, and evolutionary biology, the book explores the roles of preadaptation, phenotypic plasticity, selection, and stochastic processes in driving rapid evolution. The book draws insights from a wide spectrum of invasive microbes, plants, and animals, covering many of the planet’s biogeographic regions and discusses the evolutionary consequences for native species in response to biological invasions. A valuable resource to researchers and students in evolutionary biology, invasive species biology, and global change biology, this text suggests future research directions related to the evolutionary biology, impacts, and management of invasive species. Highlights the most recent advances and developments in using evolutionary principles to study and manage invasive species Offers new and often overlooked insights in processes that govern rapid evolution Discusses key stages of population demography that underlie rapid evolutionary change in invasive species, including their introduction, naturalisation, and dispersal