Dear all,
Does anyone know whether there exists a good documentary on the causes and
impact of biological invasions that would be suitable as course material?
best wishes,
Mark van Kleunen
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National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth is pretty good. Part 1 =
of 4 is about invasions. They give some interesting examples and explain t=
he effects of invasive spp. on the environment and people. See:
http://www.pbs.org/strangedays/index_flash.html
The documentary Cane Toads an Unnatural History is my personal favorite.
Its very well produced and demonstrates the folly often accompanying
biological pest control.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130529/
http://www.amazon.com/Cane-Toads-Unnatural-Tip-Byrne/dp/6302212812
Jim Sparks
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The Cane Toads film also has a fair amount of humor, something generally
lacking in such documentaries. And, strange for a documentary, it has an
_actor_ who plays a now-retired colleague of mine, Dan Wilhoft, who
studied the cane toads in Australia! I never could figure that one out.
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