Invasive species and human health

0498511 - BÚ 2019 RIV US eng M - Část monografie knihy
Lazzaro, L. - Essl, F. - Luglie, A. - Padedda, B. - Pyšek, Petr - Brundu, G.
Invasive alien plant impacts on human health and well-being.
Invasive species and human health. Wallingford, Boston: CABI, 2018 - (Mazza, G.; Tricarico, E.), s. 16-33. CABI invasives series, 10. ISBN 978-1-78639-098-1
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985939
Klíčová slova: biological invasions * impact * human health
Obor OECD: Ecology

The chapter summarizes known impacts of invasive plant species on human health.This includes not only direct effects through contact with the species via wounds and disease, but also indirect effects caused by changes induced in ecosystems by invasive species, such as more water hyacinth increasing mosquito levels and thereby the potential for malaria.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0290858