Scientific American Frontiers : Alien Invasion (2001)
Genres - Science & Technology |
Sub-Genres - Biological Sciences, Environmental Science |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
A look at infestations by nonnative species around the world. Included: the Caribbean "killer algae" caulerpa taxifolia, which has devastated the Mediterranean and has also been found off California; Asian longhorn beetles, which are killing trees in New York (this segment also explores America's century-long battle with the gypsy moth); dust caused by West African desertification that has found its way to the Caribbean, where it is damaging coral reefs.
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animal, disease, globalization, insects, plants [botany]
