An Early Bioinvasion in the Azores. Global Circulation and Local Dynamics (1840s–1860s) in Response to the Brown Soft-Scale <i>Coccus hesperidum</i>

Bioinvasions occurred in the past as they do in the present, raising a set of ecological, economic, cultural and scientific changes. This paper focuses on how people dealt with and overcame the introduction and spread of the brown soft scale (<i>Coccus hesperidum</i>) in the Azorean oran...

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Main Author: Ana Isabel Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/9/3/78