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Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia - The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia was the invasion of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, codenamed Operation Countenance, from August 25 to September 17 of 1941. The purpose of the invasion was to secure British oilfields and ensure supply lines (see Persian Corridor) for the Soviets ...

Lancet survey of mortality before and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq - A survey published in The Lancet on 29 October, 2004 estimated the casualties of the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq to be 98,000 (95% confidence interval: 8000 to 194000) more than would have been expected without the invasion, although there are some qualified caveats (explained below). To date, this is the only serious scientific attempt to estimate the excess mortality as a result of the invasion.

1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay - The 1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay happened between the 6th–10th June 1898, during the Spanish-American war, when American and Cuban forces invaded the strategically and commercially important area of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and took control of it from Spanish forces. The invasion was instrumental in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba and the subsequent invasion of Puerto Rico.

Mongol invasion of Rus - The Mongol Invasion of Rus was an invasion of the medieval state of Kievan Rus' by a large army of nomadic Mongols, starting in 1223. The invasion precipitated the breakup of Kievan Rus' and influenced development of Russian history, including rise of the Moscow principality.

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Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry - Invasive Plants in Hawaii - Information about investigations of the ecology of invasive plant species; impacts of invasive species on forest health, management and restoration.

Watershed Academy Web - Invasive Non-Native Species - Short primer on invasive species, particularly in aquatic systems, with links to other information. From U.S. EPA.

Invasive Species - USGS Biological resources that deal with invasive plant species.

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Animal by Ecology Invasion Plant -   Animal by Ecology Invasion Plant The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants by Charles S. Elton, Much as Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was a call to action against the pesticides that were devastating bird populations, Charles S. Elton's classic The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants sounded an early warning about ...

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