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Invasion Biology (Paperback)
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Invasion Biology (Paperback)
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With the exception of climate change, biological invasions have
probably received more attention during the past ten years than any
other ecological topic. Yet this is the first synthetic,
single-authored overview of the field since Williamson's 1996 book.
Written fifty years after the publication of Elton's pioneering
monograph on the subject, Invasion Biology provides a comprehensive
and up-to-date review of the science of biological invasions while
also offering new insights and perspectives relating to the
processes of introduction, establishment, and spread. The book
connects science with application by describing the health,
economic, and ecological impacts of invasive species as well as the
variety of management strategies developed to mitigate harmful
impacts. The author critically evaluates the approaches, findings,
and controversies that have characterized invasion biology in
recent years, and suggests a variety of future research directions.
Carefully balanced to avoid distinct taxonomic, ecosystem, and
geographic (both investigator and species) biases, the book
addresses a wide range of invasive species (including protists,
invertebrates, vertebrates, fungi, and plants) which have been
studied in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments
throughout the world by investigators equally diverse in their
origins.
This accessible and thought-provoking text will be of particular
interest to graduate level students and established researchers in
the fields of invasion biology, community ecology, conservation
biology, and restoration ecology. It will also be of value and use
to land managers, policy makers, and other professionals charged
with controlling the negative impacts associated with recently
arrived species.
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