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Invasion Biology and Ecological Theory: Insights from a Continent in Transformation
Herbert Prins
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Description for Invasion Biology and Ecological Theory: Insights from a Continent in Transformation
hardcover. A critical appraisal of ecosystem theory using case studies of plant and animal invasions in Australasia. Editor(s): Prins, Herbert H. T.; Gordon, Iain J. Num Pages: 540 pages, 61 b/w illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: 1MB; PS; RNC; RNF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 175 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Many conservationists argue that invasive species form one of the most important threats to ecosystems the world over, often spreading quickly through their new environments and jeopardising the conservation of native species. As such, it is important that reliable predictions can be made regarding the effects of new species on particular habitats. This book provides a critical appraisal of ecosystem theory using case studies of biological invasions in Australasia. Each chapter is built around a set of eleven central hypotheses from community ecology, which were mainly developed in North American or European contexts. The authors examine the hypotheses in the ... Read more
Many conservationists argue that invasive species form one of the most important threats to ecosystems the world over, often spreading quickly through their new environments and jeopardising the conservation of native species. As such, it is important that reliable predictions can be made regarding the effects of new species on particular habitats. This book provides a critical appraisal of ecosystem theory using case studies of biological invasions in Australasia. Each chapter is built around a set of eleven central hypotheses from community ecology, which were mainly developed in North American or European contexts. The authors examine the hypotheses in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
Number of Pages
540
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107035812
SKU
V9781107035812
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About Herbert Prins
Herbert H. T. Prins is Professor of Resource Ecology at Wageningen University. He was twice visiting professor with CSIRO and a Foundation Fellow of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in environments ranging from savannas and rainforests, to mountains and the high arctic. Iain J. Gordon is Chief Executive and Director of the James Hutton ... Read more
Reviews for Invasion Biology and Ecological Theory: Insights from a Continent in Transformation
'This book represents a novel and exciting approach to testing some fundamental ecological ideas such as the niche concept, competition, disturbance, and life history strategy. It does so using invasive alien species, with Australia as both the invaded environment, as well as the source of the invasives. The approach taken is to propose a series of ecological hypotheses and test ... Read more