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Invasion Ecology
Julie L. Lockwood
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Description for Invasion Ecology
Paperback. This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures, graphs, colour plates. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 894.
This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research findings associated with each stage of invasion, the book provides an overview of the invasion process from transportation patterns and causes of establishment success to ecological impacts, invader management, and post-invasion evolution. The authors have produced new chapters on predicting and preventing invasion, managing and eradicating invasive species, and invasion dynamics in a changing climate. Modern global trade and travel have led to unprecedented movement of non-native species by humans with unforeseen, interesting, and occasionally devastating ... Read more
This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research findings associated with each stage of invasion, the book provides an overview of the invasion process from transportation patterns and causes of establishment success to ecological impacts, invader management, and post-invasion evolution. The authors have produced new chapters on predicting and preventing invasion, managing and eradicating invasive species, and invasion dynamics in a changing climate. Modern global trade and travel have led to unprecedented movement of non-native species by humans with unforeseen, interesting, and occasionally devastating ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
466
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Chicester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444333657
SKU
V9781444333657
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About Julie L. Lockwood
Julie L. Lockwood is a Professor at Rutgers University. Her research interests include conservation biology, population biology, and biological invasions. Martha F. Hoopes is an Associate Professor at Mount Holyoke College. She has worked primarily with plants and insects on questions of spatial community dynamics and invasions. Michael P. Marchetti is the ... Read more
Reviews for Invasion Ecology
Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students, researchers/faculty, land managers, policy makers, and interested general readers. (Choice, 1 February 2014) Young scientists starting out in this field who read this book will not only gain an appreciation of our current state of knowledge, but, perhaps more importantly, will also learn where our knowledge is limited and what research ... Read more