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Invasion ecology / Julie L. Lockwood, Martha F. Hoopes, Michael P. Marchetti

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [Oxford] : Blackwell, [2007]Description: vii, 304 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781405114189
  • 9781405114189
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An introduction to invasion ecology -- Transport vectors and pathways -- Trends in numbers of invaders -- Propagules -- Disturbance -- Establishment success: the influence of biotic interactions -- Modeling the geographical spread of invasive species -- Ecological processes and the spread of non-native species -- Ecological impacts of invasive species -- Impact synthesis -- Evolution of invaders -- Prediction, risk assessment, and management of species invasions.
Summary: Introducing aspects of biological invasion by non-native species, this book describes the invasion process from transportation patterns and causes of establishment success to ecological impacts, invader management, and post-invasion evolution. It is aimed at undergraduates and graduates in conservation management.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

An introduction to invasion ecology -- Transport vectors and pathways -- Trends in numbers of invaders -- Propagules -- Disturbance -- Establishment success: the influence of biotic interactions -- Modeling the geographical spread of invasive species -- Ecological processes and the spread of non-native species -- Ecological impacts of invasive species -- Impact synthesis -- Evolution of invaders -- Prediction, risk assessment, and management of species invasions.

Introducing aspects of biological invasion by non-native species, this book describes the invasion process from transportation patterns and causes of establishment success to ecological impacts, invader management, and post-invasion evolution. It is aimed at undergraduates and graduates in conservation management.

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