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The ecology of invasions by animals and plants by Charles S. Elton ; with contributions by Daniel Simberloff and Anthony Ricciardi

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Author:
Elton, Charles S (Charles Sutherland) 1900-1991  Search this
Author:
Simberloff, Daniel  Search this
Ricciardi, Anthony  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource illustrations
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
Date:
2020
Notes:
Elecresource
ELEC copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment.
Contents:
The invaders -- Wallace's realms : the archipelago of continents -- The invasion of continents -- The fate of remote islands -- Changes in the sea -- The balance between populations -- New food-chains for old -- The reasons for conservation -- The conservation of variety
Summary:
Charles S. Elton's classic text Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants sounded an early warning about a human-driven global change that became widely appreciated among scientists and the public only decades later. "We must make no mistake", he wrote. "We are seeing one of the great historical convulsions of the world's fauna and flora." The enormous environmental consequences of this phenomenon are now well recognized. The past 60 years have seen an exponential rise in research on biological invasions, and Elton's original hypotheses are among those at the center of this research. In this new annotated edition, ecologists Daniel Simberloff and Anthony Ricciardi have provided forewords placing each chapter into historical scientific context. They assess the influence of Elton's ideas on the development of invasion ecology. Moreover, using the author's notes from the Elton archives at the University of Oxford, Simberloff and Ricciardi offer evidence that Elton was preparing the groundwork for a revised edition and discuss what additions and changes he intended to make. With clear language and copious examples, Ecology of Invasions is the first book to place invasions in a global context and is still the most cited work on the subject. It is an essential reference for students, researchers, and the general public who wish to understand an environmental phenomenon that has grown in magnitude and scope as a global issue for conservation and biosecurity
Topic:
Biological invasions  Search this
Call number:
QH541 .E57 2020 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user.
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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