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Hui, Cang; Richardson, David M. - Invasion Dynamics - 9780198745341 - V9780198745341
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Invasion Dynamics

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Description for Invasion Dynamics Paperback. An advanced textbook adopting a theoretical modeling approach to review and discuss the current range and distributions of alien species, their rates of spread, and their impact in human-dominated ecosystems. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PBWH; PSVS; RNCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 195 x 17. Weight in Grams: 742.
Humans have moved organisms around the world for centuries but it is only relatively recently that invasion ecology has grown into a mainstream research field. This book examines both the spread and impact dynamics of invasive species, placing the science of invasion biology on a new, more rigorous, theoretical footing, and proposing a concept of adaptive networks as the foundation for future research. Biological invasions are considered not as simple actions of invaders and reactions of invaded ecosystems, but as co-evolving complex adaptive systems with emergent features of network complexity and invasibility. Invasion Dynamics focuses on the ecology of ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198745341
SKU
V9780198745341
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About Hui, Cang; Richardson, David M.
Cang Hui is a Professor of Mathematical Biology and the South African Research Chair in Mathematical and Theoretical Physical Biosciences based at Stellenbosch University and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences in South Africa. His research focuses on developing models and theories for explaining emerging patterns of biodiversity, networks, and traits in ecology and evolution. Biological invasions provide a model ... Read more

Reviews for Invasion Dynamics
The new volume by Hui and Richardson represents a clear summary of the scientific advances that have been made over the past few decades and, importantly, sets forth a new and bold agenda for the field for the coming years.
Harold Mooney, BioScience
After reading this impressive and timely book...this is really the current, definitive book on biological ... Read more

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