Mark A. Davis: Invasion Biology | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780199218769 | Invasion Biology | Mark A. Davis | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2009

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Beschreibung

This is an up-to-date overview of the field of invasion biology, which includes an overview of the science, the impacts, and management of invasive species, as well as a critical assessment of the field itself.

Über den Autor

Mark Davis is the DeWitt Wallace Professor and Chair of Biology at Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN,USA, where he has taught since 1981. His teaching and research interests include both plant and animal ecology. For the past twenty years, he has conducted his research at the Cedar Creek LTER site in east-central Minnesota, where his invasion research has focused on the invasibility of grasslands. In particular, he has studied how no-native grasses may influence the ability of woody plants to spread into grassland environments. He is also interested in the history, philosophy, and language of invasion biology, and of science in general.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

1: Introduction

PART I. THE INVASION PROCESS

2: Dispersal

3: Establishment

4: Persistence and Spread

5: Evolution

6: Understanding and Predicting Invasions: An Integrated Approach

PART II. IMPACTS AND MANAGEMENT

7: Impacts of Invasions

8: Management of Invasive Species

PART III. REFLECTIONS

9: Framing Biological Invasions

10: Researching Biological Invasions

11: Disciplinary Challenges

12: Conclusion

Geographic index

Subject index

Taxonomic index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780199218769
ISBN-10:	0199218765
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Davis, Mark A.
Hersteller:	OUP Oxford
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	246 x 189 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Mark A. Davis
Erscheinungsdatum:	29.01.2009
Gewicht:	0,51 kg