Species Invasions: Insights Into Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography

By Dov F. Sax

Book Overview

Species invasions present significant conservation challenges, but they also provide invaluable information about the functioning of natural systems. In this edited book, experts from the fields of ecology, evolution, and biogeography explore the unique insights species invasions provide. Several key advances emerge in each discipline, and collectively they provide a template for new research that transforms invasion biology into a powerful tool for basic research in ecology, evolution, and biogeography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878938117
• ISBN13: 9780878938117
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford Un
• Length: 495 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.5"