02270nam a22003378a 4500 CR9781139565424 UkCbUP 20170413094204.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120718s2014||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139565424 (ebook) 9781107035812 (hardback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda QH353 .I576 2014 577/.18 23 Invasion Biology and Ecological Theory : Insights from a Continent in Transformation / Edited by Herbert H. T. Prins, Iain J. Gordon. Invasion Biology & Ecological Theory Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014. 1 online resource (540 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Many conservationists argue that invasive species form one of the most important threats to ecosystems the world over, often spreading quickly through their new environments and jeopardising the conservation of native species. As such, it is important that reliable predictions can be made regarding the effects of new species on particular habitats. This book provides a critical appraisal of ecosystem theory using case studies of biological invasions in Australasia. Each chapter is built around a set of 11 central hypotheses from community ecology, which were mainly developed in North American or European contexts. The authors examine the hypotheses in the light of evidence from their particular species, testing their power in explaining the success or failure of invasion and accepting or rejecting each hypothesis as appropriate. The conclusions have far-reaching consequences for the utility of community ecology, suggesting a rejection of its predictive powers and a positive reappraisal of natural history. Biological invasions Prins, Herbert H. T., editor of compilation. Gordon, Iain J., editor of compilation. Print version: 9781107035812 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139565424 179059 179059