02315nam a22003378a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141040002400170050002300194082001600217245016100233246004100394264005200435300005900487336002600546337002600572338003600598500007300634520102500707650002501732700005001757700004501807776003501852856007101887999001901958CR9781139565424UkCbUP20171023141833.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||120718s2014||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9781139565424 (ebook)  z9781107035812 (hardback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aQH353 b.I576 201400a577/.1822300aInvasion Biology and Ecological Theory : Insights from a Continent in Transformation / [electronic resource]cEdited by Herbert H. T. Prins, Iain J. Gordon.3 aInvasion Biology & Ecological Theory 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2014.  a1 online resource (540 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aMany 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. 0aBiological invasions1 aPrins, Herbert H. T.,eeditor of compilation.1 aGordon, Iain J.,eeditor of compilation.08iPrint version: z978110703581240uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139565424zCambridge Books Online  c230867d230867