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020			_a9781139565424 (ebook)
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050	0	0	_aQH353 _b.I576 2014
082	0	0	_a577/.18 _223
245	0	0	_aInvasion Biology and Ecological Theory : _bInsights from a Continent in Transformation / _cEdited by Herbert H. T. Prins, Iain J. Gordon.
246	3		_aInvasion Biology & Ecological Theory
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (540 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).
520			_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.
650		0	_aBiological invasions
700	1		_aPrins, Herbert H. T., _eeditor of compilation.
700	1		_aGordon, Iain J., _eeditor of compilation.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107035812
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139565424
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