Invading Ecological Networks

Proposes new ways of managing ecological invasions by implementing an open adaptive network framework for ecosystem transformation.

List of contents

1. Invasion science 1.0; 2. Relentless evolution; 3. Network assembly; 4. Regimes and panarchy; 5. Network transitions; 6. Network scaling; 7. Rethinking invasibility.

About the author

Cang Hui is a Professor of Mathematical Biology and holds the South African Research Chair in Mathematical and Theoretical Physical Biosciences at Stellenbosch University. He is a trustee of the International Initiative for Theoretical Ecology. He has published widely on biological invasions and ecological networks.David M. Richardson is Director of the Centre for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University. He is a member of the Species Survival Specialist Group on Invasive Organisms for the International Union for Conservation of Nature. His main expertise is in invasion ecology, and particularly alien tree invasions. He has published extensively on invasive species and restoration ecology.

Summary

Invasive species pose an increasing threat to global biodiversity. This book provides a succinct review of the scientific study of invasions to date, proposes a new approach for gaining insights on invasions, and suggests new ways to manage invasions by adopting an open adaptive network framework for ecosystem transformation.

Product details

• Authors: Cang Hui, Cang (Stellenbosch University Hui, Hui Cang, David Richardson, David (Stellenbosch University Richardson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781108745963
• ISBN: 978-1-108-74596-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; NATURE / Natural Resources, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Environmental Management, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Botany & plant sciences, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Botany and plant sciences