Ecology in a Changing World
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Ecology in a Changing World teaches students to think like ecologists, developing their quantitative skills and illuminating connections between research data and real-world phenomena. By examining ecology through the lens of the Anthropocene, this innovative book presents its subject in a manner that is both contemporary and relevant. An integrated media package enriches students’ learning through activities involving research-based case studies and easy-to-assign, quantitative, skills-based assessments.
Invasive Species: A Very Short Introduction
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Invasive species capture our attention because of their novelty, their risk to our health, the toll they take on our commercial production, and the threat they pose to native ecosystems. Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbour invasive exotic species as they can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans. This VSI provides a clear definition of an invasive species, the myriad ways they are moved around the globe, and the ecological, social, and economic impacts they often impose. The volume also covers the policy and management approaches to combating the ill-effects of invasive species, and how invasive species fit within the broader context of environmental change.
Invasion ecology 2nd edition
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research findings associated with each stage of invasion, Invasion Ecology provides an overview of the invasion process from transportation patterns and causes of establishment success to ecological impacts, invader management, and post-invasion evolution.
Increasing awareness of the problems associated with invasion has led to a rapid growth in research into the dynamics of non-native species and their adverse effects on native biota and human economies. This book provides a synthesis of this fast growing field of research, and is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate students in ecology and conservation management.
“Young scientists starting out in this field who read this book will not only gain an appreciation of our current state of knowledge, but, perhaps more importantly, will also learn where our knowledge is limited and what research questions are prime for tackling.” ”
biotic Homogenization
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Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. As global transportation becomes faster and more frequent, it is inevitable that biotic intermixing will increase. Unique local biotas will become extinct only to be replaced by already widespread biotas that can tolerate human activities. This process is affecting all aspects of our world: language, economies, and ecosystems alike. The ultimate outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity.
avian invasions
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Biological invaders represent one of the primary threats to the maintenance of global biodiversity, human health, and the success of human economic enterprises. The continuing globalization of our society ensures that the need to understand the process of biological invasion will only increase in the future. There is also a growing recognition that the study of biological invaders provides a unique insight into basic questions in ecology and evolution.
The study of exotic birds has had a particularly long history and has come to represent a fascinating intersection between the study of biological invasions, avian conservation biology, and basic principles of ecology and evolution. Avian Invasions summarizes and synthesizes this unique historical record and unravels the insights that the study of exotic birds brings to all three of these research strands. It includes chapters on the well-known contributions of exotic bird study to ecological science, and on the post-establishment evolution of introduced bird populations. The result is the most comprehensive picture yet of the invasion process.
Avian Invasions is aimed at professional avian biologists and ornithologists as well as graduate students of avian ecology, evolution and conservation. It will also appeal to a more general audience of invasion ecologists.
“Overall, I very much enjoyed reading Avian invasions. It is informative, comprehensive, rigorous, stimulating and highly readable. The book is a must read for anyone interested in biological invasions, and will inspire students and academic researchers alike.”
coastal conservation
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Coastal ecosystems are centres of high biological productivity, but their conservation is often threatened by numerous and complex environmental factors. Citing examples from the major littoral habitats worldwide, such as sandy beaches, salt marshes and mangrove swamps, this text characterises the biodiversity of coastline environments and highlights important aspects of their maintenance and preservation, aided by the analysis of key representative species. Leaders in the field provide reviews of the foremost threats to coastal networks, including the effects of climate change, invasive species and major pollution incidents such as oil spills. Further discussion underscores the intricacies of measuring and managing coastline species in the field, taking into account the difficulties in quantifying biodiversity loss due to indirect cascading effects and trophic skew. Synthesising the current state of species richness with present and projected environmental pressures, the book ultimately establishes a research agenda for implementing and improving conservation practices moving forward.