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Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Harold A. Mooney

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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  2. James A. Drake

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 58)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. The Patterns of Invasions: Systematic Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduced Insects: A Biogeographic and Systematic Perspective

      • D. Simberloff
      Pages 3-26

    3. Fish Introductions into North America: Patterns and Ecological Impact

      • P. B. Moyle
      Pages 27-43

    4. Patterns of Plant Invasion in North America

      • H. G. Baker
      Pages 44-57

    5. Patterns of Invasions by Pathogens and Parasites

      • A. P. Dobson, R. M. May
      Pages 58-76

  4. Site Characteristics Promoting Invasions and System Impact of Invaders

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Site Characteristics Favoring Invasions

      • G. H. Orians
      Pages 133-148

    3. Biological Invasions of Plants and Animals in Agriculture and Forestry

      • D. Pimentel
      Pages 149-162

    4. Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Properties: Can Species Make a Difference?

      • P. M. Vitousek
      Pages 163-176

  5. Modeling the Invasion Process

    1. Predicting Invasions and Rates of Spread

      • J. Roughgarden
      Pages 179-188

  6. Biogeographic Case Histories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Alien Plant Invasion into the Intermountain West: A Case History

      • R. N. Mack
      Pages 191-213

    3. Invasibility: Lessons from South Florida

      • J. J. Ewel
      Pages 214-230

    4. Species Introductions to Hawaii

      • M. P. Moulton, S. L. Pimm
      Pages 231-249

    5. The Invasions of Plants and Animals into California

      • H. A. Mooney, S. P. Hamburg, J. A. Drake
      Pages 250-272
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The diversity of the earth's climates superimposed upon a complex configuration of physical features has provided the conditions for the evolution of a remarkable array of living things which are linked together into complex ecosystems. The kinds of organisms comprising the ecosystems of the world, and the nature of their interactions, have constantly changed through time due to coevolutionary interactions along with the effects of a continually changing physical environ­ ment. In recent evolutionary time there has been a dramatic and ever-accelerating rate of change in the configuration of these ecosystems because of the increasing influence of human beings. These changes range from subtle modifications caused by anthropogenically induced alterations in atmospheric properties to the total destruction of ecosystems. Many of these modifications have provided the fuel, food, and fiber which have allowed the expansion of human populations. Unfortunately, there have been many unanticipated changes which accompanied these modifications which have had effects detrimental to human welfare in­ cluding substantial changes in water and air quality. For example, the use of high-sulfur coal to produce energy in parts of North America is altering the properties of freshwater lakes and forests because of acidification.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, USA

    Harold A. Mooney, James A. Drake

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ecology of Biological Invasions of North America and Hawaii

  • Editors: Harold A. Mooney, James A. Drake

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4988-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-97153-7Published: 13 November 1989

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-4988-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 321

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ecology, Biomedicine general

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