xix, 432 p., [4] p. of plates , ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) , 25 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
A world of thought: 'The ecology of invasions by animals and plants' and Charles Elton's life's work / Roger L. Kitching -- Charles Elton: neither founder nor siren, but prophet / Daniel Simberloff -- The inviolate sea? Charles Elton and biological invasions in the world's oceans / James T. Carlton -- The rise and fall of biotic nativeness: a historical perspective / Matthew K. Chew and Andrew L. Hamilton -- Patterns and rate of growth of studies in invasion ecology / Hugh J. Macisaac, Rahel A. Tedla, and Anthony Ricciardi -- Invasion ecology and restoration ecology: parallel evolution in two fields of endeavour / Richard J. Hobbs and David M. Richardson -- Biological invasions in Europe 50 years after Elton: time to sound the alarm / Petr Pysek and Philip E. Hulme -- Fifty years of tree pest and pathogen invasions, increasingly threatening world forests / Michael J. Wingfield, Bernard Slippers, Jolanda Roux, and Brenda D. Wingfield -- A movement ecology approach to study seed dispersal and plant invasion: an overview and application of seed dispersal by fruit bats / Asaf Tsoar, David Shohami, and Ran Nathan -- Biodiversity as a bulwark against invasion: conceptual threads since Elton / Jason D. Fridley -- Soil biota and plant invasions: biogeographical effects on plant-microbe interactions / Ragan M. Callaway Marnie E. Rout -- Mutualisms: key drivers of invasions - key casualties of invasions / Anna Traveset and David M. Richardson -- Fifty years on: confronting Elton's hypotheses about invasion success with data from exotic birds / Tim M. Blackburn, Julie L. Lockwood, and Phillip Cassey -- Is rapid adaptive evolution important in successful invasions? / Eleanor E. Dormontt, Andrew J. Lowe, and Peter J. Prentis -- Why reproductive systems matter for the invasion biology of plants / Spencer C.H. Barrett -- Impacts of biological invasions on freshwater ecosystems / Anthony Ricciardi and Hugh J. Macisaac -- Expanding the propagule pressure concept to understand the impact of biological invasions / Anthony Ricciardi, Lisa A. Jones, Asa M. Kestrup, and Jessica M. Ward -- Elton's insights into the ecology of ant invasions: lessons learned and lessons still to be learned / Nathan J. Sanders and Andrew V. Suarez -- Fifty years of 'Waging war on cheatgrass': research advances, while meaningful control languishes / Richard N. Mack -- Researching invasive species 50 years after Elton: a cautionary tale / Mark A. Davis -- Invasions and ecosystems: vulnerabilities and the contribution of new technologies / Peter M. Vitousek, Carla M. D'Antonio, and Gregory P. Asner -- DNA barcoding of invasive species / Hugh B. Cross, Andrew J. Lowe, and C. Frederico D. Gurgel -- Biosecurity: the changing face of invasion biology / Philip E. Hulme -- Elton and the economics of biological invasions / Charles Perrings -- Modelling spread in invasion ecology: a synthesis / Cang Hui, Rainer M. Krug, and David M. Richardson -- Responses of invasive species to a changing climate and atmosphere / Jeffery S. Dukes -- Conceptual clarity, scientific rigour and 'The stories we are': engaging with two challenges to the objectivity of invasion biology / Johan Hattingh -- Changing perspectives on managing biological invasions: insights from South Africa and the Working for Water programme / Brian W. Van Wilgen, Ahmed Khan, and Christo Marais -- Invasion science: the roads travelled and the roads ahead / David M. Richardson -- A compendium of essential concepts and terminology in invasion ecology / David M. Richardson, Petr Pysek, and James T. Carlton.
Elton, Charles S., (Charles Sutherland), 1900-1991