Format:
1 online resource (xviii, 423 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781108778374
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9781108478618
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9781108745963
Series Statement:
Ecology, biodiversity and conservation
Content:
Until now, biological invasions have been conceptualised and studied mainly as a linear process: from introduction to establishment to spread. This volume charts a new course for the field, drawing on key developments in network ecology and complexity science. It defines an agenda for Invasion Science 2.0 by providing new framings and classification of research topics and by offering tentative solutions to vexing problems. In particular, it conceptualises a transformative ecosystem as an open adaptive network with critical transitions and turnover, with resident species heuristically learning and fine-tuning their niches and roles in a multiplayer eco-evolutionary game. It erects signposts pertaining to network interactions, structures, stability, dynamics, scaling, and invasibility. It is not a recipe book or a road map, but an atlas of possibilities: a 'hitchhiker's guide'.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108478618
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108478618
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781108778374
DOI:
10.1017/9781108778374
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