Invading ecological networks:

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 Scien...

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Beteilige Person: Hui, Cang
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Richardson, D. M. 1958-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2022
Schriftenreihe:Ecology, biodiversity and conservation
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108778374
Zusammenfassung: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'.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 423 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108778374