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New or recently sterilized islands (for example through volcanic activity), provide ecologists with natural experiments in which to study colonization, development and establishment of new biological communities. Studies carried out on islands like this have provided answers to fundamental questions as to what general principles are involved in the ecology of communities and what processes underlie and maintain the basic structure of ecosystems. These studies are vital for conservation biology, especially when evolutionary processes need to be maintained in systems in order to maintain biodiversity. The major themes are how animal and plant communities establish, particularly on 'new land' or following extirpations by volcanic activity. This book comprises a broad review of island colonization, bringing together succession models and general principles, case studies with which Professor Ian Thornton was intimately involved, and a synthesis of ideas, concluding with a look to the future for similar studies.

ECO Ecology --- island plants --- islands --- colonization --- community ecology --- communities --- ecosystems --- nature conservation --- bioconservation --- plant succession --- vulcanoes --- Island biological invasions. --- Island ecology. --- Insular ecology --- Islands --- Ecology --- Invasions, Island biological --- Island bioinvasions --- Island invasions (Biological invasions) --- Biological invasions

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This is an up-to-date overview of the field of invasion biology, which includes an overview of the science, the impacts, and management of invasive species, as well as a critical assessment of the field itself.

Biological invasions. --- Nonindigenous pests --- Control. --- Harmful nonindigenous species --- Non-indigenous pests --- Bio-invasions --- Bioinvasions --- Invasions, Biological --- Introduced organisms --- Pests --- Pest introduction --- Natural selection --- Population biology --- Biological invasions --- Control --- Nonindigenous pests - Control

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Biological invasions --- ECO Ecology --- balance --- conservation --- ecology --- invasions --- islands --- Plant introduction. --- Introduction --- Ecology. --- Biogeography. --- Animal introduction --- Ecologie --- Biogéographie --- Plantes

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General ecology and biosociology --- Biological invasions --- Population biology --- ZV Biogeography --- GEO Biogeography --- biogeography --- dynamics --- ecosystems --- invasions --- Biology --- Ecology --- Bio-invasions --- Bioinvasions --- Invasions, Biological --- Natural selection

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The conservation threat represented by invasive species is well-known, but the scientific opportunities are underappreciated. Invasion studies have historically been largely directed at the important job of collecting case studies. Invasion biology has matured to the point of being able to incorporating itself into the heart of ecology, and should be viewed as extensions or critical experiments of ecological theory. In this edited volume, global experts in ecology and evolutionary biology explore how theories in ecology elucidate the invasion processes while also examining how specific invasions informs ecological theory. This reciprocal benefit is highlighted in a number of scales of organization: population, community and biogeographic, while employing example invaders in all major groups of organisms and from a number of regions around the globe. The chapters in this volume utilize many of the cutting edge observational, experimental, analytical and computational methods used in modern ecology. Through merging conceptual ecology and invasion biology we can obtain a better understanding of the invasion process while also developing a better understanding of how ecological systems function.

Plant ecology. Plant sociology --- Biological invasions. --- Ecology. --- Biological invasions --- Invasions biologiques --- EPUB-LIV-FT SPRINGER-B LIVBIOLO --- Applied Ecology. --- Nature Conservation. --- Terrestial Ecology. --- Theoretical Ecology/Statistics. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation of natural resources --- Applied ecology --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Ecology --- Environmental protection --- Nature conservation --- Conservation --- Ecology . --- Applied ecology. --- Nature conservation.