Mark A. Davis

Broschiertes Buch

Invasion Biology

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

Mark Davis is the DeWitt Wallace Professor and Chair of Biology at Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN,USA, where he has taught since 1981. His teaching and research interests include both plant and animal ecology. For the past twenty years, he has conducted his research at the Cedar Creek LTER site in east-central Minnesota, where his invasion research has focused on the invasibility of grasslands. In particular, he has studied how no-native grasses may influence the ability of woody plants to spread into grassland environments. He is also interested in the history, philosophy, and language of invasion biology, and of science in general.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9780199218769
• ISBN-10: 0199218765
• Artikelnr.: 26523597