Species Invasions: Insights into Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography

Edited by Dov F. Sax, John J. Stachowicz, and Steven D. Gaines

2005
480 pages, 56 illustrations

About This Title

Species invasions present significant conservation challenges, but they also provide invaluable information about the functioning of natural systems. In this edited book, experts from the fields of ecology, evolution, and biogeography explore the unique insights species invasions provide. Several key advances emerge in each discipline, and collectively they provide a template for new research that transforms invasion biology into a powerful tool for basic research in ecology, evolution, and biogeography.

Reviews and Commentary

“Well-written, well-organized, informative, and thought-provoking, this book should be a welcome addition to the shelves of ecologists, evolutionary biologists, biogeographers, and applied invasion scientists alike.”
—A. N. van Buren and P. Dee Boersma, Integrative and Comparative Biology

“[Species Invasions] offers a fine compendium of ideas and examples that will be valuable to students for the number of doors it opens to scores of subdisciplines within ecology. For professionals, it represents a state-of-the-art overview of the issues involved in invasion biology.”
—Michael J. Crawley, Science

“[Species Invasions] is sure to stimulate thought and productive research across a wide range of fields.”
—Laura Foster Huenneke, Ecology

“This is a good book, and one worth buying. There is much to mine here, and even seasoned invasion biologists will find new juxtapositions to ponder. … For those invasions for which we do have data, Species Invasions provides a wealth of good thinking.”
—James T. Carlton, BioScience

“This volume would make an excellent starting point for a graduate class in biological invasions. The chapters are well distributed among topics and would provide minds on the edge of diving into research with a fertile foundation.”
—Sarah Reichard, The Quarterly Review of Biology

“This book is not light reading; the subject material is complex and challenging. My initial impression was that the book would appeal to a narrow audience. However, … I discovered broad implications for a variety of research areas; one need not be an ‘invasion biologist’ to draw insights and inferences from this work. I therefore recommend the text as interesting reading material for those involved in research areas such as climate change, ecology, physiology, genetics and biodiversity.”
—Colin Templeton, The Forestry Chronicle

“… well-written, informative, and idea-generating … I recommend this book to anyone seeking new perspectives on invasion theory, including researchers with both applied and basic questions about native and exotic colonizers and invaders.”
—Cynthia D. Huebner, Landscape Ecology

Part I. Insights into Ecology

Introduction by Phillip Cassey

Insights into Biotic Interactions from Studies of Species Invasions, John F. Bruno, Jason D. Fridley, Keryn D. Bromberg, and Mark D. Bertness
Species Invasions and the Relationships between Species Diversity, Community Saturation, and Ecosystem Functioning, John J. Stachowicz and David Tilman
Plant Species Effects on Ecosystem Processes: Insights from Invasive Species, Carla M. D’Antonio and Sarah E. Hobbie
Biological Invasions and the Loss of Birds on Islands: Insights into the Idiosyncrasies of Extinction, Tim M. Blackburn and Kevin J. Gaston
The Role of Infectious Diseases in Natural Communities: What Introduced Species Tell Us, Kevin D. Lafferty, Katherine. F. Smith, Mark E. Torchin, Andy P. Dobson, and Armand M. Kuris

Part II. Insights into Evolution

Introduction by Mark Vellend, A. Randall Hughes, Richard K. Grosberg, and Robert D. Holt

Using Invasive Species to Study Evolution: Case Studies with Drosophila and Salmon, Raymond B. Huey, George W. Gilchrist, and Andrew P. Hendry
Taxon Cycles: Insights from Invasive Species, Robert E. Ricklefs
Genetic Bottlenecks in Alien Plant Species: Influence of Mating Systems and Introduction Dynamics, Stephen J. Novak and Richard N. Mack
Mechanisms That Drive Evolutionary Change: Insights from Species Introductions and Invasions, John P. Wares, A. Randall Hughes, and Richard K. Grosberg
Theories of Niche Conservatism and Evolution: Could Exotic Species Be Potential Tests? Robert D. Holt, Michael Barfield, and Richard Gomulkiewicz
Testing Fundamental Evolutionary Questions at Large Spatial and Demographic Scales: Species Invasions as an Underappreciated Tool, William R. Rice and Dov F. Sax

Part III. Insights into Biogeography

Introduction by Julie L. Lockwood

Invasion as Expectation: A Historical Fact of Life, Geerat J. Vermeij
Evolutionary Trajectories in Plant and Soil Microbial Communities: Centaurea Invasions and the Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution, Ragan M. Callaway, José L. Hierro, and Andrea S. Thorpe
Community Composition and Homogenization: Evenness and Abundance of Native and Exotic Plant Species, Michael L. McKinney and Julie L. Lockwood
Rates of Population Spread and Geographic Range Expansion: What Exotic Species Tell Us, Brian P. Kinlan and Alan Hastings
Distribution and Abundance: Scaling Patterns in Exotic and Native Bird Species, Fabio A. Labra, Sebastián R. Abades, and Pablo M. Marquet
The Dynamics of Species Invasions: Insights into the Mechanisms That Limit Species Diversity, Dov F. Sax, James H. Brown, Ethan P. White, and Steven D. Gaines

Capstone: Where Do We Go from Here? Dov F. Sax, John J. Stachowicz, and Steven D. Gaines

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