Title: Ecology of biological invasions of North America and Hawaii /
Authors: Baker, Herbert G.; Mooney, Harold A.; Drake, James A., 1954-
Publisher: Springer-Verlag,
Year: 1986
Subjects: Animal introduction North America Congresses.; Plant introduction North America Congresses.; Pest introduction North America Congresses.; Ecology North America Congresses.; Biological invasions North America Congresses.; Nonindigenous pests North America Congresses.; Introduced organisms Ecology North America Congresses.
Contents: Introduced insects : a biogeographic and systematic perspective / D. Simberloff -- Fish introductions into North America : patterns and ecological impact / P.B. Moyle -- Patterns of plant invasion in North America / H.G. Baker -- Patterns of invasions by pathogens and parasites / A.P. Dobson and R.M. May -- Which animal will invade? / P.R. Ehrlich -- Life history of colonizing plants : some demographic, genetic, and physiological features / F.A. Bazzaz -- Models of genetically engineered organisms and their ecological impact / P.J. Regal -- Site characteristics favoring invasions / G.H. Orians -- Biological invasions of plants and animals in agriculture and forestry / D. Pimentel -- Biological invasions and ecosystem properties : can species make a difference? / P.M. Vitousek -- Predicting invasions and rates of spread / J. Roughgarden -- Alien plant invasion into the intermountain west : a case history / R.N. Mack -- Invisibility : lessons from south Florida / J.J. Ewel -- Species introductions to Hawaii / M.P. Moulton and S.L. Pimm -- The invasions of plants and animals into California / H.A. Mooney, S.P. Hamburg, and J.A. Drake -- Control of Invaders / D.L. Dahlsten.