| Description |
xiv, 181 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Foreword, Daniel Simberloff -- Preface -- 1. The Invaders -- 2. Wallace's Realms: The Archipelago of Continents -- 3. The Invasion of Continents -- 4. The Fate of Remote Islands -- 5. Changes In the See -- 6. The Balance Between Populations -- 7. New Food-Chains for Old -- 8. The Reasons for Conservation -- 9. The Conservation of Variety -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
Much as Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" was a call to action against the pesticides that were devastating bird populations, Elton's classic sounded an early warning about an environmental catastrophe that has become all too familiar today - the invasion of non-native species that cause extinction of natives, and wreak economic havoc |
| Notes |
Originally published: London : Methuen, c1958. With new foreword |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-174) |
| Subject |
Biogeography.
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Biological invasions.
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Ecology.
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Animal introduction.
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Plant introduction.
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| LC no. |
99052582 |
| ISBN |
0226206386 alkaline paper |
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