The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants (Relié)

Charles S. Elton's classic text Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants sounded an early warning about a human-driven global change that became widely appreciated only decades later. The enormous environmental consequences of this phenomenon are now well recognized. The past 6o years have seen an exponential rise in research on biological invasions, and Elton's original hypotheses are among those central to this research.
In this new annotated edition, forewords by ecologists Daniel Simberloff and Anthony Ricciardi place each chapter into an historical scientific context and assess the influence of Elton's ideas on the development of invasion biology. Using the author's notes from the Elton archives at the University of Oxford, Simberloff and Ricciardi offer evidence that Elton was preparing a revised edition, and they discuss what additions and changes he intended to make.
With clear language and copious examples, Ecology of Invasions is the first book to place invasions in a global context and is still the most cited work on the subject. It is an essential reference for students, researchers, and the general public who wish to understand an environmental phenomenon that has grown in magnitude and scope as a global issue for conservation and biosecurity.