Biological Invasions: Theory and Practice by Nanako Shigesada (English) Paperbac

Description: Biological Invasions: Theory and Practice by Nanako Shigesada, Kohkichi Kawasaki This book deals with the ecological effect a species can have when it moves into an environment that it has not previously occupied. It presents an introduction to the modelling of biological invasions. The text includes data and examples from biological case studies showing how the models can be applied to the study of invasions. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This work deals with the ecological effect a species can have when it moves into an environment that it has not previously occupied (commonly referred to as an "invasion"). It presents an accessible introduction to a highly complex area - the modelling of biological invasions. It provides up-to-date theories and models developed from studies into this crucial area. It also includes data and examples from biological case studies showing how the models can be applied to the study of invasions, whether dealing with AIDS, the European rabbit, or prickly pear cactuses. Author Biography Nanako Shigesada is at Nara Womens University. Kohkichi Kawasaki is at Doshisha University. Table of Contents Introduction1: Invasion of alien species2: Diffusion models and biological waves3: Travelling waves in heterogeneous environments4: Invasion by stratified diffusion5: Invasion of competing species6: Competition for open space7: Invasion of predators8: Epidemic models and propagation of infectious diseases9: Invasion of rabies in Europe Review `Good use is made of diagrams to encourage understanding of the models.Aslib Book Guide, vol.62, no.7, July 1997`nowhere else has the theory been made so accessible to nonmathematical biologists, and nowhere else has the theory been so beautifully connected to specific biological examples ...The style of Shigesada and Kawasakis models and their comparisons to data is elegant in a way that has fallen out of fashion in this age of detailed simulation models and maximum likelihood parameter estimation. This book ... is a masterpiece. It will be easy for theoreticiansand modelers to appreciate how extraordinary is this fine book. This theoretical treatise should be read by anyone trying to understand, or control, the range expansion of any invading species. Shigesadaand Kawasaki vividly identify the central issues of biological invasion. That is an excellent application of modeling, and an application too often forgotten.Peter Kareiva, University of Washington, TREE vol. 12, no. 10 October 1997`I would certainly recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject. The authors are very clear and, although it is aimed squarely at readers who have a sound grasp of the mathematics of travelling waves and may be interested in applying models of invasions to specific examples, their explanations are clear and succinct.Calvin Dytham, 1997 British Ecological Society Journal of Animal Ecology, 66 Long Description This book deals with the ecological effect a species can have when it moves into an environment that it has not previously occupied (commonly referred to as an Invasion). It is unique in presenting a clear and accessible introduction to a highly complex area - the modelling of biological invasions. The book presents the latest theories and models developed from studies into this crucial area. It includes data and examples from biological case studies showing howthe models can be applied to the study of invasions. Review Text `Good use is made of diagrams to encourage understanding of the models.Aslib Book Guide, vol.62, no.7, July 1997`nowhere else has the theory been made so accessible to nonmathematical biologists, and nowhere else has the theory been so beautifully connected to specific biological examples ...The style of Shigesada and Kawasakis models and their comparisons to data is elegant in a way that has fallen out of fashion in this age of detailed simulation models and maximum likelihood parameter estimation. This book ... is a masterpiece. It will be easy for theoreticiansand modelers to appreciate how extraordinary is this fine book. This theoretical treatise should be read by anyone trying to understand, or control, the range expansion of any invading species. Shigesadaand Kawasaki vividly identify the central issues of biological invasion. That is an excellent application of modeling, and an application too often forgotten.Peter Kareiva, University of Washington, TREE vol. 12, no. 10 October 1997`I would certainly recommend this book to anyone interested in the subject. The authors are very clear and, although it is aimed squarely at readers who have a sound grasp of the mathematics of travelling waves and may be interested in applying models of invasions to specific examples, their explanations are clear and succinct.Calvin Dytham, 1997 British Ecological Society Journal of Animal Ecology, 66 Review Quote "The authors have collaborated on a wonderful exposition of how biological invasions take place. They review many instances of invasions and show how the spread of an invasion can be predicted by mathematical models. The book is beautifully written and exhibits a lovely balance between mathematical and empirical topics. Shigesada and Kawasaki present ten chapters in a length that allows depth while avoiding encyclopedic drudgery. . . . The authors are distinguished biologists who have contributed much of the original work about modeling invasions. Enough mathematical detail is presented in appendixes to allow all the results in the book to be rederived, making the book completely self-contained. It is a must buy for any ecologist, ecological economist, conservation biologist or wildlife manager."--The Quarterly Review of Biology Biological Invasions: Theory and Practicefocuses on one of the major topics in mathematical ecology--the dispersion of organisms from one locality to another. . . . The book consists of three major parts. The first two chapters present an introduction to the study of biological invasions, describe data on the nature of such invasions in different plants and animals, and discuss general patterns that result from analyzing the range of variation in the natural world. . . . The second major part of the book provides details on general models that have been developed to try to reproduce and explain both these general patterns of species expansion and the patterns observed for specific populations . . . The third part of the book introduces more topical issues related to dispersion and invasion of new environments when two or more species interact with one another."--American Journal ofHuman Biology Details ISBN0198548516 Author Kohkichi Kawasaki Short Title BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS Language English ISBN-10 0198548516 ISBN-13 9780198548515 Media Book Year 1997 Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle Theory and Practice Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Format Paperback Birth 1941 Illustrations numerous line figures, tables Position Professor Affiliation Professor, Nara Womens University UK Release Date 1997-02-06 AU Release Date 1997-02-06 NZ Release Date 1997-02-06 Pages 218 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution Publication Date 1997-02-06 DEWEY 577 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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