Networks of Invasion: A Synthesis of Concepts, Volume 56

Chapter One: Impacts of Invasive Species on Food Webs: A Review of Empirical Data

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Definitions and Limits
• 3 Local Effects: Effect of Invaders at One or Two Steps of Distance
• 4 Global Effects: Invasions at Food Web Scale
• 5 How Does a Network Perspective Influence the Management of Invasive Species?
• 6 Conclusion
• Acknowledgements

Chapter Two: The Effects of Invasive Species on the Decline in Species Richness: A Global Meta-Analysis

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Methods
• 3 Results
• 4 Discussion
• Acknowledgements

Chapter Three: Invasions Toolkit: Current Methods for Tracking the Spread and Impact of Invasive Species

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Detecting and Monitoring Spatiotemporal Changes of Invaders and Invaded Communities at Different Scales
• 3 Identifying and Monitoring Ecological Interactions of and With Invasive Species
• 4 Measuring the Impact of Biological Invasions on Ecosystem Functions
• 5 Using Empirical Data for Improving Our Predictive Capability Through Modelling and Machine-Learning Approaches
• 6 Perspectives and Challenges Ahead
• Acknowledgements

Chapter Four: Island Biogeography of Food Webs

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Island Biogeography of Food Webs
• 3 Effects of Mainland Food Web Properties on Community Assembly
• 4 Discussion
• Acknowledgements
• Appendix Breadth-First Directing of the Links in the Generated Network

Chapter Five: Robustness Trade-Offs in Model Food Webs: Invasion Probability Decreases While Invasion Consequences Increase With Connectance

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Methods
• 3 Results
• 4 Discussion
• Acknowledgements

Chapter Six: 14 Questions for Invasion in Ecological Networks

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Structural Considerations for Invasion in Ecological Networks
• 3 Functional Considerations for Invasion in Ecological Networks
• 4 Evolutionary Considerations for Invasion in Ecological Networks
• 5 Dynamical Considerations for Invasion in Ecological Networks
• 6 Future Directions for Research in Invasion Networks
• 7 Conclusion

Networks of Invasion bridges a conceptual gap between ecological network studies and invasion biology studies. This book contains chapters detailing pressing concerns regarding invasive species in food webs, but also extends the idea of networks of invasion to other systems, such as mutualistic networks or even the human microbiome.

Chapters describe the tools, models, and empirical methods adapted for tackling invasions in ecological networks.

• Contains chapters detailing pressing concerns regarding invasive species in food webs
• Deals with topical and important reviews on the physiology, populations, and communities of plants and animals

Environmentalists, ecologists at undergraduate through to research level, social scientists and economists