Market transactions and economics in general affect biological invasions
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 09:01
in Biology & Nature
Biological invasions, i.e. the spread of introduced, non-native species, not only serve as ecological model systems, but also bring out the importance of economic activities on ecological processes. Two recent books have shown the extent and variety of the interaction of economics with invasion science and also the variety of approaches to tackling these problems.