This monograph... of interest as case studies, and is very useful to have them together in one book; each is well presented and integrated into the author's general discussion... This is a thought provoking book, useful both for its ideas and as a work of reference to all interested in population dynamics. Biologist; .. a valuable book.. full of information and explains clearly how they can be used by foresters and others involved in conducting surveys of vegetation and habitat. It is arguably the most important work on the subject since Charles Elton's 1958 classic The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants. Natural History Book Reviews; ... It is arguably the most important work on the subject since Charles Elton's 1958 classic The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants Natural History Book Reviews; ... This is a thought-provoking book, useful both for its ideas and as a work of reference to all interested in population dynamics. Biologist