Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Ecology

Volume

2

Issue

93

Publisher

The Ecological Society of America

Publication Date

2012

First Page

437

Last Page

438

Abstract

While some may argue that Charles Elton was not a "founder" but rather a "prophet" of invasion ecology (Simberloff, this volume), Elton’s 1958 monograph The ecology of invasions by animals and plants (Methuen, London) inspired and informed many of today’s ecologists about the issues and problems of biological invasions. In addition, while many theories Elton proposed in his monograph (e.g., diversityinvasibility) have been questioned and his oversights (e.g., on propagule pressure) have been noted, there is no doubt that he has influenced entire directions of research. Thus, revisiting Elton’s influence on the field of invasion ecology 50 years after his monograph is clearly worthwhile.

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