Charles Darwin and ecological explanations of biotic invasions: a historical analysis and modern concepts

• Published in: Український ботанічний журнал
• Date: 2009
• Main Author: Mosyakin, A.S.
• Format: Article
• Language: Ukrainian
• Published: Інститут ботаніки ім. М.Г. Холодного НАН України 2009
• Subjects: До 200-річчя від дня народження Чарльза Дарвіна
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/30109
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Charles Darwin and ecological explanations of biotic invasions: a historical analysis and modern concepts / A.S. Mosyakin // Укр. ботан. журн. — 2009. — Т. 66, № 6. — С. 757-769. — Бібліогр.: 38 назв. — англ.

The contribution of Ch. Darwin to invasion eco logy is discussed. Darwin considered biotic invasions as complex but integral phenomena involving ecological, biogeographical, evolutionary, taxonomic and other aspects, such as patterns of past and present distribution, means and pathways of dispersal...