This new volume on Biological Invasions deals with both plants and animals, differing from previous books by extending from the species to an ecosystem andglobal level. Its 22 chapters cover pathways of biological invasions (e.g. ballast water, waterways), traits of successful invaders (e.g. chemical weapons,empty niches), patterns of invasion and invasibility (e.g. man-induced predisposition by fire, land use and eutrophication, the role of climate change) as well as ecological impacts (e.g. food web shifts, genetic pollution), economy and socio-economy (e.g. ecosystem services and monetary valuation), and prevention and management of biological invasions (e.g. phytosanitary measures, biological control, particularly in view of globalisation). Topics of highest societal relevance, like impact of genetically modified organisms, are interlinkedwith more conventional ecological aspects, including biodiversity. Covers biological invasions of both plants and animals Treats biological invasions from species to ecosystem to global dimensions Discusses human impact, ecological, economic and socio-economic aspects Review-like structure of the chapters Chapters bundled into sections with a short introduction into each section INDICE: From the contents Pathways in animal and plant invasions. Is ballast water a major dispersal mechanism for marine organisms? Waterways as invasion highways. Theory of biological invasions. Traits associated with invasiveness in alien plants. Do successful invaders exist? Effects of land management practices on plant invasions in wildland areas. Nitrogen enrichment and plant invasions. From ecosystem invasibility to local, regional and global patterns. Will climate change promote alien plant invasions? Impacts of invasive specieson ecosystem services. Biological invasions by marine jellyfish. Effects of invasive non-native species on the native biodiversity in the river Rhine. Hybridization and introgression between native and alien species.
- ISBN: 978-3-540-77375-7
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 441
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés