Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- General Introduction - Aquatic and Terrestrial Biological Invasions in the 21st Century -- Part I. Biogeography and Vectors of Biological Invasions -- Summary of Part I -- 1. Anthropogenic Vectors of Marine and Estuarine Invasions: an Overview Framework -- 2. The Biogeography of Avian Invasions: History, Accident and Market Trade -- 3. Vectors for Spread of Invasive Freshwater Vascular Plants with a North American Analysis -- 4. Invasions of Terrestrial Arthropods: Mechanisms, Pathways, and Dynamics -- 5. Vectors of Invasions in Freshwater Invertebrates and Fishes -- 6. Contribution of the Live Animal Trade to Biological Invasions -- Part II. Biological Invasions in Aquatic Ecosystems and in Host Parasite Systems -- Summary of Part II -- 7. Parasites and Genetics in Marine Invertebrate Introductions: Signatures of Diversity Declines across Systems -- 8. Invasive Crayfish and Their Invasive Diseases in Europe with the Focus on the Virulence Evolution of the Crayfish Plague -- 9. Host Dynamics and Ectoparasite Life Histories of Invasive And Non-Invasive Deer Ked Populations -- 10. The Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) Invasion in Scandinavian Coastal Waters: Impact on Local Ecosystem Services -- 11. Invasive Seaweeds: Impacts and Management Actions -- Part III. Management and Control of Biological Invasions -- Summary of Part III -- 12. Fighting Invasions in the Marine Realm, a Case Study with Caulerpa webbiana in the Azores -- 13. Reducing the Ecological Impact of Invasive Cane Toads -- 14. Pine Invasions in South America: Reducing Their Ecological Impacts Through Active Management -- 15 Implications of Ship Type on Delivery and Management of Ballast Water -- Part IV. Predictions and New Tools in Biological Invasions -- Summary of Part IV -- 16. Will Alien Plant Invaders Be Advantaged Under Future Climates? -- 17. Anticipating Invasions and Managing Impacts: A Review of Recent Spatiotemporal Modelling Approaches -- 18. Applications of DNA-based Methods for the Study of Biological Invasions -- 19. Assembly Rules and Novel Assemblages in Aquatic Ecosystems -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Index
When organisms are deliberately or accidentally introduced into a new ecosystem a biological invasion may take place. These so-called 'invasive species' may establish, spread and ecologically alter the invaded community. Biological invasions by animals, plants, pathogens or vectors are one of the greatest environmental and economic threats and, along with habitat destruction, a leading cause of global biodiversity loss. In this book, more than 50 worldwide invasion scientists cover our current understanding of biological invasions, its impacts, patterns and mechanisms in both aquatic and terrestrial systems.
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