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Preface |
6 |
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Contents |
8 |
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Contributors |
21 |
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1 Biological Invasions: why it Matters |
26 |
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Section I Pathways of Biological Invasions |
32 |
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Short Introduction |
33 |
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2 Pathways in Animal Invasions |
34 |
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3 Pathways in Plant Invasions |
51 |
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4 Is Ballast Water a Major Dispersal Mechanism for Marine Organisms? |
70 |
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5 Waterways as Invasion Highways – Impact of Climate Change and Globalization |
79 |
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Section II Traits of a Good Invader |
95 |
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Short Introduction |
96 |
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6 Integrating Ecological and Evolutionary Theory of Biological Invasions |
97 |
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7 Traits Associated with Invasiveness in Alien Plants: Where Do we Stand? |
115 |
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8 Do Successful Invaders Exist? Pre-Adaptations to Novel Environments in Terrestrial Vertebrates |
144 |
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Section III Patterns of Invasion and Invasibility |
159 |
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Short Introduction |
160 |
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9 Effects of Land Management Practices on Plant Invasions in Wildland Areas |
161 |
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10 Nitrogen Enrichment and Plant Invasions: the Importance of Nitrogen-Fixing Plants and Anthropogenic Eutrophication |
177 |
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11 From Ecosystem Invasibility to Local, Regional and Global Patterns of Invasive Species |
195 |
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12 Will Climate Change Promote Alien Plant Invasions? |
211 |
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Section IV Ecological Impact of Biological Invasions |
226 |
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Short Introduction |
227 |
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13 Impacts of Invasive Species on Ecosystem Services |
229 |
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14 Biological Invasions by Marine Jellyfish |
250 |
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15 Effects of Invasive Non-Native Species on the Native Biodiversity in the River Rhine |
267 |
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16 Hybridization and Introgression Between Native and Alien Species |
284 |
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17 Genetically Modified Organisms as Invasive Species? |
302 |
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Section V Economy and Socio-Economy of Biological Invasions |
320 |
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Short Introduction |
321 |
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18 Plant, Animal, and Microbe Invasive Species in the United States and World |
322 |
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19 Socio-Economic Impact and Assessment of Biological Invasions |
338 |
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Section VI Prevention and Management of Biological Invasions |
355 |
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Short Introduction |
356 |
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20 Economic Analysis of Invasive Species Policies |
357 |
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21 Phytosanitary Measures to Prevent the Introduction of Invasive Species |
371 |
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22 Limits and Potentialities of Eradication as a Tool for Addressing Biological Invasions |
389 |
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23 Pros and Cons of Biological Control |
407 |
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24 General Conclusion, or what Has to be Done now? |
423 |
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Subject Index |
428 |
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