Table of Contents

1 Introduction: the many aspects of the invasive alien species problem.- 1 Human dimensions.- 2 The great reshuffling: how alien species help feed the global economy.- 3 Species invasions and the displacement of biological and cultural diversity.- 4 Nile perch in Lake Victoria: the balance between benefits and negative impacts of aliens.- 5 An alliance of biodiversity, agriculture, health, and business interests for improved alien species management in Hawaii.- 2 Ecology of introductions.- 6 Invasive plant species and invasible ecosystems.- 7 Lag times in population explosions of invasive species: causes and implications.- 8 Modelling of the impact of biological invasions.- 9 Biological invasions and global change.- 10 Introductions at the level of genes and populations.- 11 Alien species and emerging infectious diseases: past lessons and future implications.- 12 Effects of invading species on freshwater and estuarine ecosystems.- 3 International pathways.- 13 The scale and ecological consequences of biological invasions in the World’s oceans.- 14 The Red Sea-Mediterranean link: unwanted effects of canals.- 15 Trade and exotic species introductions.- 16 Commercial forestry and agroforestry as sources of invasive alien trees and shrubs.- 17 Consequences of spreading of pathogens and genes through an increasing trade in foods.- 4 Management tools.- 18 Legal authorities for controlling alien species: a survey of tools and their effectiveness.- 19 Strategies for preventing the world movement of invasive plants. A United States perspective.- 20 Managing insect invasions by watching other countries.- 21 Biological pest control and invasives.- 5 Country case studies.- 22 Invasive species in Mauritius: examining the past and charting the future.- 23 Biodiversity conservationand the management of invasive animals in New Zealand.- 24 South Africa’s experience regarding alien species: impacts and controls.- 25 Managing alien species: the Australian experience.- 6 Where do we go from here?.- 26 International instruments, processes, organizations and nonindigenous species introductions: is a protocol to the convention on biological diversity necessary?.- 27 A Global Strategy for dealing with alien invasive species.

Reviews

`This outstanding book is invaluable to managers across the entire spectrum of organizations with responsibilities for natural resources management.'
Northeastern Naturalist Book Reviews, 10:3 (2003)