1. Introduction.- PART I: Introduction.- 2. Changes in primary production and carbon sequestration after invasion.- 3. Modification of habitat quality and stability by non-native species.- 4. Alteration of nitrogen cycling as a result of invasion.- 5. Hydrological impacts of biological invasions.- Part II: Impacts on provisioning services.- 6. Decreases in crop production by non-native weeds, pests and pathogens.- 7. Impact of non-native pests and pathogens on forestry.- 8. Interference with aquaculture and fisheries.- 9. Impacts of non-native species on livestock and genetic resources.- PART III: Impacts on regulating services.- 10. Displacement and local extinction of native and endemic species.- 11. Infections and diseases in wildlife by non-native organisms.- 12. Non-target effects of biological control agents.- 13. Disruption of pollinator services.- 14. Impact of invasions on water quality in marine and freshwater environments.- 15. Damage toinfrastructures.- 16. Alteration of disturbance regimes.- PART IV: Impacts on cultural services and human well-being.- 17. Spread of vectored non-native human diseases.- 18. Impacts of non-native animal toxins and injuries to human health.- 19. Use of non-native species in developing economies and for poverty alleviation.- 20. Non-native species and the aesthetics of nature.- PART V: Synthesis.
“This is a book worth reading, but also to come back to for
reference on several occasions. It could well become one of those
core references for the introductory sentences of many papers and
proposals on biological invasions stating the impacts of IAS before
setting out the more specific research questions.” (Katharina
Dehnen-Schmutz, Basic and Applied Ecology, May, 2018)
“All biological invasions on ecosystem services, interdisciplinary
collaboration is important for understanding and managing
biological invasions to preserve the environmental, economic and
societal values of interest (ecosystem services). This book is an
important first step towards that goal because it comprehensively
advances our understanding of the impact of biological invasions
not just on biodiversity and ecosystems, but on the human species
as well.” (E. M. Bennett, Biological Invasions, Vol. 20, 2018)
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