Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions

Dr. Daniel Simberloff, Dr. Marcel Rejmanek, Dr. Daniel Simberloff, Dr. Marcel Rejmanek

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN:
  9780520264212
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9780520948433
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Biological Sciences

This pioneering encyclopedia illuminates a topic at the forefront of global ecology—biological invasions, or organisms that come to live in the wrong place. Written by leading scientists from around the world, Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions addresses all aspects of this subject at a global level—including invasions by animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria—in succinct, alphabetically arranged articles. Scientifically uncompromising, yet clearly written and free of jargon, the volume encompasses fields of study including biology, demography, geography, ecology, evolution, sociology, and natural history. Featuring many cross-references, suggestions for further reading, illustrations, an appendix of the world's worst 100 invasive species, a glossary, and more, this is an essential reference for anyone who needs up-to-date information on this important topic.

Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions features articles on:

• Well-known invasive species such the zebra mussel, chestnut blight, cheatgrass, gypsy moth, Nile perch, giant African snail, and Norway rat

• Regions with especially large numbers of introduced species including the Great Lakes, Mediterranean Sea, Hawaiian Islands, Australia, and New Zealand.

• Conservation, ecological, economic, and human and animal health impacts of invasions around the world

• The processes and pathways involved in invasion

• Management of introduced species

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Contents
• Contributors
• Guide to the Encyclopedia
• Preface
• Acclimatization Societies
• Agreements, International
• Agriculture
• Algae
• Allelopathy
• Ants
• Apomixis
• Aquaculture
• Aquaria
• Australia: Invasions
• Ballast
• Bees
• Belowground Phenomena
• Biological Control, of Animals
• Biological Control, of Plants
• Birds
• Black, White, and Gray Lists
• Brown Treesnake
• Bryophytes and Lichens
• Burmese Python and Other Giant Constrictors
• Canals
• Carnivores
• Carp, Common
• CART and Related Methods
• Cheatgrass
• Climate Change
• Competition, Animal
• Competition, Plant
• Crabs
• Crayfish
• Crustaceans (Other)
• DAISIE Project
• Darwin, Charles
• Databases
• Demography
• Disease Vectors, Human
• Dispersal Ability, Animal
• Dispersal Ability, Plant
• Disturbance
• Early Detection and Rapid Response
• Earthworms
• Ecoterrorism and Biosecurity
• Elton, Charles S.
• Endangered and Threatened Species
• Enemy Release Hypothesis
• Epidemiology and Dispersal
• Eradication
• Eucalypts
• Eutrophication, Aquatic
• Evolutionary Response, of Natives to Invaders
• Evolution of Invasive Populations
• Fire Regimes
• Fishes
• Flaviviruses
• Forest Insects
• Forestry and Agroforestry
• Freshwater Plants and Seaweeds
• Fungi
• Game Animals
• Genotypes, Invasive
• Geographic Origins and Introduction Dynamics
• Grasses and Forbs
• Grazers
• Great Lakes: Invasions
• Gypsy Moth
• Habitat Compatibility
• Hawaiian Islands: Invasions
• Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
• Herbicides
• Herbivory
• Horticulture
• Hybridization and Introgression
• Hydrology
• Influenza
• Integrated Pest Management
• Invasibility, of Communities and Ecosystems
• Invasional Meltdown
• Invasion Biology
• Invasion Biology: Historical Precedents
• Invasion Economics
• Invasiveness
• Invertebrates, Marine
• Islands
• Kudzu
• Ladybugs
• Lag times
• Lakes
• Landscape Patterns of Plant Invasions
• Land Use
• Lantana camara
• Laws, Federal and State
• Life History Strategies
• Malaria Vectors
• Mammals, Aquatic
• Mechanical Control
• Mediterranean Sea: Invasions
• Melastomes
• Mosquitoes
• Mutualism
• Mycorrhizae
• “Native Invaders”
• New Zealand: Invasions
• Nile Perch
• Nitrogen Enrichment
• Novel Weapons Hypothesis
• Ostriculture
• Parasites, of Animals
• Parasitic Plants
• Pathogens, Animal
• Pathogens, Human
• Pathogens, Plant
• Pesticides (Fish and Mollusc)
• Pesticides for Insect Eradication
• Pesticides (Mammal)
• Pet Trade
• Phytophthora
• Pollination
• Ponto-Caspian: Invasions
• Predators
• Propagule Pressure
• Protected Areas
• Range Modeling
• Rats
• Regulation (U.s.)
• Remote sensing
• Reproductive Systems, Plant
• Reptiles and Amphibians
• Restoration
• Rinderpest
• Risk Assessment and Prioritization
• Rivers
• Rodents (Other)
• SCOPE Project
• Sea Lamprey
• Seas and Oceans
• Seed Ecology
• Dmall Indian Mongoose
• Snails and Slugs
• South Africa: Invasions
• Succession
• Taxonomic Patterns
• Tolerance Limits, Animal
• Tolerance Limits, Plant
• Transformers
• Trees and Shrubs
• Vegetative Propagation
• Vines and Lianas
• Wasps
• Water Hyacinth
• Weeds
• Wetlands
• Xenophobia
• Zebra Mussel
• Index