Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions

By Daniel Simberloff, M. Rejmánek. 2019

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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; and, management of introduced species.

Subfields: Ecology

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Conflicting values: ecosystem services and invasive tree management (2013, background): “Visual amenity/ornamental Acacia, Cinnamomum, Jacaranda, Larix, Pinus, Pseudotsuga, Rhamnus, Spathodea, Tamarix Romantic trysts, privacy Eucalyptus, Pinus, Rhamnus, Salix Provisioning Honey production Eucalyptus, Melaleuca, Robinia Timber, building materials, poles, posts, pulp, crafts Acacia, Cinna”
Consequences of the introduction of exotic and translocated species and future extirpations on the functional diversity of freshwater fish assemblages (2013, background): “In macroecology and invasive ecology, there is a growing need to understand and predict the effects of species introductions on ecosystem processes on a large scale (Simberloff & Rejmánek, 2011; Strayer, 2012).”
Does public awareness increase support for invasive species management? Promising evidence across taxa and landscape types (2017, background): “Invasive alien species can cause significant negative environmental and socioeconomic impacts outside their native ranges (Richardson 2011; Simberloff and Rejmánek 2011).”
Impacts of biological invasions: what's what and the way forward. (2013, neutral): “The growing roster of well-studied cases of such population impacts is enormous (e.g., [34]).”
Dealing with non-native species: what makes the difference in South America? (2012, background): “However, in these countries introductions were already recognized as ecologically unsound by 1884, and for example, New Zealand Acclimatization Societies changed their role from introducing species to preventing further introductions of non-native species after the Second World War (Simberloff and R”
Aquatic invasive species: challenges for the future (2015, background): “In its essence, resistance of a native community to invasion by nonnative species is related to competition, predation, and parasitism (Elton, 1958; Simberloff, 2011) .”
An invasive urban forest pest invades natural environments — Asian longhorned beetle in northeastern US hardwood forests (2011, background): “ALB, considered one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species (Simberloff and Rejmánek 2011), is of great concern to the region because of the ecological and economic importance of Acer spp., one of its primary host genera.”
Non-native species and invasion biology in a megadiverse country: scientometric analysis and ecological interactions in Brazil (2016, background): “Among the negative effects to be expected are reductions in species diversity, hybridization, changes in community structure, habitat alteration, competition, predation and parasitism, changes in food chains, nutrient cycling and many ecosystem services (Simberloff and Rejmánek 2011).”
The early detection of and rapid response (EDRR) to invasive species: a conceptual framework and federal capacities assessment (2019, background): “…and to eradicate and/or contain invasive species populations while they are still localized Focused on invasive species at a national scale Simberloff and Rejmánek (2011) Not defined Includes chapter on EDRR (pp 169–176) by Westbrooks and Eplee; largely update of FICMNEW 2003 on…”
What can DNA tell us about biological invasions? (2012, background): “Indeed, there are now many examples of successful invasion biology research programs with broadly interesting results in population and community ecology and sociobiology (Sax et al. 2005; Simberloff and Rejmanek 2011).”
Plant invasions in New Zealand: global lessons in prevention, eradication and control (2020, background): “White-lists are viewed as pivotal tools in the prevention of biological invasions globally (Burgiel and Perrault 2011), yet despite the ground-breaking nature of the New Zealand legislation, the implementation of a white-list approach has not been without its problems.”