Physical Description:print xvii, 368 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Publisher:Washington, DC : Island Press, c2005.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. Invasive alien species : the nature of the problem / Harold A. Mooney -- 2. The economics of biological invasions / Charles Perrings, Silvana Dalmazzone and Mark Williamson -- 3. Vector science and integrated vector management in bioinvasion ecology : conceptual frameworks / James T. Carlton and Gregory M. Ruiz -- 4. The ISSG global invasive species database and other aspects of an early warning system / Maj de Poorter, Michael Browne, Sarah Lowe and Mick Clout -- 5. Characterizing ecological risks of introductions and invasions / David A. Andow -- 6. Ecology of invasive plants : state of the art / Marcel Rejmanek, David M. Richardson, Steven I. Higgins, Michael J. Pitcairn and Eva Grotkopp -- 7. Facilitation and synergistic interactions between introduced aquatic species / Anthony Ricciardi -- 8. Assessing biotic invasions in time and space : the second imperative / Richard N. Mack -- 9. Best practices for the prevention and management of invasive alien species / Rudiger Wittenberg and Matthew J. W. Cock -- 10. Legal and institutional frameworks for invasive alien species / Clare Shine, Nattley Williams and Francoise Burhenne-Guilmin -- 11. Human dimensions of invasive alien species / Jeffrey A. McNeely -- 12. Invasive species in a changing world : the interactions between global change and invasives / Richard J. Hobbs and Harold A. Mooney -- 13. A global strategy on invasive alien species : synthesis and ten strategic elements / Jeffrey A. McNeely, Harold A. Mooney, Laurie E. Neville, Peter Johan Schei and Jeffrey K. Waage.
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