Overview
- First book providing the state of the art of biological invasions in fresh waters
- Follows an interdisciplinary approach to the issue of biological invasion
Part of the book series: Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology (INNA, volume 2)
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Table of contents (39 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Distribution of invaders
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Profiles of invaders
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Keywords
About this book
As predicted by Charles Elton in 1958, today invasive species have come to dominate 3% of the Earth’s ice-free surface, constituting one of the most serious ecological and economic threats of the new millennium. In spite of any prevention effort, the number of invasive species is expected to increase in the next years as an inevitable consequence of both the augmented complexity of international trade and the deregulation of national and international markets. New pathways have been opened and the movement of non-indigenous species along them has been facilitated.
The book examines the identity, distribution, and impact of freshwater non-indigenous species and the dynamics of their invasion. Rather than providing a broad and comprehensive review of the issue, Biological invaders in inland waters focuses on old and new invaders and also raises questions and opens perspectives that provide a starting point for further research. The ultimate purpose of this book is to help define a more general framework for our knowledge of invasions in fresh waters. Such a framework will be indispensable to the planning of a science-based management program.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"This second volume … focuses on non-indigenous freshwater species. The book includes 39 chapters … by 82 contributors from 18 countries. … I do like the book and can recommend it. It is well written throughout … . References are provided separately for each chapter … which is very useful when photocopying a chapter. The book’s index is very useful, too … . In sum, the book … will have a very interesting read." (Jonathan M. Jeschke, Basic and Applied Ecology, Vol. (10), 2009)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biological invaders in inland waters: Profiles, distribution, and threats
Editors: Francesca Gherardi
Series Title: Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6029-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-6028-1Published: 21 August 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7509-3Published: 18 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-6029-8Published: 30 August 2007
Series ISSN: 1874-7809
Series E-ISSN: 2543-0483
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 734
Topics: Ecology, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Applied Ecology