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Biological Invasions
Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species, Second Edition
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- Published: May 2011
- ISBN: 978-1-4398299-0-5
- Publisher: CRC Press
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- Edited by David Pimentel, Ph.D..
The impact of invasive species is second only to that of human population growth and associated activities as a cause of the loss of biodiversity throughout the world. In the United States, invasions of nonnative plants, animals, or microbes cause major environmental damage. The second edition of Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species represents the most current, single-source reference containing scientific and economic information on this timely subject.
This volume reconfirms the diverse and unpredictable roles that non-native species assume as they invade new ecosystems: destruction of vital crops and forests, major damages to ecosystems leading to loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, and water loss. The text provides information on how the non-native species invade new ecosystems, their subsequent environmental effects, and estimates on economic impacts. Biological Invasions supplies scientists, policymakers, and the public with a better understanding of the invading species and how to prevent their spread and improve control procedures.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Nonnative species in the world
David Pimentel
Australia
The impacts of alien plants in Australia
Richard H. Groves
Environmental and economic costs of invertebrate invasions in Australia
Deon Canyon, Ian Naumann, Rick Speare, and Ken Winkel
Brazil
Invasive vertebrates in Brazil
Carlos Frederico D. Rocha, Helena Godoy Bergallo, and Rosana Mazzoni
British Isles
Alien plants in Britain
Mark Williamson
Economic, environmental, and social dimensions of alien vertebrate species in Britain
Piran C. L. White, Adriana E. S. Ford-Thompson, Carolyn J. Snell, and Stephen Harris
Europe
Impacts of alien vertebrates in Europe
Susan M. Shirley and Salit Kark
Invasive patterns of alien terrestrial invertebrates in Europe
Alain Roques
Invasive plant pathogens in Europe
Ivan Sache, Anne-Sophie Roy, Frédéric Suffert, and Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau
India
Invasive plants in the Indian subcontinent
Daizy R. Batish, R. K. Kohli, and H. P. Singh
Invasive invertebrates in India: Economic implications
T. N. Ananthakrishnan
New Zealand
Economic impacts of weeds in New Zealand: Some examples
Peter A. Williams and Susan M. Timmins
Ecological and economic costs of alien vertebrates in New Zealand
M. N. Clout
South Africa
The economic consequences of the environmental impacts of alien plant invasions in South Africa
D. C. Le Maitre, W. J. de Lange, D. M. Richardson, R. M. Wise, and B. W. van Wilgen
Invasive vertebrates of South Africa
Berndt J. van Rensburg, Olaf L. F. Weyl, Sarah J. Davies, Nicola J. van Wilgen, Dian Spear, Christian T. Chimimba, and Derick S. Peacock
United States
Rodents and other vertebrate invaders in the United States
Michael W. Fall, Michael L. Avery, Tyler A. Campbell, Peter J. Egan, Richard M. Engeman, David Pimentel, William C. Pitt, Stephanie A. Shwiff, and Gary W. Witmer
Environmental and economic costs associated with alien invasive species in the United States
David Pimentel
Author/Editor Biography
David Pimentel, Ph.D., is Professor of Ecology of Agricultural Sciences in the Department of Entomology and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University. His research and consulting accomplishments cut across many disciplines. Dr. Pimentel has served on Presidential Commissions and National Academy of Sciences’ Boards and Committees. He has authored nearly 700 scientific publications, written three books, and edited 34 books.
