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Table of Contents; Chapter 1: General Information; 1. What is a biological invasion? - Definitions of introduced species, native species, invasion, invasive; 2. When did the study of biological invasions begin?; 3. Why are biological invasions important?; 4. What controversies surround invasions and their management?; Chapter 2: Magnitude, geography, and time course of invasions; 1. How many introduced species become invasive?; 2. How many biological invasions are there?; 3. Where do most biological invaders come from, and where do they go?; 4. When have invasions occurred and by what means? How have rates of invasions changed?; 5. Why are island ecosystems especially vulnerable?; 6. How are introduced species distributed among habitats, and how do they get around?; Chapter 3: Ecological effects of introduced species - straightforward impacts; 1. How do biological invasions modify habitats?; 2. How do invaders compete with native species?; 3. What are the impacts of introduced predators?; 4. What are the impacts of introduced herbivores?; 5. What roles do introduced parasites and diseases play?; 6. How does hybridization with invaders affect native species?; Chapter 4: Impacts of invasions - complications and human impacts; 1. What is an indirect effect?; 2. What is invasional meltdown?; 3. Why do many impacts occur only after a time lag?; 4. Do invaders ever just go away on their own?; 5. What are the economic impacts of biological invasions?; 6. What are the public health consequences of biological invasions?; Chapter 5: Evolution of introduced and native species; 1. What is the paradox of biological invasions?; 2. How do introduced species evolve?; 3. How do introduced pathogens and native hosts co-evolve?; 4. How do native species evolve in response to invasions?; 5. How does hybridization affect natives and invaders?; 6. What are the enemy release and EICA hypotheses?; 7. How can the paradox of invasion genetics be resolved?; Chapter 6: How and why do invasions occur?; 1. Why do people deliberately introduce animals?; 2. Why do people introduce plants?; 3. What were acclimatization societies?; 4. What are some unusual motives for introducing animals?; 5. What are stepping stones?; 6. How do unintended introductions occur?; Chapter 7: Can we predict species invasions?; 1. Can we predict which species will become invasive if they are introduced?; 2. What is risk assessment for biological invasions?; 3. How is risk assessed for unplanned introductions?; Chapter 8: How are species introductions regulated?; 1. What international agreements address biological invasions?; 2. How do national regulatory frameworks differ?; 3. Do further introductions matter once a species has invaded?; 4. How could economic measures aid regulation and management?; Chapter 9: Detection and eradication of introduced species; 1. What is an early detection/rapid response system?; 2. When should an introduction simply be tolerated?; 3. What is eradication, and when should it be attempted?; 4. What characteristics separate successful eradications from failures?; Chapter 10: Maintenance management of invasions; 1. What are mechanical and physical control?; 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of chemical control?; 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of biological control?; 4. What is integrated pest management?; 5. What is ecosystem management?; Chapter 11: Controversies surrounding biological invasions; 1. Which introduced species are harmful and which are useful?; 2. How do introduced species affect biodiversity?; 3. How do we know a species is introduced and not native?; 4. Are actions against introduced species xenophobic?; 5. Are efforts to contain invasions futile?; 6. Should animal rights govern management of invasive species?; Chapter 12: Prospect - the Homogeocene?; 1. What is biotic homogenization?; 2. How will patterns of human activity affect biological invasions?; 3. How will global climate change and other global changes affect biological invasions?; 4. What new technologies will aid detection and monitoring of invasions?; 5. How will new management technologies affect invasions?; 6. Will new technologies reverse the trend? A test case.; Glossary; Further reading; Appendix: Scientific names of species cited in this book; Index

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