Invasive Species in a Changing World

by Mooney, Harold A.; Hobbs, Richard J.

• ISBN13: 9781559637824
• ISBN10: 155963782X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

Changing patterns of global commerce are leading to the breakdown of biogeographic barriers that have historically kept the floras and faunas of different continents separate. Some introduced species not only take hold in their new foreign habitat but also become aggressive; these -- invasives -- can exact a serious toll on ecosystem diversity and processes. Global changes -- including changes in atmospheric composition, land use patterns,and fire regimes -- are likely to foster the success of invaders in coming decades. Invasive Species in a Changing World brings together leading scientists from around the world -- including Carla M. D'Antonio, Jeffrey McNeely, Robert Sutherst, David Richardson, and others -- to examine the invasive species phenomenon and to consider the mutual interactions between global change and invasives that are likely to occur over the next century. Invasive Species in a Changing World: offers a comprehensive look at the status of freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems in relation to invasives; examines physical factors that will influence the future success ofinvading species; considers the tools available to track changing patterns and movements; looks at human dimensions including human health effects, and effects on crops; describes the problem in different parts of the world. Contributors focus on the proposition that global change will exacerbate the invasive species problem, and set forth the idea that invasives are themselves a global change element that need to be considered in global change scenarios. Invasive Species in a Changing World provides readers with the background and knowledge they need to begin developing strategies to combat the invasive species problem, and is essential reading for anyone concerned with the impact of invasive species on ecosystem health and functioning.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
Harold A. Mooney
Richard J. Hobbs
Part I: Dimensions of the Problem
Freshwater Nonindigenous Species: Interactions with Other Global Changes	3	(28)
Cynthia S. Kolar
David M. Lodge
Global Change and Biological Invasions in the Oceans	31	(24)
James T. Carlton
Land-Use Changes and Invasions	55	(10)
Richard J. Hobbs
Fire, Plant Invasions, and Global Changes	65	(30)
Carla M. D'Antonio
Will the Increasing Atmospheric CO2 Concentration Affect the Success of Invasive Species?	95	(20)
Jeffrey S. Dukes
Microevolutionary Influences of Global Changes on Plant Invasions	115	(26)
Spencer C. H. Barrett
Assessing the Extent, Status, and Dynamism of Plant Invasions: Current and Emerging Approaches	141	(30)
Richard N. Mack
Part II: Societal Impacts
The Future of Alien Invasive Species: Changing Social Views	171	(20)
Jeffrey A. McNeely
Global Changes, Invasive Species, and Human Health	191	(20)
Anthony J. McMichael
Menno J. Bouma
Climate Change and Invasive Species: A Conceptual Framework	211	(30)
Robert W. Sutherst
The Economics of Alien Species Invasions	241	(20)
Rosamond L. Naylor
Valuing Ecosystem Services Lost to Tamarix Invasion in the United States	261	(42)
Erika Zavaleta
Part III: Regional Examples
Invasive Alien Species and Global Change: A South African Perspective	303	(48)
David M. Richardson
William J. Bond
W. Richard J. Dean
Steven I. Higgins
Guy F. Midgley
Suzanne J. Milton
Leslie W. Powrie
Michael C. Rutherford
Michael J. Samways
Roland E. Schulze
Plant Invasions in Germany: General Aspects and Impact of Nitrogen Deposition	351	(18)
Michael Scherer-Lorenzen
Andreas Elend
Stephanie Nollert
Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Invasive Species and Environmental Changes in New Zealand	369	(16)
Mick N. Clout
Sarah J. Lowe
Plant Invasions in Chile: Present Patterns and Future Predictions	385	(40)
Mary T. Kalin Arroyo
Clodomiro Marticorena
Oscar Matthei
Lohengrin Cavieres
Part IV: Summary
Global Change and Invasive Species: Where Do We Go from Here?	425	(10)
Harold A. Mooney
Richard J. Hobbs
Contributors	435	(4)
Index	439