Invasive species : vectors and management strategies / edited by Gregory M. Ruiz and James T. Carlton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ruiz, Gregory M.

Carlton, James T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological invasions.

Nonindigenous pests.

Biodiversity conservation.

Nonindigenous pests--Control.

Physical Description:

xiii, 517 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2003]

Contents:

Part I. Invasion Causes, Routes, and Vectors: Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems

1. Global Plant Dispersal, Naturalization, and Invasion: Pathways, Modes, and Circumstances / Richard N. Mack 3

2. Invasion Pathways of Terrestrial Plant-Inhabiting Fungi / Mary E. Palm, Amy Y. Rossman 31

3. Exotic Insects and Their Pathways for Invasion / Keizi Kiritani, Kohji Yamamura 44

4. Invasion Pathways for Terrestrial Vertebrates / Fred Kraus 68

5. Pathways of Introduction of Nonindigenous Land and Freshwater Snails and Slugs / Robert H. Cowie, David G. Robinson 93

6. Freshwater Aquatic Vertebrate Introductions in the United States: Patterns and Pathways / Pam L. Fuller 123

7. In Ships or on Ships? Mechanisms of Transfer and Invasion for Nonnative Species to the Coasts of North America / Paul W. Fofonoff, Gregory M. Ruiz, Brian Steves, James T. Carlton 152

8. Pathways of Biological Invasions of Marine Plants / Maria Antonia Ribera Siguan 183

9. Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Transoceanic Shipping Vectors to the Great Lakes / Robert I. Colautti, Arthur J. Niimi, Colin D.A. van Overdijk, Edward L. Mills, Kristen Holeck, Hugh J. Maclsaac 227

Part II. Invasion Management and Policy

10. An Australian Perspective on the Management of Pathways for Invasive Species / Paul Pheloung 249

11. Invasive Species Management in New Zealand / Barbara J. Hayden, Carolyn F. Whyte 270

12. Vectors and Pathways of Biological Invasions in South Africa

Past, Present, and Future / David M. Richardson, James A. Cambray, R. Arthur Chapman, W. Richard J. Dean, Charles L. Griffiths, David C. Le Maitre, David J. Newton, Terry J. Winstanley 292

13. Mitigating Introduction of Invasive Plant Pests in the United States / Joseph F. Cavey 350

14. Environmental Diplomacy and the Global Movement of Invasive Alien Species: A U.S. Perspective / Jamie K. Reaser, Brooks B. Yeager, Paul R. Phifer, Alicia K. Hancock, Alexis T. Gutierrez 362

15. Biosecurity and the Role of Risk Assessment / Keith R. Hayes 382

16. Generic Nonindigenous Aquatic Organisms Risk Analysis Review Process / Richard Orr 415

17. Pathways-Based Risk Assessment of Exotic Species Invasions / David A. Andow 439

18. Invasion Vectors: A Conceptual Framework for Management / Gregory M. Ruiz, James T. Carlton 459.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1559639024

1559639032

OCLC:

51944361