Issues In Bioinvasion Science (Paperback)

This volume presents key contributions of the First National Conference on Invasive Alien Species, held in Spain in 2003. Topics included cut across all aspects of non-native species invasions. Experts from universities, public administration, NGOs and environmental enterprises and authorities on biological invasions from other countries participated in the conference, which aimed to go beyond national boundaries to tackle the complex biological issues of invasive alien species Table Of Contents: Introduction1Invasion biology of Australian ectomycorrhizal fungi introduced with eucalypt plantations into the Iberian Peninsula3Phenological and demographic behaviour of an exotic invasive weed in agroecosystems17Short-term responses to salinity of an invasive cordgrass29The American brine shrimp as an exotic invasive species in the Western Mediterranean37Impact of an introduced Crustacean on the trophic webs of Mediterranean wetlands49Loss of diversity and degradation of wetlands as a result of introducing exotic crayfish75Worldwide invasion of vector mosquitoes : present European distribution and challenges for Spain87Holocene turnover of the French vertebrate fauna99Life-history traits of invasive fish in small Mediterranean streams107Genetic introgression on freshwater fish populations caused by restocking programmes117Eradications of invasive alien species in Europe : a review127French attempts to eradicate non-indigenons mammals and their consequences for native biota135Successful eradication of invasive rodents from a small island through pulsed baiting inside covered stations141 All Marketplace (--) New (--) Used (--) CLOSE X LOADING... We're sorry. Information from our Trusted Marketplace Sellers is currently unavailable. To try again, please visit the B