Wolfgang Nentwig 
Biological Invasions [PDF ebook] 

Biological Invasions: why it Matters.- Biological Invasions: why it Matters.- Pathways of Biological Invasions.- Pathways in Animal Invasions.- Pathways in Plant Invasions.- Is Ballast Water a Major Dispersal Mechanism for Marine Organisms?.- Waterways as Invasion Highways – Impact of Climate Change and Globalization.- Traits of a Good Invader.- Integrating Ecological and Evolutionary Theory of Biological Invasions.- Traits Associated with Invasiveness in Alien Plants: Where Do we Stand?.- Do Successful Invaders Exist? Pre-Adaptations to Novel Environments in Terrestrial Vertebrates.- Patterns of Invasion and Invasibility.- Effects of Land Management Practices on Plant Invasions in Wildland Areas.- Nitrogen Enrichment and Plant Invasions: the Importance of Nitrogen-Fixing Plants and Anthropogenic Eutrophication.- From Ecosystem Invasibility to Local, Regional and Global Patterns of Invasive Species.- Will Climate Change Promote Alien Plant Invasions?.- Ecological Impact of Biological Invasions.- Impacts of Invasive Species on Ecosystem Services.- Biological Invasions by Marine Jellyfish.- Effects of Invasive Non-Native Species on the Native Biodiversity in the River Rhine.- Hybridization and Introgression Between Native and Alien Species.- Genetically Modified Organisms as Invasive Species?.- Economy and Socio-Economy of Biological Invasions.- Plant, Animal, and Microbe Invasive Species in the United States and World.- Socio-Economic Impact and Assessment of Biological Invasions.- Prevention and Management of Biological Invasions.- Economic Analysis of Invasive Species Policies.- Phytosanitary Measures to Prevent the Introduction of Invasive Species.- Limits and Potentialities of Eradication as a Tool for Addressing Biological Invasions.- Pros and Cons of Biological Control.- General Conclusion, or what Has to be Done now?.