The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species Aliens Forever or Integrated Immigrants with Time?

About this book

This book examines the long-term fate of invasive species by detailing examples of invaders from different zoological and botanical taxa from various places around the world. Readers will discover what happened, after a century or so, to 'classical' invaders like rabbits in Australia, house sparrows in North America, minks in Europe and water hyacinths in Africa and Asia.

Chapters presented in The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species focus on eighteen species in the form of in-depth case studies including: earthworms, zebra mussels, Canadian water weed, Himalayan balsam, house sparrows, rabbits, crayfish plague, Colorado beetles, water hyacinths, starlings, Argentine ant, Dutch elm disease, American mink, cane toad, raccoons, Canadian beavers, African killer bees and warty comb jelly. Invaded areas described are in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Pacific islands, and South America. Readers will get some ideas about the likely future of current invaders from the fate of old ones. The Long-Term Fate of Invasive Species is intended for undergraduates studying environmental sciences, researchers and members of environmental NGO's.

Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgementsEarthworms in North AmericaZebra mussels in Western Europe and North AmericaCanadian water weed in EuropeHimalayan balsam in EuropeHouse sparrows in North AmericaRabbits in AustraliaCrayfish plague in EuropeColorado (potato) beetleWater hyacinths in Africa and AsiaStarlings in North AmericaArgentine ant on Mediterranean shoresDutch elm disease in Europe and North AmericaAmerican mink in EuropeMarine (cane) toad on Pacific islandsRaccoons in EuropeCanadian beaver on Tierra del FuegoAfrican "killer bees" in the AmericasWarty comb jelly in the Black SeaSome concluding remarks emanating from the case studiesIndex

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Biography

Dr. Arne Jernelöv is a Swedish biologist and environmental scientist. He has served as Director of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Vienna, Austria. Prior to that he was Director and Professor of the Environmental and Space Research Institute in Kiruna, Sweden.