Non-native species and their role in the environment : : the need for a broader perspective / / by Radu Cornel Guiașu.

• Author: Guiașu, Radu Cornel.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Brill,, 2016.
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The young field of invasion biology - initially a branch of ecology and conservation biology - has greatly expanded, particularly in the last two and a half decades or so. As a result, the potential negative effects of introduced species have been widely advertised and sometimes, perhaps, overemphas...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• Introduction / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• The Troublesome Matter of Subjective Definitions / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• The Dynamic Distributions of Species and the Static Concept of Native Range / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• Speciation, Biodiversity, and Introduced Species / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• The Controversies Regarding the Perceived Negative Impacts of Non-native Species / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• Positive Contributions of Introduced Species / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• Changing Ecosystems and Impacts of Introduced Species over Time / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• The Endless War on Invasive Species – Control and Eradication Programs / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• Some Conclusions and Some Questions / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• Literature Cited / Radu Cornel Guiașu
• Index / Radu Cornel Guiașu.