Biological invasions : patterns, management, and economic impacts / Rebecca Waterman, editor.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Invasive aquatic microorganisms : patterns of introduction and impacts / Alessandro Saccà -- Biological invasions of malaria parasites and their bird hosts / Luz Garcia-Longoria, Sergio Magallanes, Florentino de Lope and Alfonso Marzal -- Aquatic alien animals in China : their introduction, invasion and management / Du Luo, Meng Xu, Xidong Mu, Dangen Gu, Hui Wei, Yexin Yang and Yinchang Hu -- Phenology of Prunus Mahaleb, a fleshy fruited tree invading natural grasslands in Argentine Pampas / Martin Raúl Amodeo and Sergio Martin Zalba.

Alien--also called non-indigenous or non-native--species are defined as those species that colonize an area beyond their natural range, where they reproduce and establish a population. It is known that plants, animals and microorganisms have been intentionally transferred with human discovery voyages for centuries and, possibly, since the shift from foraging to agricultural and pastoralist societies. As a result, many 'exotic' species are now among our preferred foods, dearest pets, good-looking houseplants and decorative aquarium weeds, but most of them cannot be considered alien species, as they grow well only in artificially-controlled conditions or in protected environments. Conversely, alien species are capable of ready acclimation to novel habitats, where they may find themselves unconstrained by the limiting factors--both abiotic and biotic--typical of their original habitat. In these 'favorable' conditions, they might outgrow, and ultimately overthrow, resident organisms with which they happen to compete: in this case, alien species are often dubbed 'invasive'. This book discusses patterns, management and economic impact of these biological invasions.

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