Biological Invasions in New Zealand - Allen, Robert B.; Lee, William G.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006)
Motivations and consequences of the human dispersal of plants -- Paradise Lost - the Last Major Colonization -- Magnitude of Alien Invasion -- Becoming New Zealanders: Immigration and the Formation of the Biota -- Creating Gardens: The Diversity and Progression of European Plant Introductions -- Introduced Mammals in a New Environment -- Parasites and Biological Invasions -- Export of Plant and Animal Species from an Insular Biota -- Controls on Invasion Success -- Genetics of Invasive Species in New Zealand -- Are the Marine Biotas of Island Ecosystems More Vulnerable to Invasion? -- Factors Affecting the Release, Establishment and Spread of Introduced Birds in New Zealand -- Biological Control Agents: Can They Tell Us Anything About the Establishment of Unwanted Alien Species? -- The Context of Plant Invasions in New Zealand: Evolutionary History and Novel Niches -- Controls on the Population Dynamics of Invading Mammals -- What Controls Invasion of Indigenous Forests by Alien Plants? -- Consequences of Alien Invasions -- Consequences of Brown Trout Invasion for Stream Ecosystems -- Relative (Un)Importance of Introduced Animals as Pollinators and Dispersers of Native Plants -- Trophic Interactions Among Native and Introduced Animal Species -- Keystone Aliens? The Multiple Impacts of Brushtail Possums -- Keystone Species: Competition for Honeydew Among Exotic and Indigenous Species -- Consequences of Alien N2-Fixers on Vegetation Succession in New Zealand -- Hidden Effects: the Belowground Consequences of Introduced Browsing Mammals in New Zealand Forests -- Distinguishing Natural Processes from Impacts of Invasive Mammalian Herbivores -- Management of Biological Invasions -- Animal Control and Ecosystem Recovery -- Biological Control: Reducing the Impact of Invasive Weeds and Pests, or just Another Source of Alien Invaders? -- Strategies to Reduce Predation on Bird Populations -- Setting Priorities for the Management of Marine Pests Using a Risk-Based Decision Support Framework -- Does Commercial Harvesting of Introduced Wild Mammals Contribute to Their Management as Conservation Pests? -- Pest Control: Does the Answer Lie in New Biotechnologies? -- Updated Perspective on Biological Invasions in New Zealand.
Keywords: Ecology .; Aquatic ecology .; Biodiversity; Environmental management; Nature conservation; Ecology; Terrestial Ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Biodiversity; Environmental Management; Nature Conservation