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Introductions of new species appear to be increasing and threaten native species and communities. The complexity of marine ecosystems challenges easy solutions to prevention, management, and control of introduced species. This text highlights issues of timely importance in marine bioinvasion science. Selected topics examine the potential evolutionary consequences of introduced organisms; examine the feasibility of biological control, and patterns of introductions. These papers were presented at the Second International Conference on Marine Bioinvasions that featured new research and understanding of ecosystems and the impacts of invasions in the short- and long-term. These papers should be of interest to scientists, students and managers with an interest in marine bioinvasions and the application of knowledge to management concerns.

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Author:   Judith Pederson
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Reprinted from Biological Invasions, 5:1-2
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.684kg
ISBN:  

9781402014499

ISBN 10:   140201449
Pages:   143
Publication Date:   31 July 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Assessing the ecological impacts of an introduced seastar: the importance of multiple methods.- Native species vulnerability to introduced predators: testing an inducible defense and a refuge from predation.- Biotic resistance experienced by an invasive crustacean in a temperate estuary.- Alteration of microbial community composition and changes in decomposition associated with an invasive intertidal macrophyte.- Ecological and economic implications of a tropical jellyfish invader in the Gulf of Mexico.- Rapid evolution of an established feral tilapia (Oreochromis spp.): the need to incorporate invasion science into regulatory structures.- Estuarine and scalar patterns of invasion in the soft-bottom benthic communities of the San Francisco Estuary.- History of aquatic invertebrate invasions in the Caspian Sea.- Biological control of marine invasive species: cautionary tales and land-based lessons.- Did biological control cause extinction of the coconut moth, Levuana iridescens, in Fiji?.- Author index.

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