Simberloff, D: Invasive Species

invasions occur?; 1. Why do people deliberately introduce animals?; 2. Why do people introduce plants?; 3. What were acclimatization societies?; 4. What are some unusual motives for introducing animals?; 5. What are stepping stones?; 6. How do unintended introductions occur?; Chapter 7: Can we predict species invasions?; 1. Can we predict which species will become invasive if they are introduced?; 2. What is risk assessment for biological invasions?; 3. How is risk assessed for unplanned introductions?; Chapter 8: How are species introductions regulated?; 1. What international agreements address biological invasions?; 2. How do national regulatory frameworks differ?; 3. Do further introductions matter once a species has invaded?; 4. How could economic measures aid regulation and management?; Chapter 9: Detection and eradication of introduced species; 1. What is an early detection/rapid response system?; 2. When should an introduction simply be tolerated?; 3. What is eradication, and when should it be attempted?; 4. What characteristics separate successful eradications from failures?; Chapter 10: Maintenance management of invasions; 1. What are mechanical and physical control?; 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of chemical control?; 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of biological control?; 4. What is integrated pest management?; 5. What is ecosystem management?; Chapter 11: Controversies surrounding biological invasions; 1. Which introduced species are harmful and which are useful?; 2. How do introduced species affect biodiversity?; 3. How do we know a species is introduced and not native?; 4. Are actions against introduced species xenophobic?; 5. Are efforts to contain invasions futile?; 6. Should animal rights govern management of invasive species?; Chapter 12: Prospect - the Homogeocene?; 1. What is biotic homogenization?; 2. How will patterns of human activity affect biological invasions?; 3. How will global climate change and other global changes affect biological invasions?; 4. What new technologies will aid detection and monitoring of invasions?; 5. How will new management technologies affect invasions?; 6. Will new technologies reverse the trend? A test case.; Glossary; Further reading; Appendix: Scientific names of species cited in this book; Index