Impact of Biological Invasions on Ecosystem Services (Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology Book 12)

"The book presents an analysis of the ecological, economic and social threats posed by the introduction and spread of non-native species. It provides a comprehensive description of impacts of non-native species from all five kingdoms of life across all ecosystems of the world. New insights into the impacts arising from biological invasions are generated through taking an ecosystem services perspective. This work highlights that management of biological invasions is needed not only to sustain biodiversity and the environment, but also to safeguard productive sectors such as agriculture, forestry and fisheries, as well as to preserve human health and well-being." --Cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Non-native Species, Ecosystem Services, and Human Well-Being (Montserrat Vilà, Philip E. Hulme)....Pages 1-14 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Changes in Primary Production and Carbon Sequestration after Plant Invasions (Ming Nie, Lei Shang, Chengzhang Liao, Bo Li)....Pages 17-31 Modification of Habitat Quality by Non-native Species (Jorge L. Gutiérrez)....Pages 33-47 Alteration of Nitrogen Cycling as a Result of Invasion (Pilar Castro-Díez, Álvaro Alonso)....Pages 49-62 Hydrological Impacts of Biological Invasions (Jane A. Catford)....Pages 63-80 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 Decreases in Crop Production by Non-native Weeds, Pests, and Pathogens (Guillaume Fried, Bruno Chauvel, Philippe Reynaud, Ivan Sache)....Pages 83-101 Impact of Non-native Invertebrates and Pathogens on Market Forest Tree Resources (Marc Kenis, Alain Roques, Alberto Santini, Andrew M. Liebhold)....Pages 103-117 Interference of Non-native Species with Fisheries and Aquaculture (Rodolphe E. Gozlan)....Pages 119-137 Impacts of Non-native Species on Livestock (Nigel P. French)....Pages 139-154 Front Matter ....Pages 155-155 Displacement and Local Extinction of Native and Endemic Species (Petr Pyšek, Tim M. Blackburn, Emili García-Berthou, Irena Perglová, Wolfgang Rabitsch)....Pages 157-175 Infections and Diseases in Wildlife by Non-native Organisms (Serge Morand)....Pages 177-190 Biological Control Agents: Invasive Species or Valuable Solutions? (Judith H. Myers, Jenny S. Cory)....Pages 191-202 Disruption of Pollination Services by Invasive Pollinator Species (Carolina L. Morales, Agustín Sáez, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Marcelo A. Aizen)....Pages 203-220 Impact of Invasions on Water Quality in Marine and Freshwater Environments (Pedro Reis Costa, José Carlos Martins, Paula Chainho)....Pages 221-234 Impact of Biological Invasions on Infrastructure (Olaf Booy, Lucy Cornwell, Dave Parrott, Mike Sutton-Croft, Frances Williams)....Pages 235-247 Alterations of Disturbance Regimes by Plant and Animal Invaders (Mirijam Gaertner, David C. Le Maitre, Karen J. Esler)....Pages 249-259 Front Matter ....Pages 261-261 The Rise of Non-native Vectors and Reservoirs of Human Diseases (Wolfgang Rabitsch, Franz Essl, Stefan Schindler)....Pages 263-275 Impact of Non-native Animals and Plants on Human Health (Wolfgang Nentwig, Dietrich Mebs, Montserrat Vilà)....Pages 277-293 Use of Non-native Species for Poverty Alleviation in Developing Economies (Arne B. R. Witt)....Pages 295-310 Non-native Species and the Aesthetics of Nature (Christoph Kueffer, Christian A. Kull)....Pages 311-324 Front Matter ....Pages 325-325 Integrating the Impacts of Non-native Species on Ecosystem Services into Environmental Policy (Philip E. Hulme, Montserrat Vilà)....Pages 327-341 Back Matter ....Pages 343-354