Ecological Explosions

Daniel Simberloff is the Nancy Gore Hunger Chair of Excellence in Environmental Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His books include Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know and Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions. He was formerly editor in chief of Biological Invasions.

• PrefaceChapter 1. Introduction 1.1. Definitional Matters: Invasive, Invasion, Naturalized, Introduced, Native, Non-Native, AlienPart I. People Move Species Around and Eventually Recognize Some ImpactsChapter 2. The Early Shuffling of the Biosphere 2.1. Terrestrial Introductions in Prehistory and Antiquity2.2. Prehistoric and Ancient Historical Aquatic Introductions2.3. Early Historical IntroductionsChapter 3. Early Recognition of the Extent of Invasions and Increasing Concern with Their Impacts 3.1. The Science of Biogeography: Which Species Are Where, and Where Are They Native?3.2. What About Impacts of Invasions?3.3. Classifying Species: Which Are Native and Which Are Not?3.4. A Prescient Person Far from the Mainstream: George Perkins MarshChapter 4. Mid-Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Invasions: Scientists Engage in Management 4.1. European Rabbit in Australia4.2. Phylloxera in France4.3. Cottony Cushion Scale, the Vedalia Beetle, and a Fly in California4.4. Spongy Moth in Massachusetts4.5. Small Indian Mongoose in the West Indies and Beyond4.6. Water Hyacinth in Florida4.7. White Pine Blister Rust in North America4.8. Chestnut Blight in Eastern North AmericaChapter 5. Late 1800s to Early 1900s: The Trickle Becomes a Flood 5.1. Acclimatization Societies5.2. Fish5.3. Birds5.4. Mammals5.5. Reptiles and Amphibians5.6. PlantsChapter 6. Mid-Nineteenth- to Mid-Twentieth-Century Research, Often Forgotten, and Warnings, Largely Ignored 6.1. North America6.2. Europe6.3. New Zealand6.4. Soviet UnionChapter 7. Mid-Twentieth Century: A False Start, and the Lead-Up to Modern Invasion Science 7.1. Charles S. Elton and His Invasion Book7.2. New Invasions, Popular Books, and Reviews of Particular Invasive Biotas7.3. A Study Ahead of Its Time7.4. The Environmental Movement7.5. A New Conservation ScienceChapter 8. Geographers Study Invasions: A Largely Separate Endeavor 8.1. Increasing Interest in Biological Invasions8.2. Two Geographers Interact More Strongly with Biologists8.3. A Twentieth-Century Luminary Recognized by Invasion Scientists8.4. Geographers Continue to Mine Biological InvasionsChapter 9. The SCOPE Project Jump-Starts Modern Invasion Science 9.1. The SCOPE Programme on the Ecology of Biological Invasions9.2. A Gap in the SCOPE Program, and GISP, a Sequel9.3. A Controversial Analogy: Genetically Modified Organisms9.4. What Does “Global” Mean, Really?Chapter 10. Invasions Invade the Scientific and Popular Literature 10.1. Newsletters and Journals10.2. College Textbooks10.3. Popular BooksPart II. A Rapidly Growing Science Expands and EvolvesChapter 11. Invasion Science Embraces Evolution and Genetics 11.1. Early Research on Evolution of Non-Native Species11.2. Advances in Molecular Genetic Technologies11.3. Evolution and Invasion Science in the Modern EraChapter 12. Impacts, from Populations and Communities to Ecosystems 12.1. Ecological Impacts at the Population Level12.2. Community-Level Impacts12.3. Ecosystem Impacts12.4. Ecosystem Services and Ecosystem Impacts12.5. Ecosystem Impacts, Microbial Ecology, and Soil CommunitiesChapter 13. Invasion Science Catches Two Ecology Waves 13.1. Meta-Analysis Enters Invasion Science13.2. Networks Are Increasingly Depicted and AnalyzedChapter 14. How Will Climate Change Affect Biological Invasions and Their Management? 14.1. Climate Science Recognizes Anthropogenic Global Warming14.2. Ecological and Biodiversity Impacts of Global Warming14.3. Changes in Native and Non-Native Species’ Ranges and Effect on Invasiveness14.4. Predictions of Range Expansion14.5. The Overall Picture14.6. A Controversy over Preserving Biodiversity in the Face of Climate ChangeChapter 15. Hypotheses Explaining Biological Invasions Proliferate 15.1. Invasions Pass Through a Sequence of Stages15.2. What Hypotheses Are Obvious?15.3. Do Species Traits Predict Invasion Scope and Impact?15.4. What Features Make Ecosystems More or Less Prone to Impactful Invasions?15.5. How Do Ecosystem Features and Species Traits Interact to Affect Invasions?15.6. A Hypothesis That Stands Apart: Invasional MeltdownChapter 16. Measuring, Ranking, and Predicting Invasion Impacts 16.1. Quantifying Environmental Impacts16.2. The IUCN Red Lists for Imperiled Species: A Template for Quantifying Invasion Impacts?16.3. Red List Analogs for Invasive Species: EICAT, EICAT+, and SEICAT16.4. Risk AnalysisChapter 17. Management of Biological Invasions 17.1. Early Detection, Rapid Response (EDRR)17.2. Eradication17.3. Physical and Mechanical Control17.4. Chemical Control17.5. Biological Control (Biocontrol)17.6. Other Technologies17.7. New Methods Based on GeneticsChapter 18. Controversies Abound 18.1. The Charge of Xenophobia or Nativism18.2. Terminology and Categories18.3. Which Populations to Target: Beneficial Non-Natives and Wasteful Management18.4. “Native Invaders” and Ecological Succession18.5. Invasive Species Denialism18.6. Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, and Compassionate ConservationChapter 19. The Near Future of Invasion Science 19.1. Collaborations19.2. Social Media19.3. Citizen Science19.4. The Global Scope of the Science19.5. New Disciplines and Underrepresented Research Areas19.6. Context Dependence19.7. Over- and Underemphasized Research Foci19.8. Will the Invasion Juggernaut Be Slowed?NotesBibliographySpecies IndexSubject Index

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