Biological invasions in New Zealand
By: R.B. Allen, W.G. Lee (eds.).
Contributors: Allen, Rob, 1954-; Lee, William G. 1950-
Series: Ecological studies -- v. 186.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
Subjects: Biological invasions -- New Zealand; Introduced organisms -- New Zealand; Nonindigenous pests -- New Zealand
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Paradise lost; title: the last major colonization / W.G. Lee, R.B. Allen, D.M. Tompkins; title: Becoming New Zealanders : immigration and the formation of the biota / M.S. McGlone; title: Creating gardens : the diversity and progression of European plant introductions / P.A. Williams, E.K. Cameron; title: Introduced mammals in a new environment / I.A.E. Atkinson; title: Parasites and biological invasions / D.M. Tompkins, R. Poulin; title: Export of plant and animal species from an insular biota / G.W. Yeates, P.A. Williams; title: Genetics of invasive species in New Zealand / D. Gleeson, H. Harman, T. Armstrong; title: Are the marine biotas of island ecosystems more vulnerable to invasion? / G.J. Inglish, B.J. Hayden, W.A. Nelson; title: Factors affecting the release, establishment, and spread of introduced birds in New Zealand / R.P. Duncan, T.M. Blackburn, P. Cassey; title: Biological control agents : can they tell us anything about the establishment of unwanted alien species? / S.V. Fowler ... [et al.]; title: The context of plant invasions in New Zealand : evolutionary history and novel niches / J.M. Craine, W.G. Lee, S. Walker; title: Controls on the population dynamics of invading mammals / D.M. Forsyth; title: What controls invasion of indigenous forests by alien plants? / S.K. Wiser, R.B. Allen; title: Consequences of brown trout invasion for stream ecosystems / C.R. Townsend, K.S. Simon; title: Relative (un)importance of introduced animals as pollinators and dispersers of native plants / D. Kelly ... [et al.]; title: Trophic interactions among native and introduced animal species / W.A. Ruscoe, G. Norbury, D. Choquenot; title: Keystone aliens? : the multiple impacts of brushtail possums / M.N. Clout; title: Keystone species : competition for honeydew among exotic and indigenous species / J.R. Beggs, D.A. Wardle; title: Consequences of alien N₂-fixers on vegetation succession in New Zealand / J.C. McQueen, W.C. Tozer, B.D. Clarkson; title: Hidden effects : the belowground consequences of introduced browsing mammals in New Zealand forests / D.A. Wardle; title: Distinguishing natural processes from impacts of invasive mammalian herbivores / P.J. Bellingham, W.G. Lee; title: Animal control and ecosystem recovery / D.A. Coomes, A.F. Mark, J. Bee; title: Biological control : reducing the impact of invasive weeds and pests, or just another source of alien invaders? / S.V. Fowler, T.M. Withers; title: Strategies to reduce predation on bird populations / J.A. McLennan; title: Setting priorities for the management of marine pests using a risk-based decision support framework / B.M. Forrest, M.D. Taylor, J. Sinner; title: Does commercial harvesting of introduced wild mammals contribute to their management as conservation pests? / J.P. Parkes; title: Pest control : does the answer lie in new biotechnologies? / J.A. Duckworth ... [et al.]; title: Updated perspective on biological invasions in New Zealand / R.B. Allen, R.P. Duncan, W.G. Lee.