Invasive Species and Global Climate Change

This book explores the nexusof climate change and biological invasions, resulting impacts (biological andeconomic) and assesses ways to reduce vulnerability and increase the resiliencyand sustainability of managed and unmanaged ecosystems. The book has threeparts, focusing on: (1) the dimensions of the problem; background and science;(2) case studies; (3) Management: detection, prevention, control andadaptation. This revised edition examines a wide range of topics and regions, the underlying science, examples (case studies) from around the world, and waysand means to recognize, manage and control the consequences. It includes newcases and new threats; for example, a chapter summarizing case studiesregarding climate change and invasive species that are also disease carriers(e.g. ticks and Lyme disease).