Linking plant invasions to global environmental change
Document Type
Chapter
Publication Date
2007
Publication Title
Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World
Publisher
International Geosphere-Biosphere Synthesis Series, Springer Verlag
First page number:
93
Last page number:
102
Abstract
Biotic invasions have been recognized as an important element of global change (Vitousek 1994). Introductions of alien species into novel habitats have increased in tandem with travel and international trade (McNeely 2001). Many species have been introduced accidentally (e.g., in water ballast, in soil, or as crop seed "contaminants"), but some have been intentionally introduced as ornamentals, food, or fiber products.
Keywords
Global environmental change; Introduced organisms; Invasive plants
Disciplines
Environmental Health and Protection | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Sciences | Weed Science
Language
English
Repository Citation
Vila, M.,
Corbin, J. D.,
Dukes, J. S.,
Pino, J.,
Smith, S. D.
(2007).
Linking plant invasions to global environmental change.
Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing World
93-102.
International Geosphere-Biosphere Synthesis Series, Springer Verlag.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32730-1_8
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