Invasive Alien Species

INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES

Invasive Alien Species: Observations and Issues from Around the World

Volume 1: Issues and Invasions in Africa

Invasive alien species are spreading into new ecosystems each year. The impacts caused by these invaders can be swift and devastating. The topic of invasive alien species is large, complex, and globally significant at various scales, exacerbated by the globalization of world economies and increased trade and commerce that has overcome natural barriers to species movement. Invasive alien species threaten global food supplies, water quality and availability, and energy production and delivery. With the added risks associated with global climate change, the global homogenization of plants, animals, and microbes is a major factor in the decline in ecosystem health and ecosystem services worldwide. To counter this trend, there is a critical need to unify governments, cultures, and programs to improve cross-boundary coordination to effectively address the wide range of invasive alien species threats to the environment, economies, and to plant and animal health; particularly human health.

This 4-volume work is the first to compile a set of useful material for key topics, to provide a better understanding of the overall global threat of invasive alien species and the diverse array of problems faced around the world, and assemble material that includes potential replicable solutions to overcome these threats. The books also highlight the threat posed by invasive alien species in terms of a global 'call to action'. Since invasive species know no boundaries, it is our hope that by compiling material from different scientific and social perspectives around the world, and sharing knowledge and examples of a diverse array of associated topics, we can advance global awareness and improve unified national responses to the threat posed by invasive alien species.

Autorentext

About the Editors

Thammineni Pullaiah is Professor of Botany (Retired), Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India.

Michael R. Ielmini is National Invasive Species Program Manager in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA Forest Service), Washington DC, USA

Zusammenfassung
INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES Invasive Alien Species: Observations and Issues from Around the WorldVolume 1: Issues and Invasions in AfricaInvasive alien species are spreading into new ecosystems each year. The impacts caused by these invaders can be swift and devastating. The topic of invasive alien species is large, complex, and globally significant at various scales, exacerbated by the globalization of world economies and increased trade and commerce that has overcome natural barriers to species movement. Invasive alien species threaten global food supplies, water quality and availability, and energy production and delivery. With the added risks associated with global climate change, the global homogenization of plants, animals, and microbes is a major factor in the decline in ecosystem health and ecosystem services worldwide. To counter this trend, there is a critical need to unify governments, cultures, and programs to improve cross-boundary coordination to effectively address the wide range of invasive alien species threats to the environment, economies, and to plant and animal health; particularly human health.This 4-volume work is the first to compile a set of useful material for key topics, to provide a better understanding of the overall global threat of invasive alien species and the diverse array of problems faced around the world, and assemble material that includes potential replicable solutions to overcome these threats. The books also highlight the threat posed by invasive alien species in terms of a global 'call to action'. Since invasive species know no boundaries, it is our hope that by compiling material from different scientific and social perspectives around the world, and sharing knowledge and examples of a diverse array of associated topics, we can advance global awareness and improve unified national responses to the threat posed by invasive alien species.

Inhalt
Volume One

List of Contributorsxi

1 Invasive Alien Species: A Prodigious Global Threat in the Anthropocene1

Michael R. Ielmini and K.V. Sankaran

2 Reproductive Traits That Foster the Invasion of Four Alien Plant Species in Botswana80

Demel Teketay, Thabo Mafote, Kamogelo K. Puodipe, Pauline B. Mompati,
Neo Nkoborwane, Thembinkosi Mathowa, and Witness Mojeremane

3 The Worst Invasive Species to Egypt112

Wafaa M. Amer

4 Status, Trends, and Scenarios of Invasive Alien Species in Gabon139

Jean Bruno Mikissa, Aurelie Flore Koumba Pambo, Emmanuel Bayani Ngoyi,
Kathryn J. Jeffery, Lee White, and Katharine Abernethy

5 Invasive Alien Species (IAS) of Ghana145

Michael Kwabena Osei, Kofi Frimpong-Anin, Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah,
Benedicta Nsiah Frimpong, and Joseph Adomako

6 Invasive Alien Species in Libya173

Mohammed H. Mahklouf and Esmail A. Shakman

7 Elements for Reflection on Primary Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Morocco: Actual and Potential Impacts196

Mohamed Menioui

8 Invasive Alien Species of Sierra Leone242

Prince E. Norman, Jonathan Johnny, Sheku K. Moiforay, and Yvonne S.G.E. Norman

9 Alien Invasive Species in Tanzania263

John K. Bukombe, Ally K. Nkwabi, Lazaro J. Mangewa, Emmanuel A. Sweke,
Pius Y. Kavana, Steven D. Liseki, and Hamza H. Kija

10 Invasive Alien Species in Togo (West Africa)291

Kouami Kokou, Komlan Mawuli Afiademanyo, and Lakpo Koku Agboyi

11 Invasive Alien Species in Zambia313

Stanford Mudenda Siachoono, Stephen Syampungani, and Jhonnah Mundike

12 Invasive Alien Species in Zimbabwe (Southern Africa)330

Claid Mujaju, Nhamo Mudada, and Godfrey Pasurai Chikwenhere

Volume Two

List of Contributorsxii

1 Invasive Alien Species of Bangladesh1

Sharif A. Mukul, Mohammed Abu Sayed Arfin-Khan, and Mohammad Belal Uddin

2 An Annotated Inventory of Invasive Alien Flora of India16

Anzar A. Khuroo, Rameez Ahmad, Maroof Hamid, Zubair A. Rather, Akhtar H. Malik,
and Irfan Rashid

3 Bio-invasion of Aquatic Invasive Species in India38

Ramakrishna

4 Invasive Alien Plant Species Management in Indonesia73

Titiek Setyawati, Sunardi, and Sukisman Tjitrosoedirdjo

5 Invasive Alien Species of Iran103

Mohammad Mehdi Dehshiri

6 Invasive Alien Species in Iraq126

Saman A. Ahmad, Nariman S. Ahmad, and Sarbagh Salih

7 Invasive Alien Species in Malaysia151

Ibrahim Faridah-Hanum and Abdul Latiff

8 Invasions of Alien Plant Species in Nepal: Patterns and Process168

Bharat Babu Shrestha and Krishna Kumar Shrestha

9 Invasive Alien Species of Oman184

Annette Patzelt and Darach A. Lupton

10 Impact Assessment and Management of Invasive Species in Plant
Diversity Centers and Agriculture Fields of Saudi Arabia207

Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Jacob Thomas, and R. Rajakrishnan

11 Status and Management of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Vietnam226

Mai Dinh Yen

12 Parthenium hysterophorus in Global Perspectives, with Special Reference to
Sri Lanka244

A.H. Magdon Jayasuriya **13 Biose...