Impact of biological invasions on ecosystem services
The book presents an analysis of the ecological, economic and social threats posed by the introduction and spread of non-native species. It provides a comprehensive description of impacts of non-native species from all five kingdoms of life across all ecosystems of the world. New insights into the i...
| Other Authors: | Vilà, Montserrat,, Hulme, Philip E., SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
2017.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
| Series: |
Invading nature ;
v. 12. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias; Foreword by Piero Genovesi; Foreword by Helen E. Roy; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Non-native Species, Ecosystem Services, and Human Well-Being; 1.1 Why Focus on Ecosystem Services and Non-native Species?; 1.2 An Integrated View of Non-native Species Impacts on Ecosystem Services; 1.2.1 Impacts on Supporting Services; 1.2.2 Impacts on Provisioning Services; 1.2.3 Impacts on Regulating Services; 1.2.4 Impacts on Cultural Services and Human Well-Being; 1.3 Synergies Among Impacts on Ecosystem Services.
- 1.4 Conflict Among Impacts on Ecosystem Services1.5 Conclusions; References; Part I: Impacts on Supporting Services; Chapter 2: Changes in Primary Production and Carbon Sequestration after Plant Invasions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Altered Ecosystem Carbon Cycling by Plant Invasions; 2.2.1 Primary Production; 2.2.2 Soil Respiration; 2.2.3 Ecosystem Carbon Pools; 2.2.4 Net Ecosystem Exchange; 2.3 A Case Study: Spartina alterniflora Invasion in Salt Marshes of Yangtze Estuary, China; 2.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Modification of Habitat Quality by Non-native Species; 3.1 Introduction.
- 3.2 Impacts on Habitat Quality3.2.1 Assimilatory-Dissimilatory Impacts on Abiotic Conditions and Consumable Resources; 3.2.2 Physical Ecosystem Engineering Impacts on Habitat Structure; 3.2.3 Physical Ecosystem Engineering Impacts on Abiotic Conditions and Consumable Resources; 3.2.4 Compound Impacts on Single Habitat Attributes; 3.2.5 Concurrent Impacts on Multiple Habitat Attributes; 3.3 Habitat-Mediated Impacts on Other Ecosystem Services; 3.3.1 Food and Raw Materials; 3.3.2 Climate Regulation; 3.3.3 Tourism and Recreation; 3.4 Conclusions; References.
- Chapter 4: Alteration of Nitrogen Cycling as a Result of Invasion4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Mechanisms of N Cycle Alteration by Invasions; 4.2.1 Changes in the Strategy of N Acquisition; 4.2.2 Changes from a Different Utilisation of N; 4.2.3 Alterations Mediated by Disturbances; 4.2.4 Alterations Caused by Changes in the Trophic Structure; 4.3 Are There General Trends on the Impact of Invaders on the N Cycle?; 4.4 Limitations of Current Knowledge and Future Research; References; Chapter 5: Hydrological Impacts of Biological Invasions; 5.1 Introduction.
- 5.2 What Are Hydrological Services and How Are They Provided?5.3 Ways in Which Biological Invasions Disrupt Hydrological Services; 5.3.1 Local and Regional Climate; 5.3.2 Water Use; 5.3.3 Seasonality of Water Use; 5.3.4 Ground Surface and Soil Texture Modification; 5.3.5 Wetland Encroachment, Channel Narrowing, and Sedimentation; 5.3.6 Destruction and Erosion of Channel Form; 5.3.7 Water Movement in Channel; 5.4 Feedbacks Between Hydrological Modification and Invasions; 5.5 Managing Invasion Impacts on Hydrological Services: Can the Concept of Ecosystem Services Help?; 5.6 Conclusions.