Biological invaders in inland waters: Profiles, distribution, and threats

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gherardi, Francesca (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Invading Nature - Springer Series In Invasion Ecology ; 2
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Applied ecology.; Biodiversity.; Ecosystems.; Life Sciences.; Applied Ecology.

As predicted by Charles Elton in 1958, today invasive species have come to dominate 3% of the Earth’s ice-free surface, constituting one of the most serious ecological and economic threats of the new millennium. In spite of any prevention effort, the number of invasive species is expected to increas...