Biological invasions: economic and environmental costs of alien plant, animal, and microbe species

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Introduction: Nonnative species in the world David Pimentel Australia The impacts of alien plants in Australia Richard H. Groves Environmental and economic costs of invertebrate invasions in Australia Deon Canyon, Ian Naumann, Rick Speare, and Ken Winkel Brazil Invasive vertebrates in Brazil Carlos Frederico D. Rocha, Helena Godoy Bergallo, and Rosana Mazzoni British Isles Alien plants in Britain Mark Williamson Economic, environmental, and social dimensions of alien vertebrate species in Britain Piran C. L. White, Adriana E. S. Ford-Thompson, Carolyn J. Snell, and Stephen Harris Europe Impacts of alien vertebrates in Europe Susan M. Shirley and Salit Kark Invasive patterns of alien terrestrial invertebrates in Europe Alain Roques Invasive plant pathogens in Europe Ivan Sache, Anne-Sophie Roy, Frederic Suffert, and Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau India Invasive plants in the Indian subcontinent Daizy R. Batish, R. K. Kohli, and H. P. Singh Invasive invertebrates in India: Economic implications T. N. Ananthakrishnan New Zealand Economic impacts of weeds in New Zealand: Some examples Peter A. Williams and Susan M. Timmins Ecological and economic costs of alien vertebrates in New Zealand M. N. Clout South Africa The economic consequences of the environmental impacts of alien plant invasions in South Africa D. C. Le Maitre, W. J. de Lange, D. M. Richardson, R. M. Wise, and B. W. van Wilgen Invasive vertebrates of South Africa Berndt J. van Rensburg, Olaf L. F. Weyl, Sarah J. Davies, Nicola J. van Wilgen, Dian Spear, Christian T. Chimimba, and Derick S. Peacock United States Rodents and other vertebrate invaders in the United States Michael W. Fall, Michael L. Avery, Tyler A. Campbell, Peter J. Egan, Richard M. Engeman, David Pimentel, William C. Pitt, Stephanie A. Shwiff, and Gary W. Witmer Environmental and economic costs associated with alien invasive species in the United States David Pimentel