Biological invasions in marine ecosystems: ecological, management, and geographic perspectives

Abstract

Perspectives on Marine Invasions.- Marine Bioinvasions: Conservation Hazards and Vehicles for Ecological Understanding.- Deep Invasion Ecology and the Assembly of Communities in Historical Time.- Natural and Climate Change Mediated Invasions.- Modeling Marine Invasions: Current and Future Approaches.- Invader Arrival.- Characterizing Vectors of Marine Invasion.- The Vessel as a Vector - Biofouling, Ballast Water and Sediments.- The Role of Propagule Pressure in Invasion Success.- Differentiating Successful and Failed Invaders: Species Pools and the Importance of Defining Vector, Source and Recipient Regions.- Invader Establishment.- The Establishment of Invasive Species.- The Role of Phenotypic Plasticity in Marine Biological Invasions.- Escape from Parasites.- Ecological Factors Affecting Community Invasibility.- Invader Integration into Ecosystems.- The Integration of Invasive Species into Marine Ecosystemss.- Competition in Marine Invasions.- Predator-Prey Interactions of Marine Invaders.- The Role of Exotic Marine Ecosystem Engineers.- Multitrophic Effects of Invasions in Marine and Estuarine Systems.- Management Perspectives.- Marine Bioinvasion Management: Structural Framework.- Examples of Current International, Regional and National Regulatory Frameworks for Preventing and Managing Marine Bioinvasions.- An Overview of Risk Assessment in a Marine Biosecurity Context.- Differing Consequences of Removing Ecosystem-Modifying Invaders: Significance of Impact and Community Context to Restoration Potential.- Geographic Perspectives.- Geographic Perspectives of Invasions in the Sea.- The Status and Distribution of Marine Alien Species in South Africa.- Marine Invasions in New Zealand: A History of Complex Supply-Side Dynamics.- Marine Bioinvasions in Australia.- Marine Bioinvasions in the Southeastern Pacific: Status, Ecology, Economic Impacts, Conservation and Management.- Marine Bioinvasions in the Brazilian Coast: Brief Report on History of Events, Vectors, Ecology, Impacts and Management of Non-indigenous Species.- Four Centuries of Biological Invasions in Tidal Waters of the Chesapeake Bay Region.- Introduced Aquatic Species of the North Sea Coasts and Adjacent Brackish Waters.- European Enclosed and Semi-enclosed Seas.- Marine Bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea - History, Distribution and Ecology.- A First Assessment of Invasive Marine Species on Chinese and Korean Coasts.- Invasions of Estuaries vs the Adjacent Open Coast: A Global Perspective.- Concluding Thoughts.- Future Directions For Marine Invasions Research.