Biological Invasions in Europe 50 Years after Elton: Time to Sound the ALARM

Fifty Years of Invasion Ecology: The Legacy of Charles Elton

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 71-88

  Pyšek, Petr ^a,b   Hulme, Philip E ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological invasions in Europe 50 years after Elton time to sound the alarm new takes on invasion patterns; Current distribution of plant species mentioned by Elton; DAISIE and ALARM, conceptual approach crucial steps or elements of invasion process at the European wide; Elton's animal biased perspective; Europe to address biological invasions at a continental scale, end to fragmented legislative and regulatory requirements; From patterns to mechanisms; Rates of species' introductions to Europe second half of 20th century; Relationship between number of naturalized alien species fungi, bryophytes, plants; Solid current position of Europe due to two pan European projects, under European Union 6th Framework Programme; Thorough evaluation of impact ecological and economic impacts of invasive alien species in global terms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886040678     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444329988.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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