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Volume One List of Contributors xi 1 Invasive Alien Species: A Prodigious Global Threat in the Anthropocene 1 Michael R. Ielmini and K.V. Sankaran 2 Reproductive Traits That Foster the Invasion of Four Alien Plant Species in Botswana 80 Demel Teketay, Thabo Mafote, Kamogelo K. Puodipe, Pauline B. Mompati, Neo Nkoborwane, Thembinkosi Mathowa, and Witness Mojeremane 3 The Worst Invasive Species to Egypt 112 Wafaa M. Amer 4 Status, Trends, and Scenarios of Invasive Alien Species in Gabon 139 Jean Bruno Mikissa, Aurelie Flore Koumba Pambo, Emmanuel Bayani Ngoyi, Kathryn J. Jeffery, Lee White, and Katharine Abernethy 5 Invasive Alien Species (IAS) of Ghana 145 Michael Kwabena Osei, Kofi Frimpong-Anin, Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Benedicta Nsiah Frimpong, and Joseph Adomako 6 Invasive Alien Species in Libya 173 Mohammed H. Mahklouf and Esmail A. Shakman 7 Elements for Reflection on Primary Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Morocco: Actual and Potential Impacts 196 Mohamed Menioui 8 Invasive Alien Species of Sierra Leone 242 Prince E. Norman, Jonathan Johnny, Sheku K. Moiforay, and Yvonne S.G.E. Norman 9 Alien Invasive Species in Tanzania 263 John K. Bukombe, Ally K. Nkwabi, Lazaro J. Mangewa, Emmanuel A. Sweke, Pius Y. Kavana, Steven D. Liseki, and Hamza H. Kija 10 Invasive Alien Species in Togo (West Africa) 291 Kouami Kokou, Komlan Mawuli Afiademanyo, and Lakpo Koku Agboyi 11 Invasive Alien Species in Zambia 313 Stanford Mudenda Siachoono, Stephen Syampungani, and Jhonnah Mundike 12 Invasive Alien Species in Zimbabwe (Southern Africa) 330 Claid Mujaju, Nhamo Mudada, and Godfrey Pasurai Chikwenhere Volume Two List of Contributors xii 1 Invasive Alien Species of Bangladesh 1 Sharif A. Mukul, Mohammed Abu Sayed Arfin-Khan, and Mohammad Belal Uddin 2 An Annotated Inventory of Invasive Alien Flora of India 16 Anzar A. Khuroo, Rameez Ahmad, Maroof Hamid, Zubair A. Rather, Akhtar H. Malik, and Irfan Rashid 3 Bio-invasion of Aquatic Invasive Species in India 38 Ramakrishna 4 Invasive Alien Plant Species Management in Indonesia 73 Titiek Setyawati, Sunardi, and Sukisman Tjitrosoedirdjo 5 Invasive Alien Species of Iran 103 Mohammad Mehdi Dehshiri 6 Invasive Alien Species in Iraq 126 Saman A. Ahmad, Nariman S. Ahmad, and Sarbagh Salih 7 Invasive Alien Species in Malaysia 151 Ibrahim Faridah-Hanum and Abdul Latiff 8 Invasions of Alien Plant Species in Nepal: Patterns and Process 168 Bharat Babu Shrestha and Krishna Kumar Shrestha 9 Invasive Alien Species of Oman 184 Annette Patzelt and Darach A. Lupton 10 Impact Assessment and Management of Invasive Species in Plant Diversity Centers and Agriculture Fields of Saudi Arabia 207 Ahmed H. Alfarhan, Jacob Thomas, and R. Rajakrishnan 11 Status and Management of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in Vietnam 226 Mai Dinh Yen 12 Parthenium hysterophorus in Global Perspectives, with Special Reference to Sri Lanka 244 A.H. Magdon Jayasuriya 13 Biosecurity Plan for Invasive Ants in the Pacific Region 275 Casper Vanderwoude, Souad Boudjelas, Monica Gruber, Benjamin Hoffmann, David Oi, and Sanford Porter Index 289 Volume Three List of Contributors xiii 1 Invasive Alien Species in Scandinavia 1 Kjetil Bevanger 2 Invasive Alien Species in the Balkan Peninsula 42 Biljana Panjkovic, Milica Rat, Sara Mihajlovic, Laszlo Galambos, Alen Kis, Slobodan Puzovic, Bojana Nadazdin, Jelena Seat, Filip Vukajlovic, Ivan Tot, and Marko Dapic 3 Invasive Alien Species of Georgia 88 Guram Aleksidze, Givi Japaridze, Giorgi Kavtaradze, and Shalva Barjadze 4 Invasive Alien Species of Greece 124 E. Korakaki, A. Legakis, S. Katsanevakis, P.P. Koulelis, E.V. Avramidou, N. Soulioti, and P.V. Petrakis 5 Invasive Aliens in Italy: Enumeration, History, Biology and Their Impact 190 Gianniantonio Domina 6 Invasive Alien Plant Species in Global Perspectives with Special References to Bosnia and Herzegovina 215 S. Barudanovic, E. Zecic, A. Macanovic, B. Durakovic, and E. Masic 7 Status and Management of Invasive Alien Species in Switzerland 253 Lea Amacher, Gabriella Silvestri, and Gian-Reto Walther 8 Eucalyptus in South Europe: Searching for the Promised Land — Introduction and Dissemination of Eucalyptus in Southwestern Europe 278 Francisco Javier Silva-Pando Index 317 Volume Four List of Contributors xiv 1 Advances in the Knowledge and Study of Invasive Alien Species in Bolivia 1 Wendy L. Tejeda, Adriana Rico-Cernohorska, Stephan G. Beck, Alfredo F. Fuentes, Robert B. Wallace, Guido Miranda-Chumacero, Luis F. Aguirre, and Mara del Pilar Fernndez Murillo 2 Distribution of Invasive Alien Species in Brazilian Ecoregions and Protected Areas 24 Michele de S Dechoum, Rafael Barbizan Shs, Silvia de Melo Futada, and Slvia Renate Ziller 3 Botanical Gardens and the Global Challenge of Invasive Species 43 David Allan Galbraith and Nadia Cavallin 4 Invasive Plants of Costa Rica Current Status and Research Opportunities 57 Gerardo Avalos, Eduardo Chacn-Madrigal, and Luis Guillermo Artavia-Rodrguez 5 Invasive Alien Species in Mexico 77 Patricia Koleff, Roberto Mendoza Alfaro, Jordan Golubov, Ana Isabel Gonzlez-Martnez, Yolanda Barrios-Caballero, Silvia De Jess De Jess, Zenia Patricia Ruiz-Utrilla, Federico Mndez-Snchez, Mariam Latofski-Robles, Mara del Mar Garciadiego-San Juan, and Ana Esperanza Marichal-Gonzlez 6 Invasive Species in Mexican Marine Ecosystems 93 Jess ngel de Len-Gonzlez, Jos Rolando Bastida-Zavala, Roberto Mendoza-Alfaro, and Sergio Luna 7 Invasive Species in Mexican Continental Aquatic Ecosystems 119 Roberto Mendoza Alfaro, Sergio Luna, and Carlos Aguilera 8 Invasion Potential of Mexican Terrestrial Ecosystems 143 Julieta Salom Daz, Jordan Golubov, Sarah Sifuentes de la Torre, Cristina M. Ramirez-Gutierrez, and Mara del Carmen Mandujano 9 The Implementation of the Mexican Strategy on Invasive Species: How Far Have We Come? 153 Georgia Born-Schmidt, Jordi Parpal Servole, Viviana Reyes-Gmez, Eduardo Rendn Hernndez, Erika Alarcn Chavira, and Sayra Rosio Espindola Barrientos 10 Invasive Plant Management and Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation: A Review and Status Report 165 Michael R. Ielmini, Todd E. Hopkins, Kenneth E. Mayer, Kim Goodwin, Chad Boyd, Brian Mealor, Mike Pellant, and Tom Christiansen 11 Invasive Alien Biota of Venezuela 212 Jos Ramn Grande Allende 12 Invasion of Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris L.) and Its Effect on Wildlife in Temperate Forests from La Malinche National Park (LMNP), in Central Mexico 257 Arturo Estrada Torres and Ivn R. Bravo 13 Biosecurity in a Global Invasion Hotspot: Hawaii as a Model for Interagency Biosecurity Planning 270 Chelsea Arnott, Josh Atwood, Randal Bartlett, Kevin Hoffman, Leyla Kaufman, Julie Kuo, Michael Melzer, Rachel Neville, Teya Penniman, David Rodriguez, and Lincoln Wells 14 Evaluating Protection Strategies for an Invasive Plant Species: Miconia calvescens 285 David Lewis, Christopher A. Wada, Kimberly M. Burnett, James Leary, and Brooke Mahnken 15 Weed Wrangle, a Functional Model for Teaching the Negative Impacts of Non-native Invasive Species 303 Elizabeth Lamar, Cayce McAlister, and Steve Manning 16 The Life Cycle of Invasive Alien Species Occurrence Data: Mapping, Sharing, and Reuse 308 Rebekah D. Wallace, Charles T. Bargeron, Joseph H. LaForest, and Rachel L. Carroll 17 Citizen Scientists’ Role in Invasive Alien Species Mapping and Management 325 Rebekah D. Wallace, Charles T. Bargeron, Joseph H. LaForest, and Rachel L. Carroll 18 Effective Collaboration to Prevent and Manage Invasive Pests: Lessons Learned from the Pacific Northwest (United States) 339 R. Jalene Littlejohn and J. Michelle Delepine 19 Chemical War Between Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) and Rasberry Crazy Ants (Nylanderia fulva) 353 Shiyou Li, Wei Yuan, Ping Wang, Zushang Su, David L. Kulhavy, Fuqiang Zhao, and Steven H. Bullard Index 369
