Invasive Alien Species.Observations and Issues from Around the World. 4 volumes. 2021. 1488 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Invasive alien species are spreading into new ecosystems each year. The impacts caused by these invaders can be swift and devastating. The topic of invasive alien species is large, complex, and globally significant at various scales, exacerbated by the globalization of world economies and increased trade and commerce that has overcome natural barriers to species movement. Invasive alien species threaten global food supplies, water quality and availability, and energy production and delivery. With the added risks associated with global climate change, the global homogenization of plants, animals, and microbes is a major factor in the decline in ecosystem health and ecosystem services worldwide. To counter this trend, there is a critical need to unify governments, cultures, and programs to improve cross-boundary coordination to effectively address the wide range of invasive alien species threats to the environment, economies, and to plant and animal health; particularly human health.

This 4-volume work is the first to compile a set of useful material for key topics, to provide a better understanding of the overall global threat of invasive alien species and the diverse array of problems faced around the world, and assemble material that includes potential replicable solutions to overcome these threats. The books also highlight the threat posed by invasive alien species in terms of a global ‘call to action’. Since invasive species know no boundaries, it is our hope that by compiling material from different scientific and social perspectives around the world, and sharing knowledge and examples of a diverse array of associated topics, we can advance global awareness and improve unified national responses to the threat posed by invasive alien species.

Volume 1
Invasive Alien Species: A Prodigious Global Threat in the Anthropocene
Reproductive Traits That Foster the Invasion of Four Alien Plant Species in Botswana
The Worst Invasive Species to Egypt
Status, Trends, and Scenarios of Invasive Alien Species in Gabon
Invasive Alien Species (IAS) of Ghana
Invasive Aien Species in Libya
Elements for Reflection on Primary Invasive Alien Species In Morocco: Actual and Potential impacts
Invasive Alien Species of Sierra Leone
Alien Invasive Species in Tanzania
Invasive Alien Species in Togo (West Africa)
Invasive Alien Species in Zambia
Invasive Alien Species in Zimbabwe (Souther Africa)

Volume 2
Invasive Alien Species of Bangladesh
An Annotated Inventory of Invasive Alien Flora of India
Bio-Invasion of Aquatic Invasive Species in India
Invasive Alien Plant Species Management in Indonesia
Invasive Alien Species of Iran
Invasive Alien Species in Iraq
Invasive Alien Species in Malaysia
Invasion of Alien Plant Species in Nepal: Patterns and Process
Invasive Alien Species in Oman
Impact Assessment and Management of Invasive Species in Plant Diversity Center and Agriculture Fields of Saudi Araba
Status and Management of Invasive Alien Spiecies in Vietnam
Parthenium hysterophorus in Global Perspectives, with Special Reference to Sri Lanka
Biosecurity Plan for Invasive Ants in the Pacific Region

Volume 3
Invasive Alien Species in Scandinavia
Invasive Alien Species in the Balkan Pninsula
Invasive Alien Species of Georgia
Invasive Alien Species of Greece
Invasive Aliens in Italy: Enumeration, History, Biology and Their Impact
Invasive Alien Plant Species in Global Perspectives with Special Reference to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Status and Management of Invasive Alien Species in Switzerland
Eucalyptus in South Europe: Searching for the Promised Land -Introduction and Dissemination of Eucalyptus in Southwestern Europe

Invasive Alien Speciesolume 4
Advances in the Knowledge and Study of Invasive Alien Species in Bolivia
Distribution of Invasive Alien Species in Brazilian Ecoregions and Protected Areas
Botanical Gardens and the Global Challenge of Invasive Species
Invasive Plants of Costa Rica: Current Status and Research Opportunities
Invasive Alien Species in Mexico
Invasive Species in Mexican Marine Ecosystems
Invasive Species in Mexican Continental Aquatic Ecosystems
Invasion Potential of Mexican Terrestrial Ecosystems
The implementation of the Mexican Strategy on Invasive Species: How Far Have We Come?
Invasive Plant Management and Greater Sage - Grouse Conservation: A Review and Status Report
Invasive Alien Biota of Venezuela
Invasion of Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris L.) and Its Effect on Wildlife in Temperate Forests from La Malinche National Park (LMNP), in Central Mexico
iosecurity in a Global Invasion Hotspot: Hawaii as a Model for Interagency Biosecurity Planning
Evaluating Protection Strategies for an Invasive Plant Species: Miconia calvescens
Weed rangle, a Functional Model for Teaching the Negative Impacts of Non - native Invasive Species
The Life Cycle of Invasive Alien Species Occurrence Data: Mapping, Sharing, and Reuse
Citizen Scientists' Roleee in Invasive Alien Species Mapping and Management
Effective Collaboration to Prevent and Manage Invsive Pests: Lessons Learned from the Pacific Northwest (United States)
Chemical War Between Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) and Rasberry Crazy Ants (Nylanderia fulva)