This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three decades, and where bold initiatives have been implemented in attempts to control invasions and to reduce their ecological, economic and social effects. It covers a broad range of themes, including history, policy development and implementation, the status of invasions of animals and plants in terrestrial, marine and freshwater environments, the development of a robust ecological theory around biological invasions, the effectiveness of management interventions, and scenarios for the future. The South African situation stands out because of the remarkable diversity of the country, and the wide range of problems encountered in its varied ecosystems, which has resulted in a disproportionate investment into both research and management. The South African experience holds many lessons for other parts of the world, and this book should be of immense value to researchers, students, managers, and policy-makers who deal with biological invasions and ecosystem management and conservation in most other regions.
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This resource will be valuable both to seasoned practitioners or academic researchers as well as to students just embarking on their careers. Biological Invasions in South Africa will be seen as a pivotal milestone on the path to achieving these positive outcomes. (Philip E. Hulme, South African Journal of Science, Vol. 117 (1-2), 2021)
PART 1: BACKGROUND.
Chapter 1: Biological invasions in South Africa: An
overview.
Chapter 2: A brief, selective history of researchers and research
initiatives related to biological invasions in South Africa.- PART 2:
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Chapter 3: The biogeography of South
African terrestrial plant invasions.
Chapter 4:Invasive alien aquatic plants
in freshwater ecosystems.
Chapter 5: Terrestrial Vertebrate Invasions in
South Africa.
Chapter 6: Alien freshwater fauna in South Africa.
Chapter 7:
Alien terrestrial invertebrates in South Africa.
Chapter 8: Biological
invasions in South Africas offshore sub-Antarctic territories.
Chapter
9: Coastal invasions: The South African context.
Chapter 10: Pathogens of
vertebrate animals as invasive species: Insights from South Africa.
Chapter
11: Biological invasions in South Africas urban ecosystems: Patterns,
processes, impacts and management.- PART 3: DRIVERS OF INVASION.
Chapter
12: South Africas pathways of introduction and dispersal and how they have
changed over time.
Chapter 13: The role of environmental factors in
promoting and limiting biological invasions in South Africa.
Chapter 14:
Biotic interactions as mediators of biological invasions: Insights from South
Africa.- PART 4: IMPACTS OF INVASION.
Chapter 15:Impacts of invasions on
terrestrial water resources in South Africa.
Chapter 16:The impact of
invasive alien plants on rangelands in South Africa.
Chapter 17: An
evaluation of the impacts of alien species on biodiversity in South Africa
using different methods.- PART 5: MANAGEMENT OF INVASIONS.
Chapter
18: Biological invasion policy and legislation development and implementation
in South Africa.
Chapter 19: More than a century of biological control
against invasive alien plants in South Africa: a synoptic view of what has
been accomplished.
Chapter 20:Analysing the risks posed by biological
invasions to South Africa.
Chapter 21:The extent and effectiveness of alien
plantcontrol projects in South Africa.
Chapter 22: Experience and lessons
from alien and invasive animal control projects carried out in South Africa.-
Chapter 23: Biological invasions and ecological restoration in South Africa.-
Chapter 24: The social dimensions of biological invasions in South Africa.-
Chapter 25: Education, training and capacity building in the field of
biological invasions in South Africa.- PART 6: NEW INSIGHTS.-
Chapter 26:
South Africa as a donor of naturalized and invasive alien plants to other
parts of the world.
Chapter 27: South Africa as a donor of alien animals.-
Chapter 28: Knowing-doing continuum or knowing-doing gap? Transferring
research results to managers of biological invasions in South Africa.-
Chapter 29: Biological invasions as a component of South Africas global
change research effort.
Chapter 30: South Africas Centre for Invasion
Biology: An experiment in invasion science for society.- PART 7: THE WAY
FORWARD.
Chapter 31:Potential futures of biological invasions in South
Africa.
Brian W. van Wilgen is Emeritus Professor at the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His interests include applied ecology and the development of evidence-based approaches to conservation management in Africa and beyond. His work has focussed mainly on fire ecology and biological invasions, and he has published over 250 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters.
John Measey is Chief Researcher at the NRF-DST Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, based in the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He is author/co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed journal papers and chapters in edited books. His research focuses on animal invasions, especially those of reptiles and amphibians.
David M. Richardson is Director of the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology and a Distinguished Professor of Ecology at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. His research focuses mainly on plant invasions, especially trees and shrubs. He is author/co-author of over 430 peer-reviewed journal papers and chapters in edited books. He has edited/co-edited six books, including Fifty years of invasion ecology (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011) and is co-author of Invasion Dynamics (Oxford University Press; 2017).
John R. Wilson is the science lead for the South African National Biodiversity Institute's Biological Invasions Directorate. He is author/co-author of over 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals with a particular focus on invasion science, and was the lead author of a recent book on detecting and responding to alien plant incursions (Cambridge University Press; 2017). He is a member of the IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group, and works across science, management, and policy (e.g. as a lead editor of South Africa's National Status Report on Biological Invasions, and current chair of the South African Alien Species Risk Analysis Review Panel).
Tsungai Zengeya is a senior researcher in the Biological Invasions Directorate at the South African National Biodiversity Institute and leads up the team producing the South African National Status Report on Biological Invasions. His research interests are in aquatic ecology, with a focus on understanding the impacts of, and managing and preventing biological invasions. His is also a core team member of the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology at University of Pretoria, South Africa.
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