We examine the distribution of American mink Mustela vison in 28 European countries, and
we review the impacts of this invasive species and the efforts made so far in controlling it …

Seven North American beavers Castor canadensis (Cc) were introduced into Finland in
1937 to supplement an ongoing reintroduction of the nearly extinct Eurasian beaver C. fiber …

The American mink, Neovison vison, is an established, alien invasive species in the United
Kingdom that originally colonized the country at a time when two native mustelids (otters …

The American mink has spread widely beyond its native North America due to the activities
of fur traders. The mink is an extremely adaptable, generalist predator. Over two continents …

To be effective, management programmes geared towards halting or reversing the spread of
invasive species must focus on defined and defensible areas. This requires knowledge of …

Competition is considered to be a major evolutionary driving force within assemblages of
related and morphologically similar species, but it is notoriously difficult to test and quantify …

The spatial organization of a species on a landscape is influenced, at least in part, by the
presence of sympatric competitors. Interspecific relationships can thus have direct effects on …

Invasive non-native species are a major threat to global biodiversity. Often introduced
accidentally through international travel or trade, they invade and colonize new habitats …

Understanding processes allowing the co-existence of ecologically similar species is
important but difficult to study in community ecology. Introductions of alien species are …

As part of a conservation initiative, captive-bred individuals of the endangered European
mink Mustela lutreola were released to a Baltic island 'sanctuary', Hiiumaa Island (Estonia) …