Summary Publication of The Genetics of Colonizing Species in 1965 launched the field of
invasion genetics and highlighted the value of biological invasions as natural ecological and …

Genetic admixture of divergent intraspecific lineages is increasingly suspected to have an
important role in the success of colonising populations. However, admixture is not a …

Human-mediated transport beyond biogeographic barriers has led to the introduction and
establishment of alien species in new regions worldwide. However, we lack a global picture …

The 2011 East Japan earthquake generated a massive tsunami that launched an
extraordinary transoceanic biological rafting event with no known historical precedent. We …

Invasive species are a major element of global change and are contributing to biodiversity
loss, ecosystem degradation, and impairment of ecosystem services worldwide. Research is …

Our ability to predict the spread of alien species is largely based on knowledge of previous
invasion dynamics of individual species. However, in view of the large and growing number …

Aim Invasive alien species (IAS) pose a significant threat to biodiversity. The Convention on
Biological Diversity's 2010 Biodiversity Target, and the associated indicator for IAS, has …

Unintentional species invasions are instigated by human-mediated dispersal of individuals
beyond their native range. Although most introductions fail at the first hurdle, a select subset …

The process by which a species becomes a biological invader, at a location where it does
not naturally occur, can be divided into a series of sequential stages (transport, introduction …

This chapter provides a list of definitions of selected concepts and terms used in invasion
ecology. Many of these have been used in different ways by different authors. The uncritical …