Non‐native plants have invaded nearly all ecosystems and represent a major component of
global ecological change. Plant invasions frequently change the composition and structure …

Coastal wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. They generate
critical services for humans including shoreline protection, carbon storage, pollution …

Ecosystem recovery from anthropogenic disturbances, either without human intervention or
assisted by ecological restoration, is increasingly occurring worldwide. As ecosystems …

Invasive plants are, simply by occupying a large amount of space in invaded habitats,
expected to impose a significant impact on the native vegetation and their associated food …

Whether plant invasion increases ecosystem carbon (C) stocks is controversial largely due
to the lack of knowledge about differences in ecophysiological properties between invasive …

Studies on invasive plant management are often short in duration and limited in the methods
tested, and lack an adequate description of plant communities that replace the invader …

Coastal saltmarshes are found globally, yet are 25%–50% reduced compared with their
historical cover. Restoration is incentivised by the promise that marshes are efficient storers …

Biological invasions are a global threat to biodiversity. Since the spread of invasive alien
plants may have many impacts, an integrated approach, assessing effects across various …

Many wetlands harbour highly diverse biological communities and provide extensive
ecosystem services; however, these important ecological features are being altered …

This second edition of this important and authoritative survey provides students and
researchers with up-to-date and accessible information about the ecology of freshwater and …