Invasive Aquatic Species of Europe. Distribution, Impacts and Management

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Alien Species in European Waters....Pages 1-6
Bioinvasion Ecology: Assessing Invasion Impact and Scale....Pages 7-19
Protists — A Dominant Component of the Ballast-Transported Biota....Pages 20-26
Introduced Marine Algae and Vascular Plants in European Aquatic Environments....Pages 27-52
 Coscinodiscus Wailesii — a Nuisance Diatom in European Waters....Pages 53-55
The Comb Jelly Mnemiopsis Leidyi in the Black Sea....Pages 56-61
The Predatory Water Flea Cercopagis Pengoi in the Baltic Sea: Invasion History, Distribution and Implications to Ecosystem Dynamics....Pages 62-65
History and Success of an Invasion into the Baltic Sea: The Polychaete Marenzelleria cf. Viridis , Development and Strategies....Pages 66-75
Alien Crayfish in Europe: Negative and Positive Impacts and Interactions with Native Crayfish....Pages 76-95
Invasion History, Biology and Impacts of the Baikalian Amphipod Gmelinoides Fasciatus ....Pages 96-103
Ponto-Caspian Amphipods and Mysids in the Inland Waters of Lithuania: History of Introduction, Current Distribution and Relations with Native Malacostracans....Pages 104-115
 Teredo Navalis — the Cryptogenic Shipworm....Pages 116-119
Introduction and Acclimatisation of the Pacific Carpet Clam, Tapes Philippinarum , To Italian Waters....Pages 120-126
 Dreissena (D.) Polymorpha : Evolutionary Origin and Biological Peculiarities as Prerequisites of Invasion Success....Pages 127-134
Zebra Mussel: Impacts and Spread....Pages 135-146
Red King Crab ( Paralithodes Camtshaticus ) and Pink Salmon ( Oncorhynchus Gorbuscha ) in the Barents Sea....Pages 147-152
Alien Freshwater Fishes of Europe....Pages 153-161
Introduced Semiaquatic Birds and Mammals in Europe....Pages 162-172
Genetics on Invasive Species....Pages 173-182
Vectors — How Exotics Get Around....Pages 183-192
Oyster Imports as a Vector for the Introduction of Alien Species into Northern and Western European Coastal Waters....Pages 193-205
Exotics for Stocking and Aquaculture, Making Correct Decisions....Pages 206-216
Life in Ballast Tanks....Pages 217-231
Ballast Tank Sediments....Pages 232-234
Biological Invasions in The White Sea....Pages 235-239
Introduced Marine Organisms in Norwegian Waters, Including Svalbard....Pages 240-252
The Baltic Sea — A Field Laboratory for Invasion Biology....Pages 253-259
Introduced Marine Species of the North Sea Coasts....Pages 260-266
Exotics of Coastal and Inland Waters of Ireland and Britain....Pages 267-275
Open Atlantic Coast of Europe — A Century of Introduced Species into French Waters....Pages 276-290
Review of Non-Native Marine Plants in the Mediterranean Sea....Pages 291-310
Current Status of Aquatic Introductions in Italy....Pages 311-324
A Sea Change — Exotics in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea....Pages 325-336
The Marmara Sea, a Link between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea....Pages 337-340
The Black Sea — A Recipient, Donor and Transit Area for Alien Species....Pages 341-350
Invaders in the Caspian Sea....Pages 351-359
Invasions by Alien Species in Inland Freshwater Bodies in Western Europe: The Rhine Delta....Pages 360-372
Biological Invasions into German Waters: An Evaluation of the Importance of Different Human-Mediated Vectors for Nonindigenous Macrozoobenthic Species....Pages 373-383
Invasive Ponto-Caspian Species in Waters of the Vistula and Oder Basins and the Southern Baltic Sea....Pages 384-398
The Caspian-Volga-Baltic Invasion Corridor....Pages 399-411
Ecological Impact of Ponto-Caspian Invaders in the Baltic Sea, European Inland Waters and the Great Lakes: An Inter-Ecosystem Comparison....Pages 412-425
Fast Turnover in Dominance of Exotic Species in the Rhine River Determines Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function: An Affair Between Amphipods and Mussels....Pages 426-432
Impacts of Zebra Mussels on Aquatic Communities and their Role as Ecosystem Engineers....Pages 433-446
Hazard Analysis of Aquatic Species Invasions....Pages 447-455
Risk Assessment of Marine Biological Invasions....Pages 456-466
Risk Based Methodology to Assess Invasive Aquatic Species in Ballast Water....Pages 467-476
Nature Conservation Implications of Marine Biological Invasions....Pages 477-483
Preventive Treatment and Control Techniques for Ballast Water....Pages 484-507
The Biological Efficacy of Open Ocean Exchange — Implications for Ballast Water Management....Pages 508-510
Filtration as a Ballast Water Treatment Measure....Pages 511-519
Databases on Aquatic Alien Species: North and Mediterranean Seas and Non-European Initiatives....Pages 520-524
Internet Database on Alien Species in the Baltic Sea....Pages 525-528
Toward Understanding Patterns of Coastal Marine Invasions: A Prospectus....Pages 529-547
Back Matter....Pages 548-583