Description
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Peer-reviewed volume on terrestrial vertebrate species
- Provides an overview of terrestrial vertebrate invasive species challenges across the United States
- Species-specific chapters cover the taxonomy, distribution, life history, behavior, population dynamics, damages, management successes and failures, and future challenges associated with each species
- Details information on the introduction, scope of issues, management strategies, and future challenges for many of the most damaging terrestrial invasive species
- Presents the legal, economic, and social framework for management strategies unique to the United States
- Promotes past successes and examines concrete future management and research options
- Serves as a valuable resource to students, natural resource managers, and policy makers
Table of Contents
Introduction. Biosecurity and Risk Management. Economics of Invasive Species Damage and Damage Management. Policy and Regulation. Ecological Issues. Feeding a Hungry World: Threats to Agriculture by Invasive Vertebrate Species in the United States. Brown Tree Snakes: Methods and Approaches for Control. Burmese Pythons. Frogs (Coqui Frogs, Greenhouse Frogs, Cuban Tree Frogs, and Cane Toads). Ecology, Impacts, and Management of Invasive Rodents in the United States. Wild Pigs. Ecology of the Small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) in North America. Feral Cats. Feral Goats and Sheep. European Starlings. Monk and Rose-Ringed Parakeets. Introduction History, Impacts, and Management of House Sparrows in North America. Conclusions, Challenges, and Research Needs.
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