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I. Introduction; II. Geography and time course of invasions; 1. Which areas have incurred the most biological invasions,; and where have most invasions originated?; 2. When have invasions occurred and by what means? How have rates of invasions changed?; 3. The particular vulnerability of island ecosystems.; 4. Distribution of introduced species among habitats.; 5. Introduced species and global climate change; III. Impacts of introduced species; ; 1. Many have little or no impact; 2. Direct effects; 3. Indirect effects; 4. Invasional meltdown; 5. Time lags; 6. Economic impacts; IV. Evolution of introduced species and of natives in response to them; 1. Morphological evolution; 2. Behavioral evolution; 3. Life cycle evolution; 4. Physiological evolution; 5. New species/modified native species generated by hybridization; V. Management of introduced species; 1. International agreements and national regulatory frameworks; 2. Border security; 3. Eradication; 4. Maintenance management; VI. Controversial matters regarding invasions; ; 1. Useful introduced species; 2. Introduced species and biodiversity; 3. Invasive natives; 4. How do we know a species is introduced?; 5. Xenophobia; 6. Animal rights vs. species rights; 7. Restoration vs. novel ecosystems; VII. Prospect - the Homogocene?; VIII. Suggested reading and websites

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