Naslov
Non-Native Invasive Species as Ecosystem Service Providers

Autori
Sladonja, Barbara ; Poljuha, Danijela ; Uzelac, Mirela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, pregledni

Knjiga
Ecosystem Services and Global Ecology

Urednik/ci
Hufnagel, Levente

Izdavač
IntechOpen

Grad
London : Delhi

Godina
2018

Raspon stranica
39-59

ISBN
978-1-78923-739-9

Ključne riječi
Ecosystem service providers ; new services ; non-native invasive species

Sažetak
Non-native or alien species present a range of threats to native ecosystems and human well-being. Many such species have selective advantages over native species, such as faster growth and reproduction rates, higher ecological tolerance, or more effective dispersal mechanisms. However, these species are often inadvertently demonised without sufficient awareness of the ecological principles—disturbance, niche and competition— that contribute to species dominance in an ecosystem. Non-native species can provide services useful to humans, particularly in facilitating many contemporary needs of modern civilisation. In the present paper, the available records on the influence of non-native invasive species and the relationship between services lost and new services acquired due to their presence will be discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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