Biological Invasions in the South American Anthropocene

Preface.- Part 1. Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 1. Introduction to the Phenomenon of Biological Invasions.- Chapter 2. Biological Invasions in the Anthropocene.- chapter 3. Transport and Introduction.- Chapter 4. Naturalisation.- Chapter 5. Range Expansion.- Chapter 6. Impacts on Health, Economy and Diversity.- Chapter 7. Ecological Impacts.- Part 2. Case Studies.- Chapter 8. European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Chile: The Human Dimension Behind a Biological Invasion.- Chapter 9. Invasive European Wild Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Argentina: State of the Art and Prospects for Research.- Chapter 10. Wild Boar Invasion in Argentina and Chile: Ecology, Impacts and Distribution.- Chapter 11. Reconceiving the Biological Invasion of North American Beavers (Castor Canadensis) in Southern Patagonia as a Socio-ecological Problem: implications and opportunities for research and management.- Chapter 12. Invasion by a Carnivore: the case of american mink (neovison vison) in southamerica.- Chapter 13. Homogenization of the Freshwater Fish Fauna in Chile: analysing the ichthyogeographic provinces. References.

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• Ecologia aplicada
• Botânica e ciências das plantas
• Ciência ecológica, a biosfera
• Zoologia e ciências animais
• Taxonomia e sistemática

Ecology of exotic species in South America;Global ecological change;Anthropogenic disturbances;South American invasive biology;South American ecology;Systematic Botany