Detecting and Responding to Alien Plant Incursions

1. Introduction; Box 1.1 Incursion response in New Zealand Philip E. Hulme; 2. Prediction (pre- and post-border); Box 2.1 Plant traits associated with impact on native plant species richness Montserrat Vila, Rudolf P. Rohr, Jose L. Espinar, Philip E. Hulme, Jan Pergl, Johannes J. Le Roux, Urs Schaffner and Petr Pysek; Box 2.2 Lag phases: theory, data, and practical implications Petr Pysek; Box 2.3 Species distribution models Jane Elith; 3. Detection and delimitation; Box 3.1 Risk mapping to underpin post-border weed management activities Rieks D. van Klinken and Justine V. Murray; Box 3.2 Estimating detectability using search experiments Cindy E. Hauser and Joslin L. Moore; 4. Evaluation of management options; Box 4.1 Is it feasible to eradicate or contain plant incursions in the Galapagos Islands? Mark R. Gardener; 5. Evaluation of management performance; Box 5.1 Allocating resources Oscar Cacho; 6. Legislation and agreements; Box 6.1 Legislation in Antarctica Dana M. Bergstrom and Justine D. Shaw; Box 6.2 Regulating the use of potential invaders for bioenergy Lauren D. Quinn; Box 6.3 Managing invasive ornamental trees Curtis C. Daehler; 7. Strategies and actions; Box 7.1 National strategies for dealing with biological invasions, South Africa as an example Brian W. van Wilgen; Box 7.2 Costing invasions in the UK Richard H. Shaw; 8. Implementation; Box 8.1 What is a Cooperative Weed Management Area? Al Tasker; Box 8.2 The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization: co-ordinating the response to invasive plants across borders Sarah Brunel; Box 8.3 Invasive species Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR): a land conservation challenge for the twenty-first century Randy Westbrooks and Steven Manning; Box 8.4 Raising awareness about invasive plants in Portugal Elizabete Marchante and Helia Marchante; 9. Conclusions and future directions.