Biological Invasions in Marine Ecosystems Ecological, Management, an

Biological invasions are considered to be one of the greatest threats to the integrity of most ecosystems on earth. This volume explores the current state of marine bioinvasions, which have been growing at an exponential rate over recent decades. Focusing

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Gil Rilov • Jeffrey A. Crooks Editors

Biological Invasions in Marine Ecosystems Ecological, Management, and Geographic Perspectives

Editors Dr. Gil Rilov Department of Zoology Cordley 3029 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-2914, USA

ISBN: 978-3-540-79235-2

Dr. Jeffrey A. Crooks Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association 301 Caspian Way Imperial Beach CA 91932, USA

e-ISBN: 978-3-540-79236-9

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