Biological invasions are recognized as a major threat to biodiversity and their impacts in freshwater environments represent a growing concern. Policy and legislation, citizen awareness and management approaches to deal with introduced aquatic species (IAS) in different countries in the Europe...

Invasive exotic species cause adverse changes in vegetal communities where they are established, leading the invaded areas to a lower ecological condition, with the loss of the biodiversity at the species and several ecological processes level. Based upon this finding, this research aimed to...

Protected areas and even natural parks were created in order to protect the biodiversity and to reduce at minimum the impact of human activities on flora and fauna ecosystems. For these reasons it is necessary to preserve ecological balances and sustainability, the existence of a network of...

This manual contains detailed biological descriptions of the major characteristics of some weed species found in Trinidad, including Axonopus compressus, Brachiaria mutica [Urochloa mutica], Commelina diffusa, Cyperus rotundus, Echinochloa colonum [E. colona], Eleusine indica, Parthenium...

The ecological and economic impact of invasive species is perceived at all levels, locally, regionally and globally. The ecological invasion is considered the second serious threat to natural habitats by their fragmentation and loss. Plant invasion is a difficult phenomenon to control if the...

This paper aims to highlight the direct and indirect allelopathic influences showed by species Ailanthus altissima, through morphological and biological investigations. An important factor in the success of Ailanthus species invasion is the release of allelopathic compounds that influence...

Among the Mediterranean countries, Turkey has the richest freshwater fish fauna. Turkey is located in the intersection of different zoogeographic regions and Anatolia is highly rich in terms of biodiversity. Freshwater fish fauna of Turkey consists of more than 350 species and about one-third of...

This proceedings contains papers focusing on the current situation of invasive alien species (IAS; including insect pests, weeds and aquatic organisms) in natural and agricultural areas in the region. These papers discusses the different aspects of IAS, presenting the latest situation that has been ...

The invasive species is of global importance. It is recognized as one of the leading threats to biodiversity and imposes tremendous costs on agriculture, fisheries, wetlands, forestry, natural areas, and other human enterprises, including human health. The nature and distribution of invasive ...

This proceedings contains papers discussing new research results and innovative methods in the area of weed science. Topics covered include: (i) weed biology, ecology, monitoring, population dynamics, and biodiversity/ecological functions; (ii) modelling and molecular methods in weed science; (iii) ...