Species invasions
There's a lot to cover here, and there's at least one topic about which we may want to have an extended discussion -- the claim put forth in Schlaepfer et al. that we ought to take advantage of non-native species for conservation purposes. There's a good chance we won't finish everything we want to say about invasives on Monday, but a lot of this fits into the broader topic of ecological restoration anyway, so I don't think we'll fall too far behind.
Online notes
Associated readings
Jäger, H., I. Kowarik, et al. 2009. Destruction without extinction: long-term impacts of an invasive tree species on Galápagos highland vegetation. Journal of Ecology 97:1252-1263. link
Norton, D. A. 2009. Species Invasions and the Limits to Restoration: Learning from the New Zealand Experience. Science 325:569-571. link
Schlaepfer, M. A., D. F. Sax, et al. 2011. The Potential Conservation Value of Non-Native Species. Conservation Biology 25:428-437. link
Vilà, M., J. L. Espinar, et al. 2011. Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems. Ecology Letters 14:702-708. link