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Table 19.1 Impacts of biological invasions on ecosystem services<br />

Ecosystem service Impact description/effect Associated species (examples) Reference<br />

Soil<br />

formation<br />

Changes in biochemical<br />

Grand fir (Abies grandis) Griffiths et al. (2005)<br />

characteristics of soils<br />

Increase in soil aggregation Barb goatgrass (Aegilops triuncialis) Batten et al. (2005)<br />

Nutrient Reduction of food and oxygen availability Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Minchin et al. (2002)<br />

cycling Alteration of soil nitrogen levels Grand fir (Abies grandis) Griffiths et al. (2005)<br />

Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) De Wit et al. (2001)<br />

Primary<br />

production<br />

Alteration of biomass production of native European purple loosestrife (Lythrum Pimentel et al. (2005)<br />

plants<br />

salicaria); black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)<br />

Reduction in aquatic vegetation Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) Pimentel et al. (2005)<br />

Competition for grazing primary production Horse (Equus caballus) Beever and Brussard (2004)<br />

Supporting services<br />

Habitat<br />

stability<br />

Changes in vegetation cover affecting<br />

community assemblages<br />

Green alga (Caulerpa taxifolia and<br />

C. racemosa)<br />

Cavas and Yurdakoc (2005)<br />

Common reed (Phragmites australis) Maheu-Giroux and Blois<br />

(2005)<br />

Food Loss in commercial production and harvest<br />

(agriculture, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture)<br />

Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia)<br />

Skeleton weed (Chondrilla juncea)<br />

Rice field rat (Rattus argentiventer)<br />

Comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi)<br />

Brewer et al. (2005)<br />

Cullen and Whitten (1995)<br />

Stenseth et al. (2003)<br />

Knowler (2005)<br />

Fuel,wood Loss of forest products Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) Sharov and Liebhold (1998)<br />

Fresh water Losses in water catchments Acacia (Acacia longifolia); black wattle<br />

(Acacia mearnsii)<br />

Genetic<br />

resources<br />

Threat to the viability of endangered<br />

Indo-Pacific soft coral (Stereonephthya<br />

species<br />

aff. curvata)<br />

Genetic hybridization Baculoviruses (Autographa californica<br />

nucleopolyhedrovirus, AcNPV)<br />

Galatowitsch and Richardson<br />

(2005)<br />

Lages et al. (2006)<br />

Provisioning services<br />

Hails et al. (2002)

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