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Socio-Economic Impact and Assessment of Biological Invasions 335
Water
regulation
Water
purification
Choking waterways Hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) Pimentel et al. (2005)
Reduction of water quality Acacia (Acacia longifolia); black wattle
(Acacia mearnsii)
Galatowitsch and Richardson
(2005)
Increase in water filtration Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Minchin et al. (2002)
Waste Colonization of industrial waste dumps Bacterivorous nematodes (Acrobeloides Hánel (2004)
regulation
nanus; Panagrolaimus rigidus)
Biological Displacement of native and endemic species Brown trout (Salmo trutta) Quist and Hubert (2004)
control
Pollination Reduction in the reproductive success of flora Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) Blancafort and Gomez (2005)
Shrub (Lonicera maackii) Webster et al. (2005)
Seedling
survival
Disease
regulation
Natural hazard
protection
Erosion
regulation
Depression of the diversity and abundance
of seedlings
Infection of native fauna Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis)
Beard and O’Neill (2005)
Production of toxic substances Green alga (Caulerpa racemosa) Cavas and Yurdakoc (2005)
Vectors of human and livestock diseases (e.g. dengue)
Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) Takahashi et al. (2005)
Disruption in flood control mechanisms Salt cedar (Tamarix sp.)
Lesica and Miles (2004)
Increase predisposition to fires
Cheat grass (Bromus tectorum)
Vitousek et al. (1996)
Intensification of soil erosion Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) Pimentel et al. (2005)
Recreational Reduction of recreational use of rivers
and lakes
Emerging sport fisheries
Aesthetics Changes in the character of rural and urban
landscapes
Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii)
Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
Horse chestnut leaf-miner (Cameraria
ohridella)
De Wit et al. (2001)
Quist and Hubert (2004)
Dehnen-Schmutz et al. (2004)
Gilbert et al. (2003)
Use as ornamental flora Salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima) Knowler and Barbier (2005)
Residential weeds Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Pimentel et al. (2005)
Education Threat to the value of protected areas Salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima) Lesica and Miles (2004)
Cultural
diversity
Loss of subsistence fisheries which shaped
local cultures
Brown trout (Salmo trutta) Quist and Hubert (2004)
Cultural services
Regulating services