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Biological Invasions in South Africa’s Offshore Sub-Antarctic
Territories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Michelle Greve, Charles Eric Otto von der Meden,
and Charlene Janion-Scheepers
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Coastal Invasions: The South African Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tamara B. Robinson, Koebraa Peters, and Ben Brooker
10 Pathogens of Vertebrate Animals as Invasive Species: Insights
from South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Lesley van Helden, Paul D. van Helden, and Christina Meiring
11 Biological Invasions in South Africa’s Urban Ecosystems: Patterns,
Processes, Impacts, and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Luke J. Potgieter, Errol Douwes, Mirijam Gaertner, John Measey,
Trudy Paap, and David M. Richardson
Part III Drivers of Invasion
12 South Africa’s Pathways of Introduction and Dispersal and How
They Have Changed Over Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Katelyn T. Faulkner, Amy Burness, Marcus J. Byrne,
Sabrina Kumschick, Koebraa Peters, Mark P. Robertson,
Davina L. Saccaggi, Olaf L. F. Weyl, and Vivienne L. Williams
13 The Role of Environmental Factors in Promoting and Limiting
Biological Invasions in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
John R. Wilson, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Sjirk Geerts,
M. Timm Hoffman, Sandra MacFadyen, John Measey,
Anthony Mills, David M. Richardson, Mark P. Robertson,
and Brian W. van Wilgen
14 Biotic Interactions as Mediators of Biological Invasions: Insights
from South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Johannes J. Le Roux, Susana Clusella-Trullas,
Thabiso M. Mokotjomela, Mario Mairal, David M. Richardson,
Lisa Skein, John R. Wilson, Olaf L. F. Weyl, and Sjirk Geerts
Part IV Impacts of Invasion
15 Impacts of Plant Invasions on Terrestrial Water Flows
in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
David C. Le Maitre, James N. Blignaut, Alistair Clulow,
Sebinasi Dzikiti, Colin S. Everson, André H. M. Görgens,
and Mark B. Gush
16 The Impact of Invasive Alien Plants on Rangelands
in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
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Contents
Biological Invasions in South Africa’s Offshore Sub-Antarctic
Territories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Michelle Greve, Charles Eric Otto von der Meden,
and Charlene Janion-Scheepers
9
Coastal Invasions: The South African Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tamara B. Robinson, Koebraa Peters, and Ben Brooker
10 Pathogens of Vertebrate Animals as Invasive Species: Insights
from South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Lesley van Helden, Paul D. van Helden, and Christina Meiring
11 Biological Invasions in South Africa’s Urban Ecosystems: Patterns,
Processes, Impacts, and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Luke J. Potgieter, Errol Douwes, Mirijam Gaertner, John Measey,
Trudy Paap, and David M. Richardson
Part III Drivers of Invasion
12 South Africa’s Pathways of Introduction and Dispersal and How
They Have Changed Over Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Katelyn T. Faulkner, Amy Burness, Marcus J. Byrne,
Sabrina Kumschick, Koebraa Peters, Mark P. Robertson,
Davina L. Saccaggi, Olaf L. F. Weyl, and Vivienne L. Williams
13 The Role of Environmental Factors in Promoting and Limiting
Biological Invasions in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
John R. Wilson, Llewellyn C. Foxcroft, Sjirk Geerts,
M. Timm Hoffman, Sandra MacFadyen, John Measey,
Anthony Mills, David M. Richardson, Mark P. Robertson,
and Brian W. van Wilgen
14 Biotic Interactions as Mediators of Biological Invasions: Insights
from South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Johannes J. Le Roux, Susana Clusella-Trullas,
Thabiso M. Mokotjomela, Mario Mairal, David M. Richardson,
Lisa Skein, John R. Wilson, Olaf L. F. Weyl, and Sjirk Geerts
Part IV Impacts of Invasion
15 Impacts of Plant Invasions on Terrestrial Water Flows
in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
David C. Le Maitre, James N. Blignaut, Alistair Clulow,
Sebinasi Dzikiti, Colin S. Everson, André H. M. Görgens,
and Mark B. Gush
16 The Impact of Invasive Alien Plants on Rangelands
in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
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Contents