Ecology of forest insect invasions

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 19; no. 11; pp. 3141 - 3159
• Main Authors: Brockerhoff, E. G., Liebhold, A. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.11.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological control; biological control agents; Biological invasions; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Borers; Damage; Detritivores; Developmental Biology; Ecological effects; Ecological function; ecological invasion; Ecology; ecosystems; environmental factors; Feeders; Foliage; Forest communities; forest insects; Forest Invasion; Forests; Formicidae; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Herbivores; hosts; Imports; Insects; International trade; Invasive insects; Invasive species; life history; Life Sciences; Natural enemies; Packaging materials; Parasitoids; phytophagous insects; Plant Sciences; Predators; wasps; Wood; Invasibility; Impacts; Spread; Invasiveness; Invasion pathways; Establishment; Biotic resistance; Transport; Biogeographic patterns

Forests in virtually all regions of the world are being affected by invasions of non-native insects. We conducted an in-depth review of the traits of successful invasive forest insects and the ecological processes involved in insect invasions across the universal invasion phases (transport and arriv...