part Section I: Invasion Ecology -- chapter 1 Invasive Plants: A Threat to the Integrity and Sustainability of Forest Ecosystems -- chapter 2 Mechanisms of Plant Invasion: A Review -- chapter 3 Relationship of Invasive Groundcover Plant Presence to Evidence of Disturbance in the Forests of the Upper Midwest of the United States -- chapter 4 Invasion Pattern of Exotic Plants in Forest Ecosystems -- chapter 5 Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Exotic Tree Invasions: Lessons from a Shade-Tolerant Invader, Acer platanoides -- chapter 6 Invasive Species and the Resiliency of a Riparian Environment -- chapter 7 Biogeography of Invasive Plant Species in Urban Park Forests -- part Section II: Ecological Impacts -- chapter 8 Alien Invasive Plant Species and Their Effects on Hill Forest Ecosystems of Bangladesh -- chapter 9 Ecological Status of Some Invasive Plants of Shiwalik Himalayas in Northwestern India -- chapter 10 Invasive Species and Their Impacts on Endemic Ecosystems in China* -- chapter 11 Invasive Plants in Australian Forests, with an Emphasis on Subtropics and Tropics -- chapter 12 Risk Analysis for Alien Plants in European Forests, Illustrated by the Example of Prunus serotina -- chapter 13 Monitoring and Assessment of Regional Impacts from Nonnative Invasive Plants in Forests of the Pacific Coast, United States -- chapter 14 Imperata cylindrica, an Exotic Invasive Grass, Changes Soil Chemical Properties of Forest Ecosystems in the Southeastern United States -- part Section III: Management of Invasive Plants -- chapter 15 Adaptive Collaborative Restoration: A Key Concept in Invasive Plant Management -- chapter 16 Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica)-A Comprehensive Review of an Invasive Grass -- chapter 17 Exotic Plant Species Invasion and Control in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States -- chapter 18 Invasive Weeds of Colorado Forests and Rangeland -- chapter 19 Ecology and Management of Tropical Africa's Forest Invaders -- part Section IV: Socioeconomic and Policy Aspects -- chapter 20 Invasive Plants in Namibian Subtropical and Riparian Woodlands -- chapter 21 The Economics, Law, and Policy of Invasive Species Management in the United States: Responding to a Growing Crisis.