Throughout theHandbook a variety of terms have been used to describe the origin and status of alien species, their residency, the invasibility of ecosystems and the pathways of introduction. We have attempted to use these terms consistently in theHandbook and provide a glossary of definitions. The meaning of these technical terms is based on previously published terminology and reflects how particular categories were understood during the production of theHandbook. It should be made clear that we do not propose a new set of definitions; rather we hope to achieve a broad consensus among different subdisciplines of invasion biologists. Further details of terminology, including additional terms, can be found in the reference list at the end of the glossary.

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Authors and Affiliations

1. Department of Invasion Ecology, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Pruhonice, CZ-252 43, Czech Republic

   Petr Pyšek

2. National Centre for Advanced Bio-Protection Technologies, Lincoln University, P.O. Box 84, Canterbury, New Zealand

   Philip E Hulme

3. Community Ecology, Zoological Institute, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 6, Bern, CH 3012, Switzerland

   Wolfgang Nentwig

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