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Doc. Petri Nummi (University of Helsinki, Finland)
An introduction to alien problematics
Prof. Heinz Müller-Schärer (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
Evolution of life cycle in invasive plants and implications for biological control
Prof. Jouko Sarvala (University of Turku, Finland)
Invasive plant species as modifiers of aquatic ecosystems
Prof. Timo Muotka (University of Oulu, Finland)
Interactions between native and alien salmonids
Prof. Chris Dickman (University of Sydney, Australia)
Alien herbivores: complex effects on biodiversity and ecosystem function
Prof. Franck Courchamp (University of Paris-Sud, France)
Alien predators: direct and indirect effects
Prof. Pekka Niemelä (University of Joensuu, Finland)
Why are the European insect biota so succesful invaders?
Prof. Heikki Setälä (University of Helsinki, Finland)
The effects of alien species in soils
Prof. Erkki Leppäkoski (Åbo Akademi University, Finland)
Shipping - the most important vector of aquatic alien species
Prof. Jarkko Hantula (Forest Research Institute, Finland)
Alien tree species and microfungal diversity
Prof. Jeffrey S. Dukes (University of Massachusetts, USA)
The effect of climate change on the succes of alien species
Asko Hannukkala, Senior Research Scientist (Agrifood Research Finland)
Epidemiology of alien pests in Finnish agriculture - recent case studies
Prof. Everett Hansen (Oregon State University)
Alien forest pathogens, Phytophthora ramorum as a case study
Dr. Peter B. Banks (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Variable impacts of alien mink predation on birds, mammals and amphibians of the Finnish Archipelago: a long-term experimental study
Prof. Ing-Marie Gren (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden)
An economic approach to alien species management
Dr. Piero Genovesi (IUCN SCC Invasive Species Specialist Group, Italy)
Strategies for halting biological invasions