Table of Contents
Preface 7
Contributors 8
Part I Background and Ecology
1 The World Parrot Trade Laura Cardador Pedro Abellán José D. Anadón Martina Carrete José L. Tella 13
2 The Distribution of Naturalized Parrot Populations Kay Royle Wayne B. Donner 22
3 Parrots and People: Human Dimensions of Naturalized Parrots Sarah L. Crowley 41
4 Genetics of Invasive Parrot Populations Michael A. Russello Grace Smith-Vidaurre Timothy F. Wright 54
5 Naturalized Parrots: Conservation and Research Opportunities Simon Kiacz Donald J. Brightsmith 71
6 The Ecological Impacts of Introduced Parrots Emiliano Mori Mattia Menchetti 87
7 Decision-Making Models and Management of the Monk Parakeet Juan Carlos Senar Michael Conroy Tomás Montalvo 102
8 Management of Human-Parrot Conflicts: The South American Experience Enrique H. Bucher 123
9 Are Naturalized Parrots Priority Invasive Species? Donald J. Brightsmith Simon Kiacz 133
Part II Case Studies
10 Global Invasion Success of the Rose-ringed Parakeet Hazel A. Jackson 159
11 Monk Parakeets as a Globally Naturalized Species Carlos E. Calzada Preston Stephen Pruett-Jones Jessica R. Eberhard 173
12 Introduced and Naturalized Parrots in the Contiguous United States Jennifer J. Uehling Jason Tallant Stephen Pruett-Jones 193
13 Status of Naturalized Parrots in the Hawaiian Islands Eric A. VanderWerf Nicholas P. Kalodimos 211
14 Introduced and Naturalized Parrots in Europe Michael P. Braun 227
15 The Fate of Multistage Parrot Invasions in Spain and Portugal Martina Carrete Pedro Abellán Laura Cardador José D. Anadón José L. Tella 240
16 Naturalized Parrots in the United Kingdom Christopher J. Butler 249
17 Introduced and Naturalized Parrots of South Africa: Colonization and the Wildlife Trade Craig T. Symes Ielyzaveta M. Ivanova Caroline G. Howes Rowan O. Martin 260
18 Australia's Urban Cavity Nesters and Introduced Parrots: Patterns, Processes, and Impacts Andrew M. Rogers Salit Kark 277
19 The Future for Naturalized Parrots Stephen Pruett-Jones 293
Index 299