Alien Reptiles and Amphibians: a Scientific Compendium and Analysis - Invading Nature - Springer Series in Invasion Ecology 2009 edition

Species extinctions, food-web disruptions, community alte- tions, ecosystem conversion, changes in nutrient cycling, fisheries collapse, watershed degradation, agricultural loss, building damage, and disease epidemics are among the destructive - and frequently unpredictable - ecological and economic effects that invasive alien species can inflict.