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Genetic and epigenetic regulation of phenotypic variation in invasive plants – linking research trends towards a unifie…
Phenotypic variation in the introduced range of an invasive species can be modified by genetic variation, environmental conditions and their interaction, as well as stochastic eve…
Native and introduced Argentine ant populations are characterised by distinct transcriptomic signatures associated with…
Biological invasions can be influenced by trait variation in the invader, such as behavioural traits and ecological factors, such as variation in pathogen pressure. High-throughpu…
Alien aquatic plants in Slovakia over 130 years: historical overview, current distribution and future perspectives
Alien aquatic plants rank amongst the major threats to aquatic biodiversity and, since ongoing climate change is expected to facilitate their further spread, there is an urgent ne…
The potential evolutionary impact of invasive balloon vines on native soapberry bugs in South Africa
Following their establishment in new communities, invasive species may cause evolutionary changes in resident native species. This is clearly true for phytophagous insects, which …
Scientific literature on invasive alien species in a megadiverse country: advances and challenges in Mexico
Interest in invasive species has increased around the world over the last several decades. In Mexico, studies on invasive species date as early as 1939 and the number of publicati…
Common deficiencies of actions for managing invasive alien species: a decision-support checklist
Despite the increasing number of invasive species, protocols devoted to assess the feasibility (i.e., probability of success or failure) of management actions in the field are sca…
Assessing the ecological and societal impacts of alien parrots in Europe using a transparent and inclusive evidence-map…
Globally, the number of invasive alien species (IAS) continues to increase and management and policy responses typically need to be adopted before conclusive empirical evidence on…
Invasive alien plant species in unmanaged forest reserves, Austria
Invasive alien plant species (IAS) are one of the greatest threats to global biodiversity and the sustainable functioning of ecosystems and mitigating the threat posed by them is …
The value of sentinel plants for risk assessment and surveillance to support biosecurity
Effective surveillance for early detection of invasive alien species in natural ecosystems, or on valued plants found in modified areas, could prevent potentially devastating and …
Forewarned is forearmed: harmonized approaches for early detection of potentially invasive pests and pathogens in senti…
The number of invasive alien pest and pathogen species affecting ecosystem functioning, human health and economies has increased dramatically over the last decades. Discoveries of…
Comparative feeding behaviour of native and introduced terrestrial snails tracks their ecological impacts
A developing body of theory and empirical evidence suggest that feeding behaviour as measured by the functional response (FR) can assist researchers in assessing the relative pote…
Prioritising potential incursions for contingency planning: pathways, species, and sites in Durban (eThekwini), South A…
Increased trade and travel have resulted in an increasing rate of introduction of biological organisms to new regions. Urban environments, such as cities, are hubs for human activ…
A citation-based map of concepts in invasion biology
Invasion biology has been quickly expanding in the last decades so that it is now metaphorically flooded with publications, concepts, and hypotheses. Among experts, there is no cl…
Assessment of social perception of an invasive parakeet using a novel visual survey method
The perceptions of the general public regarding invasive alien species (IAS) are important in the prevention of future invasions and the success of management programmes. Here we …
Establishing surveillance areas for tackling the invasion of Vespa velutina in outbreaks and over the border of its exp…
The yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina is an invasive alien species in many areas of the world. In Europe, it is considered a species of Union concern and national authorities ha…
Eco-physiological performance may contribute to differential success of two forms of an invasive vine, Dolichandra ungu…
Invasive plant species are hypothesized as being more efficient at resource acquisition and use, resulting in faster growth than co-occurring non-invasive plant species. Nonethele…
Light and propagule pressure affect invasion intensity of Prunus serotina in a 14-tree species forest common garden exp…
Experiments testing multiple factors that affect the rate of invasions in forests are scarce. We aimed to assess how the biomass of invasive Prunus serotina changed over eight yea…
Alien plants in Central European river ports
River ports represent a special type of urbanized area. They are considered to be an important driver of biological invasion and biotic homogenization on a global scale, but it re…
Temporal activity of rural free-ranging dogs: implications for the predator and prey species in the Brazilian Atlantic …
Domestic or free-ranging dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) can have deleterious effects on wildlife, acting as predators or competitors to native species. These impacts can be highly …
Whistling invaders: Status and distribution of Johnstone’s Whistling frog (Eleutherodactylus johnstonei Barbour, 1914),…
Despite increased attention to the problem of alien amphibian invasions, systematic assessments of the actual invasion status and potential, required to estimate possible environm…
Introducing AlienScenarios: a project to develop scenarios and models of biological invasions for the 21 st century
AlienScenarios, a three-year project starting in March 2019, will evaluate for the first time the range of plausible futures of biological invasions for the 21st century. AlienSce…
Tolerance assessment of the aquatic invasive snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum to different post-dispersive conditions: im…
The New Zealand mudsnail (NZMS) Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843) (Tateidae, Mollusca) is a successful invasive species able to alter the functioning of the invaded ecosystems…
Efficacy of Kamona strain Deladenus siricidicola nematodes for biological control of Sirex noctilio in North America an…
Sirex noctilio is an invasive woodwasp that, along with its symbiotic fungus, has killed pine trees (Pinus spp.) in North America and in numerous countries in the Southern Hemisph…
Does invasive species research use more militaristic language than other ecology and conservation biology literature?
Invasive species research has been criticised for a reliance on hyperbolic or sensationalistic language, including the use of militaristic language that dates to the popularisatio…
Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species
Standardized tools are needed to identify and prioritize the most harmful non-native species (NNS). A plethora of assessment protocols have been developed to evaluate the current …
Differential germination strategies of native and introduced populations of the invasive species Plantago virginica
Germination strategies are critically important for the survival, establishment and spread of plant species. Although many plant traits related to invasiveness have been broadly s…
Assessing the environmental impacts of invasive alien plants: a review of assessment approaches
Assessing the impacts of alien plant species is a major task in invasion science and vitally important for supporting invasion-related policies. Since 1993, a range of assessment …
Research on the social perception of invasive species: a systematic literature review
We conducted a systematic literature review of the current state of research on the social perceptions of invasive species, aiming to provide guidance towards transdisciplinary re…
Low and high input agricultural fields have different effects on pest aphid abundance via different invasive alien weed…
We conducted field surveys to detect the population density of the most important invasive weed species and their associated virus vectoring aphids in crops grown under high input…
Assessing the association between pathways of alien plant invaders and their impacts in protected areas
Protected areas face mounting pressures, including invasion by alien plant species. Scientifically sound information is required to advise invasive species management strategies, …
Sample size for inspection intended to manage risk within mixed consignments
The identification of a lot, and the size of the random sample taken for plant products, is justified by appeal to International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures No. 31, “Meth…
Identifying thresholds and ceilings in plant community recovery for optimal management of widespread weeds
A substantial body of work underlies the theory and practice of early intervention in the management of invasive alien plants, but less attention has been paid to the strategic ma…
Global environmental and socio-economic impacts of selected alien grasses as a basis for ranking threats to South Africa
Decisions to allocate management resources should be underpinned by estimates of the impacts of biological invasions that are comparable across species and locations. For the same…
Undelivered risk: A counter-factual analysis of the biosecurity risk avoided by inspecting international mail articles
International mail articles present an important potential vector for biosecurity and other regulatory risk. Border intervention is a key element in Australia’s biosecurity strate…
Environmental harshness drives spatial heterogeneity in biotic resistance
Ecological communities often exhibit greater resistance to biological invasions when these communities consist of species that are not closely related. The effective size of this …
Provenance of invaders has scale-dependent impacts in a changing wetland ecosystem
Exotic species are associated with a variety of impacts on biodiversity, but it is unclear whether impacts of exotic species differ from those of native species with similar growt…
Forecasting the global extent of invasion of the cereal pest Spodoptera frugiperda, the fall armyworm
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a crop pest native to the Americas, which has invaded and spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa within two years. Recent estimates of 20–50…
Assessing the relative potential ecological impacts and invasion risks of emerging and future invasive alien species
Invasive alien species (IAS) cause myriad negative impacts, such as ecosystem disruption, human, animal and plant health issues, economic damage and species extinctions. There are…
Patterns and traits associated with invasions by predatory marine crabs
Predatory crabs are considered amongst the most successful marine invasive groups. Nonetheless, most studies of these taxa have been descriptive in nature, biased towards specific…
Time to cut: population models reveal how to mow invasive common ragweed cost-effectively
Roadsides are an important habitat for invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., by facilitating seed dispersal. Reducing the size of roadside populations is therefore …
Impact of alien plants in Turkey assessed by the Generic Impact Scoring System
In this paper, we present the impact categorizations of 51 alien plant species in Turkey, which were determined using the Generic Impact Scoring System (GISS). The evidence on env…
Even well-studied groups of alien species might be poorly inventoried: Australian Acacia species in South Africa as a c…
Understanding the status and extent of spread of alien plants is crucial for effective management. We explore this issue using Australian Acacia species (wattles) in South Africa …
Models of alien species richness show moderate predictive accuracy and poor transferability
Robust predictions of alien species richness are useful to assess global biodiversity change. Nevertheless, the capacity to predict spatial patterns of alien species richness rema…
The relevance of using various scoring schemes revealed by an impact assessment of feral mammals
Impact scoring schemes are useful for identifying to what extent alien species cause damage. Quantifying the similarity and differences between impact scoring schemes can help det…
Patterns of occurrence of semi-aquatic reptiles in highly invaded Mediterranean rivers
The fluvial systems in the north-east of the Iberian Peninsula are highly disturbed habitats, with widespread occurrence of alien species. Previous studies have shown that alien s…
Prevention of microbial species introductions to the Arctic: The efficacy of footwear disinfection measures on cruise s…
Biosecurity measures are commonly used to prevent the introduction of non-native species to natural environments globally, yet the efficacy of practices is rarely tested under ope…
The Homogocene: a research prospectus for the study of biotic homogenisation
In an era of global change, the process of biotic homogenisation by which regional biotas become more similar through time has attracted considerable attention from ecologists. He…
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