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A review of freshwater crayfish introductions in Africa
(2021)This review summarizes and analyses information on freshwater crayfish introductions in Africa. A total of 136 research papers and reports were found to be relevant. Forty-eight percent reported presence; 21% described ... -
Ecophysiological models for global invaders: is Europe a big playground for the African clawed frog?
(2021)One principle threat prompting the worldwide decline of amphibians is the introduction of nonindigenous amphibians. The African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis, is now one of the widest distributed amphibians occurring on four ... -
Does the spatial sorting of dispersal traits affect the phenotype of the non-dispersing stages of the invasive frog Xenopus laevis through coupling?
(2021)In amphibians, spatial sorting progressively enhances the dispersal capacities of dispersing stages in expanding populations but may enhance or limit the performance of the earlier non-dispersing stages. Phenotypic traits ... -
Data descriptor: Pacific introduced flora (PaciFLora)
(2021)The Pacific region has the highest density of naturalized plant species worldwide, which makes it an important area for research on the ecology, evolution and biogeography of biological invasions. While different data ... -
Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050
(2021)Biological invasions have steadily increased over recent centuries. However, we still lack a clear expectation about future trends in alien species numbers. In particular, we do not know whether alien species will continue ... -
Characteristics of native predators are more important than those of alien prey in determining the success of biotic resistance in marine systems
(2021)Predator-driven biotic resistance is known to be more effective in marine systems than in terrestrial and freshwater environments. However, there is little consensus about when such resistance can be expected to succeed ... -
Role of diversification rates and evolutionary history as a driver of plant naturalization success
(2021)Human introductions of species beyond their natural ranges and their subsequent establishment are defining features of global environmental change. However, naturalized plants are not uniformly distributed across phylogenetic ... -
Toad-kill: Prey diversity and preference of invasive guttural toads (Sclerophrys gutturalis) in Mauritius
(2021)The invertebrate communities of Mauritius host a high degree of endemism, but are also imperilled by an array of factors, including invasive predators. Since their introduction in 1922, guttural toads (Sclerophrys gutturalis) ... -
How competitive intransitivity and niche overlap affect spatial coexistence
(2021)Competitive intransitivity is mostly considered outside the main body of coexistence theories that rely primarily on the role of niche overlap and differentiation. How the interplay of competitive intransitivity and niche ... -
A dynamic modelling tool to anticipate the effectiveness of invasive plant control and restoration recovery trajectories in South African fynbos
(2021)Invasive alien plants negatively impact ecosystems, necessitating intricate management actions. In a critically endangered vegetation type within the fynbos biome of South Africa, a study was performed comparing different ... -
Quantifying range structure to inform management in invaded landscapes
(2021)The negative impact of invasive alien plants (IAPs) in protected areas (PAs) is managed through control programmes, often using area-based management, where identified IAPs in management units are controlled simultaneously. ... -
Shrinking into the big city: influence of genetic and environmental factors on urban dragon lizard morphology and performance capacity
(2021)Urban wildlife faces a novel set of challenges resulting in selective pressure that can lead to population-level changes. We studied Australian water dragons (Intellagama lesueurii) from urban and natural populations to ... -
Sex chromosome degeneration, turnover, and sex-biased expression of sex-linked transcripts in African clawed frogs (Xenopus)
(2021)The tempo of sex chromosome evolution—how quickly, in what order, why and how their particular characteristics emerge during evolution—remains poorly understood. To understand this further, we studied three closely related ... -
Motivations and contributions of volunteer groups in the management of invasive alien plants in South Africa’s Western Cape province
(2021)Background: Research and management of biological invasions traditionally focuses on state operated large scale control initiatives, with little emphasis on volunteers. Volunteering can, however, contribute to detection, ... -
A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions
(2021)The threat posed by invasive non-native species worldwide requires a global approach to identify which introduced species are likely to pose an elevated risk of impact to native species and ecosystems. To inform policy, ... -
Range-wide population viability analyses reveal high sensitivity to wildflower harvesting in extreme environments Range-wide population viability analyses reveal high sensitivity to wildflower harvesting in extreme environments
(2021 2021)Abstract 1. The ecological effects of harvesting from wild populations are often uncertain, especially since the sensitivity of populations to harvesting can vary across species’ geographical ranges. In the Cape Floristic ... -
The harvestmen fauna (Arachnida: Opiliones) of the Katunsky Biosphere Reserve and adjacent territories (South Siberia, Russia), with a description of a new species of Sabacon (Sabaconidae) and notes on Sabacon sergeidedicatum Martens, 1989
(2021)An annotated list of harvestmen species (six species in two families) of the Katunsky Biosphere Reserve and adjacent territories in the Altai Republic, Russia is provided. A new species, Sabacon zateevi sp. nov. (♂ ♀ from ... -
Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change
(2021)Unprecedented rates of introduction and spread of non-native species pose burgeoning challenges to biodiversity, natural resource management, regional economies, and human health. Current biosecurity efforts are failing ... -
Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity
(2021)Biodiversity and economic losses resulting from invasive plant pests and pathogens are increasing globally. For these impacts and threats to be managed effectively, appropriate methods of surveillance, detection and ...