Plant invasions, a byproduct of globalization, are increasing worldwide. Because of their
ecological and economic impacts, considerable efforts have been made to understand and …

Our planet is changing at paces never observed before. Species extinction is happening at
faster rates than ever, greatly exceeding the five mass extinctions in the fossil record …

Our ability to predict invasions has been hindered by the seemingly idiosyncratic context-
dependency of individual invasions. However, we argue that robust and useful …

We review the state of the art of alien plant research with emphasis on conceptual advances
and knowledge gains on general patterns and drivers, biotic interactions, and evolution …

Questions related to understanding which characteristics of the recipient communities make
them vulnerable to invasion (ie invasibility) are commonly formulated in such a way that they …

The legume tribe Genisteae comprises 618, predominantly temperate species, showing an
amphi-Atlantic distribution that was caused by several long-distance dispersal events …

Biotic interactions as mediators of biological invasions: insights from South Africa Page 400
Chapter 14 Biotic Interactions as Mediators of Biological Invasions: Insights from South Africa …

Non‐native plants often alter environments they invade, favouring their own performance
through positive feedbacks. Plant–soil interactions represent one such mechanism, but their …

Plant-microbe interactions mediate both the invasiveness of introduced plant species and
the impacts that they have in invaded ecosystems. Although the phylogenetic composition of …

Our ability to predict the outcome of invasion declines rapidly as non-native species
progress through intertwined ecological barriers to establish and spread in recipient …