Abstract Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) represent one of the main
therapeutic classes of molecules contaminating aquatic ecosystems worldwide. NSAIDs are …

Unprecedented rates of introduction and spread of non-native species pose burgeoning
challenges to biodiversity, natural resource management, regional economies, and human …

Land use is central to addressing sustainability issues, including biodiversity conservation,
climate change, food security, poverty alleviation, and sustainable energy. In this paper, we …

Many alien taxa are known to cause socio‐economic impacts by affecting the different
constituents of human well‐being (security; material and non‐material assets; health; social …

Species moved by human activities beyond the limits of their native geographic ranges into
areas in which they do not naturally occur (termed aliens) can cause a broad range of …

We summarized existing knowledge on Dreissena polymorpha (the zebra mussel) and D. r.
bugensis (the quagga mussel), including data on their taxonomy, systematics, evolution, life …

Despite intensive research during the past decade on the effects of alien species, invasion
science still lacks the capacity to accurately predict the impacts of those species and …

A predictive understanding of the ecological impacts of nonnative species has been slow to
develop, owing largely to an apparent dearth of clearly defined hypotheses and the lack of a …

Non‐native species cause changes in the ecosystems to which they are introduced. These
changes, or some of them, are usually termed impacts; they can be manifold and potentially …

Biological invasions are numerous in fresh waters around the world. At least hundreds of
freshwater species have been moved outside of their native ranges by vectors such as …