Invasion ecology has traditionally focused on exotic plant species with early successional
life‐history traits, adapted to colonize areas following disturbance. However, the ecological …

Trees act as ecosystem engineers and invasions by exotic tree species profoundly impact
recipient communities. Recently, research on invasive trees has dramatically increased …

Minimizing the impact of invasive alien species (IAS) on islands and elsewhere requires
researchers to provide cogent information on the environmental and socioeconomic …

Exotic species are widely assumed to thrive because they lack natural enemies in their new
ranges. However, a meta-analysis of 63 manipulative field studies including more than 100 …

An ever-increasing proportion of the global forested landscape is in close proximity to edges
and edge effects have been shown to represent key forces affecting both organisms and …

Plant invasion is a potent threat to the species diversity around the world during the 21st
century after habitat loss. Plant invasions are human introduced or of natural means like …

A utilização de espécies exóticas em plantios de recuperação de áreas degradadas tem
sido condenada com base no argumento de que tais espécies podem se comportar como …

Abstract Background and Aims Leaf life span is widely recognized as a key life history trait
associated with herbivory resistance, but rigorous comparative data are rare for seedlings …

Risk analysis plays a crucial role in regulating and managing alien and invasive species but
can be time-consuming and costly. Alternatively, combining invasion and impact history with …

Questions Land use change, habitat fragmentation and biological invasion represent major
drivers of global change that strongly interact to alter ecosystems. Following the breaking …