Patterns of Non-Native Species Introduction, Spread, and Ecological Impact in South Florida, the World's Most Invaded Continental Ecoregion

CA Searcy, HJ Howell, AS David… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Invasive species are a chief threat to native biodiversity and are only becoming more
common with human globalization. This creates a need to understand the patterns in …

Using habitat suitability models to target invasive plant species surveys

AW Crall, CS Jarnevich, B Panke, N Young… - Ecological …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Managers need new tools for detecting the movement and spread of nonnative, invasive
species. Habitat suitability models are a popular tool for map** the potential distribution of …

A 55‐year‐old natural experiment gives evidence of the effects of changes in fire frequency on ecosystem properties in a seasonal subtropical dry forest

E Kowaljow, MS Morales… - Land degradation & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Fire frequency has been highlighted as an important component of fire effects on
ecosystems; nevertheless, there is scarce information about how fire modulates changes in …

Functional ecology as a missing link for conservation of a resource-limited flora in the Atlantic forest

LFA de Paula, D Negreiros, LO Azevedo… - Biodiversity and …, 2015 - Springer
The Atlantic forest is among the hottest hotspots for biodiversity conservation. Within this
biome, inselbergs are isolated granitic and gneiss rocks that rise sharply above the lowland …

How much do we know about distribution and ecology of naturalized and invasive alien plant species? A case study from subtropical southern Brazil

RG Rolim, PMA de Ferreira, AA Schneider… - Biological …, 2015 - Springer
Megadiverse tropical and subtropical countries may be especially at risk from exotic species
invasions. However, for these regions, the number of studies on invasive species is low. This …

Distinctive seed dispersal and seed bank patterns of invasive African grasses favour their invasion in a neotropical savanna

RO Xavier, AV Christianini, G Pegler, MB Leite… - Oecologia, 2021 - Springer
High propagule availability compared to native species is often critical to invasion success,
but it is unclear if this has contributed to invasions by African grasses in Neotropical …

Plant and root endophyte assembly history: interactive effects on native and exotic plants

BA Sikes, CV Hawkes, T Fukami - Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Differences in the arrival timing of plants and soil biota may result in different plant
communities through priority effects, potentially affecting the success of native vs. exotic …

Role of environmental filtering and functional traits for species coexistence in a harsh tropical montane ecosystem

LBS Tameirão, D Caminha-Paiva… - Biological Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Environmental filtering and niche differentiation are often invoked to explain species
coexistence at local scales. The ironstone campo rupestre of Brazil provides a biodiverse …

[HTML][HTML] Biología del pasto rosado Melinis repens (Willd.) e implicaciones para su aprovechamiento o control: Revisión

A Melgoza Castillo, MI Balandrán Valladares… - Revista mexicana de …, 2014 - scielo.org.mx
El pasto rosado (Melinis repens) es una especie introducida de África que invade diversos
ecosistemas. En México se encuentra en todos los Estados, y en Chihuahua es la especie …

A global invader's niche dynamics with intercontinental introduction, novel habitats, and climate change

VT Lakoba, DZ Atwater, VE Thomas, BD Strahm… - Global Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Species niches have been defined in different ways, variably encompassing abiotic and
biotic parameters limiting an organism's spatial distribution. Climate is often the primary …