Globalization of trade and travel has facilitated the spread of non-native species across the
earth. A proportion of these species become established and cause serious environmental …

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 …

The number of invasive alien species is increasing and so are the impacts these species
cause to the environment and economies. Nevertheless, resources for management are …

Abstract “One hundred worst” lists of alien species of the greatest concern proved useful for
raising awareness of the risks and impacts of biological invasions amongst the general …

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 …

Abstract Recently, Blackburn et al.(2014) developed a simple, objective and transparent
method for classifying alien taxa in terms of the magnitude of their detrimental environmental …

Biological invasions are a threat to biodiversity, society and the economy. There is an urgent
need to provide evidence‐based assessments of the risks posed by invasive alien species …

Assessment of the ecological and economic/societal impacts of the introduction of non-
indigenous species (NIS) is one of the primary focus areas of bioinvasion science in …

Alien species can change the recipient environment in various ways, and some of them
cause considerable damage. Understanding such impacts is crucial to direct management …

Alien species can exert negative environmental and socio-economic impacts. Therefore,
administrations from different sectors are trying to prevent further introductions, stop the …