Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Here, we present a comprehensive review of
73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and systematically assess the …

Humans have effectively transported thousands of species around the globe and, with
accelerated trade; the rate of introductions has increased over time. Aquatic ecosystems …

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 …

The river Rhine is heavily influenced by human activities and suffers from a series of
environmental constraints which hamper a complete recovery of biodiversity. These …

Eutrophication resulting from high nutrient loading has been the paramount environmental
problem for lakes world-wide for the past four decades. Efforts are being made in many parts …

Non‐native species introductions affect freshwater communities by changing community
compositions, functional roles, trait occurrences and ecological niche spaces …

The subphylum Crustacea includes the most successful species among aquatic alien
invaders. The impacts of invasive alien crustaceans (IAC) are often substantial, due to the …

Aim Human activities have introduced numerous non‐native species (NNS) worldwide.
Understanding and predicting large‐scale NNS establishment patterns remain fundamental …

We summarize current knowledge on the effects of the invasive Asian bivalve Limnoperna
fortunei (introduced in South America around 1990) on local biota. Limnoperna modifies …

GuardIAS is a three-year Horizon Europe project starting in January 2025, uniting diverse
expertise to address aquatic invasive alien species (IAS) management. This …