Background Acacia mangium, a fast-growing tree native to parts of Indonesia, Papua New
Guinea and Australia, has been cultivated outside its native environment and introduced into …

Invasive non-native species (invasive species, henceforth) across all taxonomic groups are
spreading globally, with numbers projected to continue growing in the future. It is difficult for …

Invasion by exotic grasses is a severe threat to neotropical grasslands conservation and a
major challenge for their restoration. To restore fire‐prone cerrado grasslands in …

Cerrado is the Brazilian neotropical savanna threatened by invasive African grasses. We
aimed to quantify the impact of invasive Melinis minutiflora and Urochloa brizantha on the …

Several anthropic disturbances, including deforestation, fires, the building of roads and
dams, have intensified in Amazon in last decades. These disturbances contribute to an …

In Brazil most forms of hunting and kee** of wild animals are illegal, although they remain
widely practiced and are deeply culturally embedded in many regions. The drivers of such …

Wild pigs, including wild boar (Sus scrofa) and feral domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica),
are associated with negative impacts in their native and introduced ranges. We compiled …

Worldwide, domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) are one of the most common carnivoran
species in natural areas and their populations are still increasing. Dogs have been shown to …

Invasive grasses are a threat to some tropical savannas, but despite being fire-prone
ecosystems, little is known about the relationships between fire season, climatic conditions …

Topsoil translocation has been effective for the restoration of plant communities, but until
recently this method had not been used for tropical dry forest restoration. We tested different …