Summary 1 Geographic range size and how it changes through time is one of the
fundamental ecological and evolutionary characteristics of a species, and a strong predictor …

Abstract Aim Many Australian Acacia species have been planted around the world, some
are highly valued, some are invasive, and some are both highly valued and invasive. We …

Most species introductions are not expected to result in invasion, and species that are
invasive in one area are frequently not invasive in others. However, cases of introduced …

Most naturalised and invasive alien plant species were originally introduced to regions for
horticultural purposes. However, many regions now face an invasion debt from ornamental …

The climbing habit has evolved independently in many plant taxa, offering vines the ability to
compete with non-climbing vegetation for resources such as light, nutrients, and water. This …

Aim Successful invaders often possess similar ecological traits that contribute to success in
new regions, and thus under niche conservatism, invader success should be …

Estimates of the level of invasion for a region are traditionally based on relative numbers of
native and alien species. However, alien species differ dramatically in the size of their …

For millennia human beings have served as dispersing agents for other organisms (Elton
1958). Thus, it is not surprising that the patterns and processes associated with human …

Abstract Knowledge of historical factors associated with biological invasions in a region can
help identify source regions, vectors and pathways more likely to originate potential invaders …

Invasive plants typically escape specialist herbivores but are often attacked by generalist
herbivores in their introduced ranges. The shifting defense hypothesis suggests that this will …