Scientists' warning on invasive alien species

P Pyšek, PE Hulme, D Simberloff, S Bacher… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world and the
rise in human population size. The numbers of invasive alien species–the subset of alien …

Trees and shrubs as invasive alien species–a global review

DM Richardson, M Rejmánek - Diversity and distributions, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Woody plants were not widely considered to be important invasive alien species until
fairly recently. Thousands of species of trees and shrubs have, however, been moved …

Naturalization of introduced plants: ecological drivers of biogeographical patterns

DM Richardson, P Pyšek - New Phytologist, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The literature on biological invasions is biased in favour of invasive species–those that
spread and often reach high abundance following introduction by humans. It is, however …

Impacts of invasive Australian acacias: implications for management and restoration

DC Le Maitre, M Gaertner, E Marchante… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The biophysical impacts of invasive Australian acacias and their effects on ecosystem
services are explored and used to develop a framework for improved restoration practices …

Prosopis: a global assessment of the biogeography, benefits, impacts and management of one of the world's worst woody invasive plant taxa

RT Shackleton, DC Le Maitre, NM Pasiecznik… - AoB plants, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Invasive species cause ecological, economic and social impacts and are key drivers of
global change. This is the case for the genus Prosopis (mesquite; Fabaceae) where several …

Invasion debt–quantifying future biological invasions

M Rouget, MP Robertson, JRU Wilson… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We develop a framework for quantifying invasions based on lagged trends in invasions
('invasion debt') with the aim of identifying appropriate metrics to quantify delayed responses …

Planted forests and invasive alien trees in Europe: a code for managing existing and future plantings to mitigate the risk of negative impacts from invasions

G Brundu, DM Richardson - 2016 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Planted forests of alien tree species make significant contributions to the economy and
provide multiple products and ecosystem services On the other hand, non-native trees now …

Human‐mediated introductions of Australian acacias–a global experiment in biogeography

DM Richardson, J Carruthers, C Hui… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Australian acacias (1012 recognized species native to Australia, which were previously
grouped in Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae) have been moved extensively around the world …

Ecology and management of invasive Pinaceae around the world: progress and challenges

MA Nuñez, MC Chiuffo, A Torres, T Paul… - Biological …, 2017 - Springer
Many species in the family Pinaceae are invaders. These species are relatively easy to
control because of some of their intrinsic characteristics and because they are highly visible …

Adoption, use and perception of Australian acacias around the world

CA Kull, CM Shackleton, PJ Cunningham… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To examine the different uses and perceptions of introduced Australian acacias (wattles;
Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae) by rural households and communities. Location Eighteen …