Aim To review existing literature on the ability of waterbirds to spread aquatic alien and
invasive species, and to assess the relevance of bird‐mediated dispersal for the …

Biological invasions pose a rapidly expanding threat to the persistence, functioning and
service provisioning of ecosystems globally, and to socio‐economic interests. The stages of …

This chapter summarizes research on seed dispersal vectors (water, wind and animals), and
the factors (including seed size and chemical composition, and plant habit) that determine …

Fruit-eating animals play a key role in spreading non-native environmental weeds, via seed
ingestion and subsequent dispersal. We reviewed available information on dispersal of …

Biological invasions are considered one of the most sig‑nificant causes of ecosystem
disruption, which results in a significant loss of biodiversity at broad geographical scales and …

For alien invasive plant species dependent on frugivores for seed dispersal, traits that
influence consumption can be important determinants of invasion and spread. However, trait …

Aquatic macrophytes can successfully colonise and re-colonise areas separated by space
and time. The mechanisms underlying such “mobility” are not well understood, but it has …

Ecological relationships between supplementary feeding and baiting in situ and vegetation
patterns were studied in the mostly forest landscape of the Western Carpathians. We aimed …

In the past century, our understanding of the processes driving plant invasion and its
consequences for natural and anthropogenic systems has increased considerably …

Senna spectabilis, a native tree of tropical America is rapidly colonizing the forests of
Western Ghats. We identified the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) as the major disperser …