While decision-making can benefit from considering positive and negative outcomes of
change, over the past half-century, research on non-native species has focused …

Biological invasions have been unambiguously shown to be one of the major global causes
of biodiversity loss. Despite the magnitude of this threat and recent scientific advances, this …

This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological
invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three …

“The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) has a far wider range: it now occurs in these latitudes
on both sides of the Cordillera, across the continent. I saw it in unfrequented spots in Chile …

Background: This paper reviewed the benefits and negative impacts of alien species that are
currently listed in the Alien and Invasive Species Regulations of the National Environmental …

Freshwater biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. Freshwater conservationists
and environmental managers have enough evidence to demonstrate that action must not be …

The Anthropocene Epoch is characterized by novel and increasingly complex dependencies
between the environment and human civilization, with many challenges of biodiversity …

Alien freshwater fauna in South Africa Page 173 Chapter 6 Alien Freshwater Fauna in
South Africa Olaf LF Weyl, Bruce R. Ellender, Ryan J. Wassermann, Marliese Truter …

An increasing focus on aquaculture using introduced strains or species poses a serious
threat to native wild species in sub‐Saharan Africa, yet almost no policies have been …

African sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus is native to most of Africa and small parts of
Asia, but has been introduced to 37 countries mainly for aquaculture. This review of …