We review empirical studies on how bioinvasions alter food webs and how a food-web
perspective may change their prediction and management. Predation is found to underlie …

Biological invasions are 'natural'experiments that can improve our understanding of
contemporary evolution. We evaluate evidence for population differentiation, natural …

Urbanisation exposes wildlife to new challenging conditions and environmental pressures.
Some mammalian species have adapted to these novel environments, but it remains …

The initial response of individuals to human‐induced environmental change is often
behavioural. This can improve the performance of individuals under sudden, large‐scale …

Globalization of trade and travel has facilitated the spread of non-native species across the
earth. A proportion of these species become established and cause serious environmental …

Approximately 26 billion animals, spanning over 10 000 species, are kept on farms and in
zoos, conservation breeding centers, research laboratories and households. Captive …

With the advent of the Anthropocene, biological invasions have reached an unprecedented
level, and the number of species introductions is still increasing in an ever‐changing world …

Invasive alien species are a great threat to biodiversity and human livelihoods worldwide.
The most effective way to limit their impacts and costs is to prevent their introduction into new …

Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 947–958 Abstract What determines invasiveness of alien
organisms is among the most interesting and urgent questions in ecology. In attempts to …

How will biodiversity loss affect ecosystem functioning, ecosystem services, and human well-
being? In an age of accelerating biodiversity loss, this timely and critical volume summarizes …