In the 12 years since Dudgeon et al.(2006) reviewed major pressures on freshwater
ecosystems, the biodiversity crisis in the world's lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and …

Area-based conservation is essential to safeguard nature's diversity. In view of expanding
human land use, increasing climate change and unmet conservation targets, area-based …

Biological invasions are synonymous with international trade. The direct effects of trade
have largely been quantified using relationships between imports and the number of alien …

Three interrelated world trends may be exacerbating emerging zoonotic risks: income
growth, urbanization, and globalization. Income growth is associated with rising animal …

Summary 1 Humans have traded and transported alien species for millennia with two
notable step‐changes: the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Industrial …

Reliable estimates of the impacts and costs of biological invasions are critical to develo**
credible management, trade and regulatory policies. Worldwide, forests and urban trees …

Biodiversity on Earth is strongly affected by human alterations to the environment. The
majority of studies have considered aboveground biodiversity, yet little is known about …

Aim Invasive alien species (IAS) pose a significant threat to biodiversity. The Convention on
Biological Diversity's 2010 Biodiversity Target, and the associated indicator for IAS, has …

Any organism must be equipped for life in a given environment, otherwise it will die. The
fundamental question is how well does an organism need to be “equipped”, or what …

Invasive nonindigenous plant species (NIPS) threaten native diversity, alter ecosystem
processes, and may interact with other components of global environmental change. Here, a …