There is increasing use worldwide of electronic decision-support tools to identify potentially
invasive non-native species so as to inform policy and management decisions aimed at …

Throughout the history of invasion biology, there has been long-standing and sometimes
fierce debate on the perception and management of non-native species. Some argue that …

Sustainably managed non-native trees deliver economic and societal benefits with limited
risk of spread to adjoining areas. However, some plantations have launched invasions that …

Sustainably managed non-native trees deliver economic and societal benefits with limited
risk of spread to adjoining areas. However, some plantations have launched invasions that …

Aim Species attributes, biogeographic features and human factors have all been shown to
discriminate between invasive and non‐invasive plant species. However, the relative …

This chapter reviews the increasing importance of Mediterranean pines as invasive non-
native species outside the natural range of the genus, especially in temperate parts of the …

Pine (genus Pinus) species are planted extensively for forestry purposes in areas where
they are non‐native, with the result that biological invasions by many of these species are of …

The data available on the extent of global plant invasion shows a sharp increase in cases
and associated costs over the last several decades. Indeed, most of the mixing of the …

Proposed introductions of non-native bioenergy feedstocks have resulted in disagreements
among industry, regulators, and environmental groups over unintended consequences …

Assessing the potential environmental impact of alien plants and plant pests is notoriously
difficult. New protocols have been developed in the framework of the EC project PRATIQUE …