Generalists yet different: Distributional responses to climate change may vary in opportunistic bat species sharing similar ecological traits

S Smeraldo, L Bosso, VB Salinas‐Ramos… - Mammal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is among the key anthropogenic factors affecting species' distribution, with
important consequences for conservation. However, little is known concerning the …

Spatially explicit models as tools for implementing effective management strategies for invasive alien mammals

S Bertolino, C Sciandra, L Bosso, D Russo… - Mammal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive alien species are major drivers of global change that can have severe impacts on
biodiversity and human well‐being. Management strategies implemented to mitigate these …

ecospat: an R package to support spatial analyses and modeling of species niches and distributions

V Di Cola, O Broennimann, B Petitpierre… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the ecospat package is to make available novel tools and methods to support
spatial analyses and modeling of species niches and distributions in a coherent workflow …

Predicting invasion potential and niche dynamics of Parthenium hysterophorus (Congress grass) in India under projected climate change

R Ahmad, AA Khuroo, M Hamid, B Charles… - Biodiversity and …, 2019 - Springer
In an era of climate change, predictive distribution modelling and niche dynamics of invasive
species can help in understanding current and future invasion potential. Parthenium …

Worldwide impact of alien parrots (Aves Psittaciformes) on native biodiversity and environment: a review

M Menchetti, E Mori - Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
More than 16% of parrot species (Aves Psittaciformes) of the world have currently
established at least one breeding population outside their natural distribution ranges …

Interactions between native and invasive species: A systematic review of the red squirrel-gray squirrel paradigm

LA Wauters, PWW Lurz, F Santicchia… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) has been labeled as one of the 100 worst
invasive alien species by the IUCN. In Europe, the species has been introduced to Britain …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding niche and degrading forests: Key to the successful global invasion of Lantana camara (sensu lato)

NA Mungi, Q Qureshi, YV Jhala - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Estimating the distribution of invasive species and understanding the ecological reasons for
their success is crucial for their management. Moreover, their ability to invade …

Public attitudes towards “pest” management: Perceptions on squirrel management strategies in the UK

M Dunn, M Marzano, J Forster, RMA Gill - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
The impacts of non-native, invasive grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) on broadleaf
woodlands and red squirrel population (Sciurus vulgaris) are well recognised among wildlife …

Integrating climate and land‐use change scenarios in modelling the future spread of invasive squirrels in Italy

M Di Febbraro, M Menchetti, D Russo… - Diversity and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The establishment and spread of invasive alien species may be influenced by several
mutually interacting factors, whose understanding is paramount to develop effective …

Contrasting spatio‐temporal climatic niche dynamics during the eastern and western invasions of spotted knapweed in North America

O Broennimann, P Mráz, B Petitpierre… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim The spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe), a plant native to south‐east and
central Europe, is highly invasive in North America. We investigated the spatio‐temporal …