The impact of human activity is evident in the depletion of fish populations worldwide. This
being the case, there is an urgent need to discover the true biodiversity of the world before …

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 …

We are causing species to go extinct at extraordinary rates, altering existing species in
unprecedented ways, and creating entirely new species. More than ever before, we require …

As Brazil undergoes rapid economic growth, short‐sighted political decisions can threaten
biological diversity and ecosystem services. Recently, the Brazilian Congress proposed a …

The number of invasions by non-native species and their negative impacts is increasing,
especially in develo** megadiverse countries. The current catalogue of hypotheses …

The introduction of non-native species (NNS) and the resulting biological invasions are
conspicuous features of the Anthropocene Epoch. Parallel to these phenomena, some …

Calls for the end of invasion biology are misguided. There is no evidence that modern
invasion biology has progressed slowly in its short life. Although some aspects of biological …

Aim Human‐mediated species introductions and extirpations have resulted in the
homogenization of biotas over time. However, there remains considerable uncertainty in our …

In Brazil, the introduction of non-native fish is commonplace, and the only existing measure
to address this problem is the normative approach (ie, laws and inspections). However, this …

Human travel and transportation of goods are increas ingly changing species distributions
(Ricciardi 2007). Non-native species—those introduced beyond their nat ural ranges—often …