The synergistic impacts of non-native grass invasion and frequent human-derived wildfires threaten endangered species, native ecosystems and developed land throughout the tropics. Fire behaviour models assist in fire prevention and management, but current models do not accurately predict fire in...

Mikania micrantha Kunth is an invasive vine in tropical Asia, the Pacific Islands, and northern Australia. It spreads in open fields and over the canopies or crowns of other plants to form a dense year-round blanket that eventually suffocates most plants underneath. To identify grasses that could...

Understanding the mechanisms by which some C4 grasses grow more than others at moderately low temperatures (∼12-20°C) is valuable to select materials to lengthen the growing season. In turn, the determination of leaf lifespan for each material to be used is relevant to optimize the balance between...

Objective: To preserve and enhance the aquatic ecosystems of the Region of Littoral (Cameroon) threatened by invasive macrophytes, an ecological study highlighting the distribution of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in aquatic ecosystems was conducted. Methodology and results: During this...

Invasive species are a management concern on protected areas worldwide. Conservation managers need to predict infestations of invasive plants they aim to treat if they want to plan for long term management. Many studies predict the presence of invasive species, but predictions of cover are more...

Panicum maximum (guinea grass), a native grass of Africa, has invaded and displaced the native Miscanthus sinensis grassland at Dadu terrace in central Taiwan. The Dadu terrace has distinct wet and dry seasons and is prone to fire during the dry seasons. We compared photosynthesis and growth, as...

The negative impact of invasive plants on native species has been well documented, but little is known about the specific role that invaders play on the population decline of native species. Here we used demographic models to evaluate how the alien grass Megathyrsus maximus affects the population...

Global climate changes and biological invasions are environmental disturbances that may interact synergistically, causing loss of biodiversity. As the early stages of development are the most sensitive and easily affected by these constraints, this study investigated the effects of increased carbon ...

Ecological restoration often attempts to promote native species while managing for disturbances such as fire and non-native invasions. The goal of this research was to investigate whether restoration of a non-native, invasive Megathyrsus maximus (guinea grass) tropical grassland could...

Guinea-grass (Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B.K. Simon & S.W.L. Jacobs - Poaceae) is an invasive C4 grass that known to slow ecological succession in restoration sites. This study aimed to evaluate the responses of the woody species and M. maximus itself to manual removal in a 20-year-old...