Invasive Species Compendium
Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide
Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide
Potgieter, L. J., Aronson, M. F. J., Brandt, A. J., Cook, C. N., Gaertner, M., Mandrak, N. E., Richardson, D. M., Shrestha, N., Cadotte, M. W., (2021). Urban Ecosystems 25(1), 253-271. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. English language
Lopes, S., Mota, L., Castro, M., Nobre, G., Novoa, A., Richardson, D. M., Loureiro, J., Castro, S., (2021). Biological Invasions 23(10), 3047-3062. Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands. English language
Diverse biotic interactions between non-native plant species and other species from all taxonomic groups are crucial mediators of the dynamics of plant invasions. This chapter reviews the key hypotheses in invasion ecology that invoke biotic interactions to explain aspects of plant invasion...
Mbobo, T., Richardson, D. M., Lucas, E. J., Wilson, J. R. U., (2022). Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 54 Elsevier GmbH, Munich, Germany. English language
Keet, J. H., Richardson, D. M., (2022). South African Journal of Botany 144, 339-346. Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK. English language
The trajectory of plant invasions - for better or for worse - can be tied to interactions between plants and the soil community. Here, we highlight five broad ways in which belowground interactions can influence the trajectory of biological invasions by non-native plant species. First, many...
Biological invasions are one the most important drivers of the current environmental changes generating important biodiversity losses. Although several hypotheses have been proposed to understand the mechanisms underpinning biological invasions, most of them relate to negative interactions among...
Non-native plants rarely escape damage by herbivores. Instead, upon arrival in a new region, they begin to acquire new enemies, replacing those they have lost during their migration. These herbivores can include both natives to the new region and species that have themselves been accidentally or...
There has been growing interest in the consequences of invasive non-native plants for the plant-pollinator mutualism, most likely because of its relevance for the maintenance of terrestrial biodiversity and food production. However, the development of this research field has been thematically...
Allelopathy, or the process by which plants influence the growth and performance of their neighbours through the release of chemicals, may play a key role in mediating the impacts of non-native invasive species on their neighbours. The Novel Weapons Hypothesis purports that non-native invasive...