Introduced species threaten native biodiversity, but whether exotic species can competitively
displace native species remains contested. Building on theory that predicts multi-species …

Our ability to predict the identity of future invasive alien species is largely based upon
knowledge of prior invasion history. Emerging alien species—those never encountered as …

Native plants and animals can rapidly become superabundant and dominate ecosystems,
leading to claims that native species are no less likely than alien species to cause …

Biological invasions are one of the main drivers of biodiversity decline worldwide. However,
many associated extinctions are yet to occur, meaning that the ecological debt caused by …

Slowing rates of global biodiversity loss requires preventing species extinctions. Here we
pinpoint centers of imminent extinction, where highly threatened species are confined to …

Biological invasions have reached an unprecedented level and the number of introduced
species is still increasing worldwide. Despite major advances in invasion science, the …

Mass extinctions during the past 500 million y rapidly removed branches from the
phylogenetic tree of life and required millions of years for evolution to generate functional …

Background A principal function of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is to “perform regular and timely assessments …

Averting human‐induced extinctions will require strong policy commitments that
comprehensively address threats to species. A new Global Biodiversity Framework is …

Climate change may be a major threat to biodiversity in the next 100 years. Although there
has been important work on mechanisms of decline in some species, it generally remains …