Aim Understanding the factors driving the diversity of alien and native species on islands is
crucial for predicting the spread of alien species and for proposing management practices to …

Measurements of biotic homogenization are important for ascertaining the nature and extent
of human impacts on biodiversity, especially in relation to habitat alteration, species …

The global transhipment of ballast water and associated flora and fauna by cargo vessels
has increased dramatically in recent decades. Invertebrate species are frequently carried in …

Aquaculture is the main vector for introduction of non‐native species in Brazil and around
the world. Despite the potentially serious and irreversible ecological impacts caused by non …

Non-native freshwater fish introduced via the aquarium trade can cause major changes at
the community level over time and space, resulting in dynamics context dependencies within …

The construction of dams in Brazilian semiarid regions has been a common governmental
practice since the early 1900s, initially with the aim of providing water to meet the needs of …

Invasion ecology has much advanced since its early beginnings. Nevertheless, explanation,
prediction, and management of biological invasions remain difficult. We argue that progress …

Pine (genus Pinus) species are planted extensively for forestry purposes in areas where
they are non‐native, with the result that biological invasions by many of these species are of …

Rates of biological invasion have increased over recent centuries and are expected to
increase in the future. Whereas increasing rates of non-native species incursions across …

Invasions by non-indigenous macroinvertebrates often cause ecological and economic
problems, and commercial ships have been implicated as a principal mechanism for their …