In the Anthropocene, alien species are no longer the only category of biological organism
establishing and rapidly spreading beyond historical boundaries. We review evidence …

It is well-acknowledged that plants in urban areas provide multiple ecosystem services. They
contribute improving ambient quality and mitigating negative impacts of human presence …

Invasive alien species (IASs) on islands have broad impacts across biodiversity, agriculture,
economy, health and culture, which tend to be stronger than on continents. Across small …

Background Biological invasions threaten the functioning of ecosystems, biodiversity, and
human well-being by degrading ecosystem services and eliciting massive economic costs …

Approaches, values, and perceptions in invasion science are highly dynamic, and like in
other disciplines, views among different people can diverge. This has led to debate in the …

Abstract The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is an important tool
for biological invasion policy and management and has been adopted as an International …

Planet Earth is undergoing unprecedented levels of environmental degradation and
destruction at a global scale. Incentivizing people to adopt behaviors that are compatible …

Abstract The 'Compassionate Conservation'movement is gaining momentum through its
promotion of 'ethical'conservation practices based on self-proclaimed principles of 'first-do …

Despite significant growth in the information on introduced species (NIS), agreement on their
comparative fitness and effects on native (NAT) communities is heterogeneous. Hypotheses …

In the last decades, thousands of investigations confirmed the detrimental effects of species
translocated by man outside of their native ranges (nonindigenous species, or NIS) …