Ecologists, land managers and policymakers continue to search for the most effective ways
to manage biological invasions. An emerging lesson is that proactive management can limit …

A number of policies, strategies and tools are available for the management of invasive alien
plants. This review considers these and their suitability in the light of developing theory and …

Invasive alien species are a major problem for managers of protected areas (PAs)
worldwide. Until the 1980s biological invasions were widely considered to be largely …

The potential threats posed by biological invasions are widely appreciated, but the state of
knowledge and level of management of invasive alien plants in protected areas differs …

There are numerous excellent volumes on the topic of biological invasions, some of which
deal with conservation-related issues to varying degrees. Almost 30 years since the last …

Phrases like “invasive species pose significant threats to biodiversity…” are often used to
justify studying and managing biological invasions. Most biologists agree that this is true and …

Biological invasions pose a severe and increasing threat to the world's protected areas, and
protected areas are being called upon to improve their management efficacy. Based on a …

This book is the first comprehensive global review of all aspects of alien plant invasions in
protected areas. It provides insights into advances in invasion ecology emanating from work …

One of the greatest threats to biodiversity is the invasion of ecological communities by alien
plants. Management strategies for alien plants, however, rarely focus on specific biodiversity …

Summary 1 Government departments, environmental managers and conservationists are all
facing escalating pressure to address and resolve a diversity of invasive alien species (IAS) …