Many species in the family Pinaceae are invaders. These species are relatively easy to
control because of some of their intrinsic characteristics and because they are highly visible …

The global-scale natural experiment created by the widespread dissemination of most of the
111 species of pines (genus Pinus, family Pinaceae) has shed light on many aspects of …

Early recognition of plant invaders has been widely identified as the key to their successful
management and yet too often species are only noticed and receive adequate attention …

Some alien tree species used in commercial forestry and agroforestry cause major problems
as invaders of natural and seminatural ecosystems. The magnitude of the problem has …

Civil society can play a relevant role in supporting local environmental management, as
volunteer efforts can be carried out at low cost and therefore be sustained over time. We …

The area of forests planted with exotic tree species is increasing worldwide in order to fulfill
various economic and environmental demands. Numerous species currently used in forest …

Aim Explaining why some invasions fail while others succeed is a prevailing question in
invasion biology. Different factors have been proposed to explain the success or failure of …

We briefly describe an ambitious, far-reaching initiative, the Working for Water Programme
(costing US $70 million per annum and employing 42 000 people), which has strong …

Aim To determine whether one of the most invasive pine species introduced to the Southern
Hemisphere, Pinus contorta, has changed plant species richness, composition, diversity …

The question of which factors limit the occurrence of a plant species to a particular site is
addressed by considering 53 cases in which the distribution of pines (Pinus species; …