European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) dieback–A conservation biology challenge

M Pautasso, G Aas, V Queloz, O Holdenrieder - Biological conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is a keystone tree species throughout temperate Europe
whose future existence is threatened by an emerging invasive fungal disease. Ash dieback …

Species‐based risk assessments for biological invasions: advances and challenges

S Kumschick, DM Richardson - Diversity and Distributions, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim An increasingly important component of invasive species management involves the
formal assessment of risks associated with particular species becoming invasive and …

A unified classification of alien species based on the magnitude of their environmental impacts

TM Blackburn, F Essl, T Evans, PE Hulme… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Species moved by human activities beyond the limits of their native geographic ranges into
areas in which they do not naturally occur (termed aliens) can cause a broad range of …

Comparing impacts of alien plants and animals in E urope using a standard scoring system

S Kumschick, S Bacher, T Evans… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Alien species can change the recipient environment in various ways, and some of them
cause considerable damage. Understanding such impacts is crucial to direct management …

Troubling travellers: are ecologically harmful alien species associated with particular introduction pathways?

J Pergl, P Pyšek, S Bacher, F Essl, P Genovesi… - NeoBiota, 2017 - nora.nerc.ac.uk
Prioritization of introduction pathways is seen as an important component of the
management of biological invasions. We address whether established alien plants …

Five major invasive alien tree species in European Union forest habitat types of the Alpine and Continental biogeographical regions

T Campagnaro, G Brundu, T Sitzia - Journal for nature conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Invasive alien species are a threat to protected areas, species, and habitats worldwide. At
the European level, the control of invasive alien species is a major goal of the EU …

The evolutionary ecology of plant disease: a phylogenetic perspective

GS Gilbert, IM Parker - Annual Review of Phytopathology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
An explicit phylogenetic perspective provides useful tools for phytopathology and plant
disease ecology because the traits of both plants and microbes are shaped by their …

Beyond protocols: improving the reliability of expert-based risk analysis underpinning invasive species policies

S Vanderhoeven, E Branquart, J Casaer, B D'hondt… - Biological …, 2017 - Springer
Risk assessment tools for listing invasive alien species need to incorporate all available
evidence and expertise. Beyond the wealth of protocols developed to date, we argue that …

Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species

P González-Moreno, L Lazzaro, M Vilà, C Preda… - NeoBiota, 2019 - pure.uhi.ac.uk
Standardized tools are needed to identify and prioritize the most harmful non-native species
(NNS). A plethora of assessment protocols have been developed to evaluate the current and …

Trans-national horizon scanning for invasive non-native species: a case study in western Europe

B Gallardo, A Zieritz, T Adriaens, C Bellard, P Boets… - Biological …, 2016 - Springer
Horizon scanning for high-risk invasive non-native species (INNS) is crucial in preparing
and implementing measures to prevent introductions, as well as to focus efforts in the control …