Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Because of human action, the Earth has entered an era where profound changes in the
global environment are creating novel conditions that will be discernable far into the future …

Much research effort has been invested in understanding ecological impacts of invasive
alien species (IAS) across ecosystems and taxonomic groups, but empirical studies about …

Biological invasions continue to threaten the stability of ecosystems and societies that are
dependent on their services. Whilst the ecological impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) …

Unprecedented rates of introduction and spread of non-native species pose burgeoning
challenges to biodiversity, natural resource management, regional economies, and human …

Abstract The United States has thousands of invasive species, representing a sizable, but
unknown burden to the national economy. Given the potential economic repercussions of …

The highest densities of lakes on Earth are in north temperate ecosystems, where increasing
urbanization and associated chloride runoff can salinize freshwaters and threaten lake water …

Managing invasive alien species is particularly challenging in the ocean mainly because
marine ecosystems are highly connected across broad spatial scales. Eradication of marine …

Biodiversity losses can lead to global environmental crisis. Humans utilize biodiversity for a
variety of ecosystem services. However, what drives biodiversity losses have become a …

It is well established that nonnative species are a key driver of global environmental change,
but much less is known about the underlying drivers of nonnative species outbreaks …