Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems

RG Van Driesche, RI Carruthers, T Center, MS Hoddle… - Biological control, 2010 - Elsevier
Of the 70 cases of classical biological control for the protection of nature found in our review,
there were fewer projects against insect targets (21) than against invasive plants (49), in …

A review of the impacts of biological invasions in South Africa

BW Van Wilgen, TA Zengeya, DM Richardson - Biological Invasions, 2022 - Springer
Compared to other facets of invasion science, the impacts of biological invasions have been
understudied, but many studies have been published in the last decade. This paper reviews …

Different habitat types affect bird richness and evenness

HM Tu, MW Fan, JCJ Ko - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
More studies are needed on the mechanism and effective prediction of bird diversity in
various habitats. The primary purpose of this study was to explore the difference in the …

[图书][B] Invasive species management: a handbook of principles and techniques

MN Clout, PA Williams - 2009 - books.google.com
Invasive alien species are a major and growing threat to biodiversity worldwide. The
transport of organisms through increased levels of trade and tourism is leading to the …

The biological control of aquatic weeds in South Africa: Current status and future challenges

MP Hill, J Coetzee - Bothalia-African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2017 - journals.co.za
Background: Aquatic ecosystems in South Africa are prone to invasion by several invasive
alien aquatic weeds, most notably, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms …

[PDF][PDF] Invasive alien aquatic plants in South African freshwater ecosystems

MP Hill, JA Coetzee, GD Martin, R Smith… - … Invasions in South …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
South Africa has a long history of managing the establishment and spread of invasive
fioating macrophytes. The past thirty years of research and the implementation of nation …

Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae), reduces benthic macroinvertebrate diversity in a protected subtropical lake in South Africa

JA Coetzee, RW Jones, MP Hill - Biodiversity and conservation, 2014 - Springer
The socio-economic impacts of the free-floating aquatic plant water hyacinth, Eichhornia
crassipes (Pontederiaceae), on aquatic systems are well documented, yet the impacts on …

Biological control of water lettuce, Pistia stratiotes L., facilitates macroinvertebrate biodiversity recovery: a mesocosm study

JA Coetzee, SDF Langa, SN Motitsoe, MP Hill - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Floating aquatic weed infestations have negative socio-economic and environmental
consequences to the ecosystems they invade. Despite the long history of invasion by …

Propagule pressure, invasibility of freshwater ecosystems by macrophytes and their ecological impacts: a review of tropical freshwater ecosystems

SM Thomaz, RP Mormul, TS Michelan - Hydrobiologia, 2015 - Springer
In this review, we aim to draw parallels between the principal concepts of invasion biology,
developed mainly for terrestrial plants in temperate regions, with findings for macrophytes …

Biological Control of Salvinia molesta (DS Mitchell) Drives Aquatic Ecosystem Recovery

SN Motitsoe, JA Coetzee, JM Hill, MP Hill - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Salvinia molesta DS Mitchell (Salviniaceae) is a damaging free-floating invasive alien
macrophyte native to South America. The biological control programme against S. molesta …