Biological invasions are a form of global change threatening biodiversity, ecosystem
stability, and human health, and cost government agencies billions of dollars in remediation …

The relationship between plant invasions and global change is complex. Whereas some
components of global change, such as rising CO 2, usually promote invasion, other …

Members of the public participate in scientific research in many different contexts, stemming
from traditions as varied as participatory action research and citizen science. Particularly in …

Biosecurity surveillance has been highlighted as a key activity to discover non-native
species at the initial stage of invasion. It provides an opportunity for rapidly initiating …

Lists of invasive alien species (IAS) are essential for preventing, controlling, and reporting
on the state of biological invasions. However, these lists suffer from a range of errors, with …

Abstract The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN) was launched in 2012
by the European Commission to facilitate the exploration of existing alien species …

Abstract The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN; http://easin. jrc. ec.
europa. eu) aims to facilitate the exploration of existing alien species information from …

Citizen science is commonly cited as an effective approach to expand the scale of invasive
species data collection and monitoring. However, researchers often hesitate to use these …

Invasive plant species spread presents a challenge, requiring better mapping and
monitoring for control. Remote sensing (RS) provides an efficient tool to map invasive plants …

Conservation and management agencies may benefit from volunteer programs, or citizen
science, to monitor a variety of ecosystem types. Citizen science can simultaneously engage …