Species introductions are a dominant component of biodiversity change but are not explicitly
included in most discussions of biodiversity–disease relationships. This is a major oversight …

Biological invasions have emerged as one of the main drivers of biodiversity change and
decline, and numbers of species classed as alien in parts of their ranges are rapidly rising …

Invasive alien mammals cause huge adverse ecological impact on human society and
natural ecosystems. Although studies have estimated economic costs of mammal invasions …

Infectious disease introduced by non‐native species is increasingly cited as a facilitator of
native population declines, but direct evidence may be lacking due to inadequate population …

Biological invasions exert multiple pervasive effects on ecosystems, potentially disrupting
species interactions and global ecological processes. Our ability to successfully predict and …

Invasive species are nonindigenous species that are introduced into new environments,
where they become established and expand their range [1]. They undergo rapid proliferation …

The eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) has been labeled as one of the 100 worst
invasive alien species by the IUCN. In Europe, the species has been introduced to Britain …

Neanderthals and modern humans both occupied the Levant for tens of thousands of years
prior to the spread of modern humans into the rest of Eurasia and their replacement of the …

Native red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris in Great Britain and Ireland are threatened by alien
grey squirrels S. carolinensis through exploitation competition and spillover of squirrelpox …

Simple Summary In Europe, squirrelpox virus is carried by non-native grey squirrels and
spread into native red squirrel populations. The virus causes a large proportion of infected …