Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science

I Soto, P Balzani, L Carneiro, RN Cuthbert… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Standardised terminology in science is important for clarity of interpretation and
communication. In invasion science–a dynamic and rapidly evolving discipline–the …

Recent advances in availability and synthesis of the economic costs of biological invasions

DA Ahmed, PJ Haubrock, RN Cuthbert, A Bang… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Biological invasions are a global challenge that has received insufficient attention. Recently
available cost syntheses have provided policy-and decision makers with reliable and up-to …

Ecosystem services generated by Neotropical freshwater fishes

FM Pelicice, AA Agostinho, VM Azevedo-Santos… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
To understand how Neotropical freshwater fishes (NFF) benefit society, we conducted a
broad literature survey to (i) map and list the ecosystem services (ES) generated by these …

Non‐native species drive biotic homogenization, but it depends on the realm, beta diversity facet and study design: a meta‐analytic systematic review

DK Petsch, APS Bertoncin, JCG Ortega, SM Thomaz - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
While reducing the species richness of invaded communities is a well‐known consequence
of biological invasions, non‐native species can also reduce variability between communities …

Non-native fishes in Brazilian freshwaters: identifying biases and gaps in ecological research

BS Rocha, E García-Berthou, MV Cianciaruso - Biological Invasions, 2023 - Springer
Brazil is the country in the world with the highest freshwater fish diversity. Because of the
high rates of species introduction, the number of publications about invasive fish has …

Unintended consequences of valuing the contributions of non-native species: misguided conservation initiatives in a megadiverse region

FM Pelicice, AA Agostinho, CBM Alves… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
The introduction of non-native species (NNS) and the resulting biological invasions are
conspicuous features of the Anthropocene Epoch. Parallel to these phenomena, some …

Global distribution of the South American peacock basses Cichla spp. follows human interference

ACS Franco, AC Petry, MR Tavares… - Fish and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
South American peacock basses (genus Cichla) have been widely introduced within and
outside the Neotropical region due to their importance to fisheries, despite threats to the …

[HTML][HTML] Checklist of the fish fauna of the Munim River Basin, Maranhão, north-eastern Brazil

LO Vieira, DS Campos, RF Oliveira, J South… - Biodiversity Data …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The Maranhão State harbours great fish diversity, but some areas are still
undersampled or little known, such as the Munim River Basin in the northeast of the State …

Clarifying the taxonomy of some cryptic blennies (Blenniidae) in their native and introduced range

MP Cabezas, OM Lasso-Alcala, E Quintero-T… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Omobranchus punctatus is native to the Indo-Pacific region and invasive in the Atlantic
region, currently being considered one of the most widely distributed blenny species …

Invasive species policy in Brazil: a review and critical analysis

L Faria, BM de Carvalho, L Carneiro… - Environmental …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Biological invasions represent one of the main threats to biodiversity and a recognized
economic burden worldwide; the issue has been included in the conservation agenda such …