Although most studies of factors contributing to successful establishment and spread of non-
native species have focused on species traits and characteristics (both biotic and abiotic) …

It is commonly believed that diverse communities better resist invasion by exotic species
than do simple communities. We examined the history of this notion, and evaluated …

Written by a world-respected scientist on the subject of the book, this is an advanced text for
students of ecology, population biology and evolution, as well as professional ecologists …

Two questions are addressed in this paper. First, what statistical generalizations can be
made about invaders? Second, how might we explain them? Answers to the first question …

Biological invasions are a major global environmental and economic problem. Analysis of
the San Francisco Bay and Delta ecosystem revealed a large number of exotic species that …

Organisms have travelled the Atlantic Ocean as neuston and have rafted on natural marine
debris for millions of years. Shipping increased opportunities for marine organism travel …

Biological invaders represent one of the primary threats to the maintenance of global
biodiversity, human health, and the success of human economic enterprises. The continuing …

Here I advocate a comparative and systematic approach in which invasion (the extension of
species ranges to areas not previously occupied by that species) is studied from the …

Island biotas are viewed popularly as much more fragile than those of mainland areas and
much more prone to damage from invaders. There are far too few data to assess this view …

▪ Abstract A growing number of species have been transported and introduced by humans to
new locations and have established self-sustaining wild populations beyond their natural …