Sydney Harbour is a hotspot for diversity. However, as with estuaries worldwide, its diversity
and functioning faces increasing threats from urbanisation. This is the first synthesis of …

The response of an ecological community to a disturbance event, and its capacity to recover,
are of major interest to ecologists, especially at a time of increasing frequencies and …

Exotic species are a growing global ecological threat; however, their overall effects are
insufficiently understood. While some exotic species are implicated in many species …

“The cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) has a far wider range: it now occurs in these latitudes
on both sides of the Cordillera, across the continent. I saw it in unfrequented spots in Chile …

Abstract Background and Aims Worldwide, invasive species are spreading through marine
systems at an unprecedented rate with both positive and negative consequences for …

We conducted a bibliographic survey, adding 69 taxa to a published list of 277 seaweeds,
thereby updating the total worldwide list of non-native and cryptogenic seaweeds to 346 …

Non‐indigenous species (NIS) and hypoxia (< 2 mg O2 l− 1) can disturb and restructure
aquatic communities. Both are heavily influenced by human activities and are intensifying …

Nonindigenous marine species continue to be one of the foremost threats to marine
biodiversity. As an update to a 2007 review of the impacts of introduced macroalgae, we …

Invasive plants have extensive impacts on ecosystem function and biodiversity globally. Our
inability to manage invasive species stems in part from a lack of understanding of the …

Humans have used, and had effects on, marine ecosystems throughout history. As the
human population and its economic activities increase, these effects intensify. Yet, our …