Key global indicators of biodiversity decline, such as the IUCN Red List Index and the Living
Planet Index, have relatively long assessment intervals. This means they, due to their …

Aims Novel ecosystems are self‐maintaining ecosystems that support species assemblages
without historical precedent. Despite much interest and controversy around novel …

Assessing the impacts of alien plant species is scientifically important and critical for
supporting invasion-related policies. Generic Impact Scoring System (GISS) and …

Invasive alien species are increasing over the globe in the Anthropocene era, with a range
of negative impacts on biodiversity, ecological processes, production systems, and human …

Following successful establishment in Australia and North America, the South African dung
beetle (DB) Digitonthophagus gazella was introduced in Brazil in 1990. We investigated the …

Ecological restoration is beneficial to ecological communities in this era of large‐scale
landscape change and ecological disruption. However, restoration outcomes are notoriously …

Anthropogenic disturbances play an important role in invasibility, and the traits of exotic
species act as mediators of invasion success. The impact of exotic species can be evaluated …

Short‐term experiments cannot characterize how long‐lived, invasive shrubs influence
ecological properties that can be slow to change, including native diversity and soil fertility …

Non-native invasive plant species can influence ecosystem functioning over broad spatial
scales, but most research on ecosystem impacts has focused on the plot level covering …