Of the 70 cases of classical biological control for the protection of nature found in our review,
there were fewer projects against insect targets (21) than against invasive plants (49), in …

We review key issues, available approaches and analyses to encourage and assist
practitioners to develop sound plans to evaluate the effectiveness of weed biological control …

Global wetlands exhibit significant differences in both hydrology and species composition
and range from moss-dominated arctic peatlands to seasonally-flooded tropical floodplains …

Classical biological control using insects has led to the partial or complete control of at least
226 invasive insect and 57 invasive weed species worldwide since 1888. However, at least …

Endangerment factors are reviewed for 57 US federally listed insects and 116 rare eastern
North American lepidopterans to determine the importance of invasive species relative to 15 …

Agent-based modelling (ABM) has become an established methodology in many areas of
biology, ranging from the cellular to the ecological population and community levels. In plant …

The release of biological control agents has been an important means of controlling invasive
species for over 150 years. While these releases have led to the sustainable control of over …

Highlights•Post-release monitoring in classical biological control (CBC) of weeds remains
neglected.•There is a particular lack of rigorous monitoring of community and ecosystem …

The southern tip of North America coalesces into one of the world's largest freshwater
wetlands, the Everglades, Florida, USA. Though this region is much like an island, home to …

A massive effort is underway to restore the Florida Everglades, mainly by re-engineering
hydrology to supply more water to the system at appropriate times of the year. However …