Megaherbivores provide biotic resistance against alien plant dominance

NA Mungi, YV Jhala, Q Qureshi, E le Roux… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
While human-driven biological invasions are rapidly spreading, finding scalable and
effective control methods poses an unresolved challenge. Here, we assess whether …

[HTML][HTML] Massive economic costs of biological invasions despite widespread knowledge gaps: a dual setback for India

A Bang, RN Cuthbert, PJ Haubrock, RD Fernandez… - Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Biological invasions are one of the top drivers of the ongoing biodiversity crisis. An
underestimated consequence of invasions is the enormity of their economic impacts …

Management of invasive alien species in Spain: A bibliometric review

R Muñoz-Mas, M Carrete, P Castro-Díez… - NeoBiota, 2021, 70 …, 2021 - dugi-doc.udg.edu
Scientific and grey literature on invasive alien species (IAS) is conditioned by social,
economic and political priorities, editorial preferences and species and ecosystem …

Role of species richness and human impacts in resisting invasive species in tropical forests

NA Mungi, Q Qureshi, YV Jhala - Journal of Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The biotic resistance hypothesis suggests that biodiversity‐rich areas should be resistant to
biological invasions. Globally, conservationists use this hypothesis to protect diverse …

Distribution, drivers and restoration priorities of plant invasions in India

NA Mungi, Q Qureshi, YV Jhala - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions threaten biodiversity and human wellbeing, with developing tropical
countries being more vulnerable. Despite the urgency to reduce impacts of invasions …

Multiple invasions exert combined magnified effects on native plants, soil nutrients and alters the plant-herbivore interaction in dry tropical forest

R Rastogi, Q Qureshi, A Shrivastava… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
While ecosystems worldwide are confronted with myriad of biological invasions, our
understanding of their consolidated impacts and control remains restricted to a few species …

Plant invasions in Asia

BB Shrestha, ABR Witt, S Shen, AA Khuroo… - Global plant …, 2022 - Springer
Asia, occupying nearly 30% of the earth's terrestrial surface, is one of the most important
continent known for its highly diverse culture, economy, geography, and ecology. Three of …

Development of a species-specific qPCR assay for the detection of invasive African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) using environmental DNA

GK Prabhakaran, M Sunkara, R Raghavan… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Detection and monitoring of target species is the primary strategy in the management and
control of biological invasions. Traditional methods to detect invasive species are time …

The distribution of invasive alien plant species in peri-urban areas: A case study from the city of Kolkata

S Chatterjee, A Dewanji - Community Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Urbanization results in rapid land transformations impacting bio-diversity and ecosystem
services. With urban expansions population transition will predominantly occur in the peri …

Modelling the mixed impacts of multiple invasive alien fish species in a closed freshwater ecosystem in India

GB Sreekanth, S Mujawar, DM Lal, T Mayekar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Invasive alien species (IAS) influence the trophic organisation and food web structure in an
invaded ecosystem, and therefore, it is imperative to quantify the resultant ecological …