Double trouble: the implications of climate change for biological invasions

TB Robinson, N Martin, TG Loureiro, P Matikinca… - 2020 - scholar.sun.ac.za
The implications of climate change for biological invasions are multifaceted and vary along
the invasion process. Changes in vectors and pathways are likely to manifest in changes in …

Community coalescence: an eco-evolutionary perspective

M Castledine, P Sierocinski… - … Transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Community coalescence, the mixing of different communities, is widespread throughout
microbial ecology. Coalescence can result in approximately equal contributions from the …

The differences in plant invasion in two types of shorelines under flow regulation of the Three Gorges Reservoir

Y Wen, X Su, F Cai, R Qian, MD Bejarano, S Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Riparian zones, crucial for linking fluvial and terrestrial habitats, are among the most diverse
ecosystems. However, they are intensively invaded by alien plants, particularly in dam …

Exotic asphyxiation: interactions between invasive species and hypoxia

JE Byers, JA Blaze, AC Dodd, HL Hall… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Higher plant colonisation and lower resident diversity in grasslands more recently abandoned from agriculture

JA Catford, HER Shepherd, P Tennant… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rates of species colonisation and extirpation are increasing in plant communities world‐
wide. Colonisation could potentially help compensate for, or compound, resident diversity …

Artificial modification on lateral hydrological connectivity promotes range expansion of invasive Spartina alterniflora in salt marshes of the Yellow River delta, China

T Xie, Q Wang, Z Ning, C Chen, B Cui, J Bai… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 'Invasibility', or the extent to which a habitat is prone to being invaded by plants, is a
measure of the resistance of that ecosystem to biological invasion: a limited extent …

Diversity, species coexistence and functional composition patterns in subtropical Atlantic Forests invaded by non‐native trees

JG Larsen, AC da Silva, M de Sá Dechoum… - Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a major environmental challenge today. Interactions between
invasive and native species can significantly shape community structures, influencing …

Pervasive native plant has the potential to resist the invasion of exotic species: a trait-based comparison

T Wang, Y Zhu, Z Zhang, X Chi, X Huang, M Zhang… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Biotic resistance of pervasive native species to invasion may be an effective managing tool
for exotic plants. The present study subjected the invasive aquatic plant in China …

Relationships between community composition, productivity and invasion resistance in semi-natural bacterial microcosms

ML Jones, DW Rivett, A Pascual-García, T Bell - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Common garden experiments that inoculate a standardised growth medium with synthetic
microbial communities (ie constructed from individual isolates or using dilution cultures) …

Unexpected sensitivity of the highly invasive spider Mermessus trilobatus to soil disturbance in grasslands

N Narimanov, A Kempel, M van Kleunen… - Biological Invasions, 2021 - Springer
The dwarf spider Mermessus trilobatus (Araneae: Linyphiidae), native to North America, has
expanded its range over large parts of Europe within less than fifty years. It is notable for …