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A framework for engaging stakeholders on the management of alien species

scientific article published on 9 October 2017

A framework to support alien species regulation: the Risk Analysis for Alien Taxa (RAAT)

scientific article published in 2020

A global assessment of a large monocot family highlights the need for group-specific analyses of invasiveness ⬇️

scientific article

A governance framework for the design and evaluation of tree planting schemes

scientific article published in 2023

A new national unit for invasive species detection, assessment and eradication planning

article

A proposed national strategic framework for the management of Cactaceae in South Africa

article

A proposed protocol for identifying native-alien populations

A proposed unified framework for biological invasions

scientific article (publication date: July 2011)

A simple, rapid methodology for developing invasive species watch lists

article

A standardized set of metrics to assess and monitor tree invasions

article

A tree well travelled: global genetic structure of the invasive treeAcacia saligna

A unified classification of alien species based on the magnitude of their environmental impacts ⬇️

scientific article published in May 2014

A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions

article

A workflow for standardising and integrating alien species distribution data

scientific article

Adaptive evolution in invasive species

scientific article (publication date: June 2008)

Addressing context dependence in ecology

scientific article published on 30 October 2021

Alien Bamboos in South Africa: a Socio-Historical Perspective

article

An assessment of the information content of South African alien species databases

article

An inventory of native-alien populations in South Africa

Arthropods on imported plant products: Volumes predict general trends while contextual details enhance predictive power

scientific article published on 03 February 2022

Assessing the level of compliance with alien plant regulations in a large African protected area

scientific article published in 2022

B-Cubed: Leveraging Analysis-Ready Biodiversity Datasets and Cloud Computing for Timely and Actionable Biodiversity Monitoring

Biodiversity assessments: Origin matters

article

Biogeographic concepts define invasion biology

article

Biological invasions and natural colonisations are different – the need for invasion science

scientific article published on 14 September 2016

Biological invasions in World Heritage Sites: current status and a proposed monitoring and reporting framework

scientific article

Border control for stowaway alien species should be prioritised based on variations in establishment debt

scientific article

Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity

scientific article published on 20 April 2021

Casuarina cunninghamiana in the Western Cape, South Africa: Determinants of naturalisation and invasion, and options for management

article

Casuarina: biogeography and ecology of an important tree genus in a changing world

scholarly article by Luke J. Potgieter et al published 11 December 2013 in Biological Invasions

CasuarinaInvasion Alters Primary Succession on Lava Flows on La Réunion Island

article

Changes in the composition and distribution of alien plants in South Africa: An update from the Southern African Plant Invaders Atlas

article

Classifying the introduction pathways of alien species: are we moving in the right direction?

scientific article

Co-invasion of South African ecosystems by an Australian legume and its rhizobial symbionts

article

Comparing the IUCN’s EICAT and Red List to improve assessments of the impact of biological invasions

scientific article

Confronting the wicked problem of managing biological invasions

article

Considerations for developing and implementing a safe list for alien taxa

scientific article published in 2024

Contain or eradicate? Optimizing the management goal for Australian acacia invasions in the face of uncertainty

article

Contaminant organisms recorded on plant product imports to South Africa 1994–2019

scientific article published on 16 March 2021

Contributions to the National Status Report on Biological Invasions in South Africa

article

Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions

article

Cultivation shapes genetic novelty in a globally important invader

scientific article

Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable

scientific article published on 3 June 2024

Degree of Establishment Controlled Vocabulary List of Terms ⬇️

provides terms that should be used as values for dwc:degreeOfEstablishment and dwciri:degreeOfEstablishment

Delayed biodiversity change: no time to waste

scientific article

Different traits determine introduction, naturalization and invasion success in woody plants: Proteaceae as a test case ⬇️

scientific article published on 24 September 2013

Does origin determine environmental impacts? Not for bamboos

scientific article published in 2019

Drivers, predictors, and probabilities of plant extinctions in South Africa

Elucidating the native sources of an invasive tree species, Acacia pycnantha, reveals unexpected native range diversity and structure ⬇️

scientific article

Emerging infectious diseases and biological invasions: a call for a One Health collaboration in science and management ⬇️

article

Establishment Means Controlled Vocabulary List of Terms ⬇️

provides terms that should be used as values for dwc:establishmentMeans and dwciri:establishmentMeans

Estimating the monetary cost of biological invasions to South Africa

Even well-studied groups of alien species might be poorly inventoried: Australian Acacia species in South Africa as a case study

article

Forestry trial data can be used to evaluate climate-based species distribution models in predicting tree invasions

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)

article

Frameworks used in invasion science: progress and prospects

scientific article

GIRAE: a generalised approach for linking the total impact of invasion to species' range, abundance and per-unit effects

scientific article published in 2022

Global Actions for Managing Cactus Invasions ⬇️

scientific article published on 16 October 2019

Global environmental and socio-economic impacts of selected alien grasses as a basis for ranking threats to South Africa

scientific article

Global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to prevent tree invasions and mitigate their negative impacts

scientific article

Grasses as invasive plants in South Africa revisited: Patterns, pathways and management

article

Harder, better, faster, stronger? Dispersal in the Anthropocene

scientific article published in September 2024

Herbivores, but not other insects, are scarce on alien plants

article

Highly diverse and highly successful: invasive Australian acacias have not experienced genetic bottlenecks globally

scientific article published on 17 April 2021

Historical legacies accumulate to shape future biodiversity in an era of rapid global change

article

Hitting the right target: taxonomic challenges for, and of, plant invasions. ⬇️

scientific article published on 19 September 2013

How do invasive species travel to and through urban environments?

How much evolutionary history in a 10 x 10 m plot?

scientific article published in May 2006

Human usage in the native range may determine future genetic structure of an invasion: insights from Acacia pycnantha ⬇️

scientific article

Human-mediated introductions of Australian acacias - a global experiment in biogeography

article

Identifying safe cultivars of invasive plants: six questions for risk assessment, management, and communication

scientific article

Improving Darwin Core for research and management of alien species

scholarly article

Incorporating risk mapping at multiple spatial scales into eradication management plans

Indicators for monitoring biological invasions at a national level

scientific article published in 2018

Initiating dialogue between scientists and managers of biological invasions

article

Intentionally introduced terrestrial invertebrates: patterns, risks, and options for management

Interactions between environment, species traits, and human uses describe patterns of plant invasions

scientific article

Introduced and invasive cactus species: a global review ⬇️

scientific article

Invasion Frameworks: a Forest Pathogen Perspective

scientific article published February 2022

Invasion debt - quantifying future biological invasions

article

Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management

scientific article

Invasion trajectory of alien trees: the role of introduction pathway and planting history

scientific article

Invasion trends: An interpretable measure of change is needed to support policy targets

scientific article published in 2023

Invasive Organisms Information: A proposed TDWG Task Group

scholarly article

Is invasion science moving towards agreed standards? The influence of selected frameworks

scientific article

Lack of human-assisted dispersal means Pueraria montana var. lobata (kudzu vine) could still be eradicated from South Africa

Landscape Corridors: Possible Dangers?

scientific article published in Science

Level of environmental threat posed by horticultural trade in Cactaceae

scientific article

MAcroecological Framework for Invasive Aliens (MAFIA): disentangling large-scale context dependence in biological invasions

scientific article

Macroecology meets invasion ecology: linking the native distributions of Australian acacias to invasiveness

article

Macroecology meets invasion ecology: performance of Australian acacias and eucalypts around the world revealed by features of their native ranges

article

Management history determines gene flow in a prominent invader

article

Methods and approaches for the management of arthropod border incursions

Molecular insights into the invasion dynamics of Carcinus crabs in South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Montpellier broom (Genista monspessulana) and Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) in South Africa: An assessment of invasiveness and options for management

article

Much more give than take: South Africa as a major donor but infrequent recipient of invasive non-native grasses

article

National-scale strategic approaches for managing introduced plants: insights from Australian acacias in South Africa

article

Native and naturalized range size in Pinus: relative importance of biogeography, introduction effort and species traits

article

Native range size and growth form in Cactaceae predict invasiveness and impact

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

Non-native species in urban environments: patterns, processes, impacts and challenges

article

Nonrandom extinction leads to elevated loss of angiosperm evolutionary history

article

Ornamental plants as invasive aliens: problems and solutions in Kruger National Park, South Africa

scientific article

Pathway Controlled Vocabulary List of Terms ⬇️

provides terms that should be used as values for dwc:pathway and dwciri:pathway

Patterns of introduction, naturalisation, invasion, and impact differ between fleshy- and dry-fruited species of Myrtaceae

scientific article published on 29 October 2021

Phylogeographic consequences of different introduction histories of invasive Australian Acacia species and Paraserianthes lophantha (Fabaceae) in South Africa

article

Plant Diversity in the Human Diet: Weak Phylogenetic Signal Indicates Breadth

article

Potential impact and non-target effects of Gallerucida bifasciata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a candidate biological control agent for Fallopia japonica

article published in 2010

Predicting the subspecific identity of invasive species using distribution models: Acacia saligna as an example

article

Prioritising potential incursions for contingency planning: pathways, species, and sites in Durban (eThekwini), South Africa as an example

scientific article published in 2019

Prioritising surveillance for alien organisms transported as stowaways on ships travelling to South Africa

scientific article

Psidium cattleyanum (Myrtaceae) invasions in South Africa: Status and prognosis

scientific article published in 2022

Publisher Correction: An inventory of native-alien populations in South Africa

Quantifying errors and omissions in alien species lists: The introduction status of Melaleuca species in South Africa as a case study

scientific article published on 4 January 2017

Recent discovery of small naturalised populations of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake in South Africa

scientific article published in 2015

Reproductive biology of Australian acacias: important mediator of invasiveness?

article

Residence time and potential range: crucial considerations in modelling plant invasions

article

Resolving a Prickly Situation: Involving Stakeholders in Invasive Cactus Management in South Africa

scientific article

Risk assessment, eradication, and biological control: global efforts to limit Australian acacia invasions

article

Scale-area curves: a tool for understanding the ecology and distribution of invasive tree species

article

Searching for phylogenetic pattern in biological invasions

scholarly article by Şerban Procheş et al published 29 June 2007 in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Site-specific conditions influence plant naturalization: The case of alien Proteaceae in South Africa

article

Small urban centres as launching sites for plant invasions in natural areas: insights from South Africa

article

Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)

scientific article published in 2017

Soft Touch or Heavy Hand? Legislative Approaches for Preventing Invasions: Insights from Cacti in South Africa

article

Soil biota in a megadiverse country: Current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa

article

Something in the way you move: dispersal pathways affect invasion success

scientific article published on 27 January 2009

Stronger regional biosecurity is essential to prevent hundreds of harmful biological invasions

scientific article published on 19 January 2020

Syzygium australe (J.C.Wendl. ex Link) B. Hyland (Myrtaceae) in South Africa: current distribution and invasion potential

Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science

article

The Chilean black urchin, Tetrapygus niger (Molina, 1782) in South Africa: gone but not forgotten

article

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)’s Post-2020 target on invasive alien species – what should it include and how should it be monitored?

scientific article

The EICAT+ framework enables classification of positive impacts of alien taxa on native biodiversity

scientific article published in 2022

The Role of Environmental Factors in Promoting and Limiting Biological Invasions in South Africa

scholarly article

The absence of fire can cause a lag phase: The invasion dynamics ofBanksia ericifolia(Proteaceae)

article

The balance of trade in alien species between South Africa and the rest of Africa

article

The establishment of the invasive alga Sargassum muticum on the west coast of Scotland: Rapid northwards spread and identification of potential new areas for colonisation

scientific article published in 2007

The first management of a marine invader in Africa: The importance of trials prior to setting long-term management goals

scientific article published on 02 March 2020

The global distribution of bamboos: assessing correlates of introduction and invasion ⬇️

scientific article

The importance of pollinators and autonomous self-fertilisation in the early stages of plant invasions: Banksia and Hakea (Proteaceae) as case studies

scientific article published on 9 April 2015

The regulation of alien species in South Africa

The status of arboreta in South Africa and the taxa they contain

scientific article published in 2022

The threats posed by the pet trade in alien terrestrial invertebrates in South Africa

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

The unknown underworld: Understanding soil health in South Africa

article

Understanding and managing the introduction pathways of alien taxa: South Africa as a case study

article

Which Taxa Are Alien? Criteria, Applications, and Uncertainties

Widespread plant species: natives versus aliens in our changing world

article

Native-alien populations—an apparent oxymoron that requires specific conservation attention

scientific article published in 2022

What is valued in conservation? A framework to compare ethical perspectives

scientific article

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