List of works by Urs Schaffner

A global assessment of invasive plant impacts on resident species, communities and ecosystems: the interaction of impact measures, invading species' traits and environment ⬇️

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A new acylated quercetin glycoside from Ranunculus lanuginosus

scientific article published in September 2004

A review of open-field host range testing to evaluate non-target use by herbivorous biological control candidates

scientific article published in 2018

A simple approach to evaluate behavioral responses of insect herbivores to olfactory and visual cues simultaneously: the double stacked y-tube device and portable volatile collection system

scientific article published in 2018

Acroptilon repens, an Asian invader, has stronger competitive effects on species from America than species from its native range

scientific article published on 12 April 2010

Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: Providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Assessing the risks of non-target feeding by the accidentally introduced ragweed leaf beetle, Ophraella communa, to native European plant species

scientific article

Bias and error in understanding plant invasion impacts

scientific article

Biogeographic effects on early establishment of an invasive alien plant

scientific article published on 6 April 2015

Biological Flora of the British Isles:Ambrosia artemisiifolia

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Biological invasion of oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) in North America: Pre-adaptation, post-introduction evolution, or both? ⬇️

scientific article

Biological weed control to relieve millions from Ambrosia allergies in Europe

scientific article published on 21 April 2020

Calcium induces long-term legacy effects in a subalpine ecosystem

scientific article

Can enemy release explain the invasion success of the diploid Leucanthemum vulgare in North America?

article published in 2016

Can plant resistance to specialist herbivores be explained by plant chemistry or resource use strategy?

scientific article published on 5 November 2011

Chemosensory and behavioural responses of the turnip sawfly, Athalia rosae, to glucosinolates and isothiocyanates

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Classical biological control: exploiting enemy escape to manage plant invasions

scientific article published on 14 March 2008

Combatting global grassland degradation

Direct and indirect effects of invasive species: Biodiversity loss is a major mechanism by which an invasive tree affects ecosystem functioning

scientific article published on 13 August 2019

Dissecting impact of plant invaders: do invaders behave differently in the new range?

scientific article

Do alien plants escape from natural enemies of congeneric residents? Yes but not from all

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Do vigour of introduced populations and escape from specialist herbivores contribute to invasiveness?

scientific article published in 2005

Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems

scientific article

Economic impacts of Prosopis spp. invasions on dryland ecosystem services in Ethiopia and Kenya: Evidence from choice experimental data

scientific article published on 17 July 2018

Editorial overview: Biological control of plant invaders: a continued stimulus and yet untapped potential to link and advance applied and basic research

scientific article published on 14 March 2020

Effect of mowing, rust infection and seed production upon C and N reserves and morphology of the perennial Veratrum album L. (Liliales, Melanthiaceae) ⬇️

scientific article published in 1995

Enemy release from the effects of generalist granivores can facilitate Bromus tectorum invasion in the Great Basin Desert ⬇️

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Eriophyid mite Aceria artemisiifoliae sp.nov. (Acari: Eriophyoidea) potential biological control agent of invasive common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae) in Serbia

Erratum to: Can enemy release explain the invasion success of the diploid Leucanthemum vulgare in North America?

erratum

Estimating economic benefits of biological control of Ambrosia artemisiifolia by Ophraella communa in southeastern France

scientific article published on 18 August 2018

Evidence for a combination of pre-adapted traits and rapid adaptive change in the invasive plant Centaurea stoebe

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Evolution in invasive plants: implications for biological control

scientific article

Exotic invasive knotweeds (Fallopia spp.) negatively affect native plant and invertebrate assemblages in European riparian habitats

Explaining the variation in impacts of non-native plants on local-scale species richness: the role of phylogenetic relatedness

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Exploitation of the Fecal Shield of the Lily Leaf Beetle, Lilioceris lilii (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), by the Specialist Parasitoid Lemophagus pulcher (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

scholarly article by Urs Schaffner & Caroline Müller published 2001 in Journal of Insect Behavior

Feeding intensity of insect herbivores is associated more closely with key metabolite profiles than phylogenetic relatedness of their potential hosts

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Following in the footsteps of invasion: comparisons of founder and invasive genotypes of two independent invasions reveal site-specific demographic processes and no influence by landscape attributes on dispersal

Genetic insights into the globally invasive and taxonomically problematic tree genus Prosopis

scientific article published on 09 December 2020

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

scientific article

Greater Focus Needed on Alien Plant Impacts in Protected Areas

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Help from under ground: soil biota facilitate knotweed invasion

article by Madalin Parepa et al published February 2013 in Ecosphere

Herbivore resistance of invasive Fallopia species and their hybrids

scientific article

High Phenotypic Plasticity in a Prominent Plant Invader along Altitudinal and Temperature Gradients ⬇️

scientific article

Historical context modifies plant diversity–community productivity relationships in alpine grassland

scientific article published in 2022

Host Range and Impact of Dichrorampha aeratana, the First Potential Biological Control Agent for Leucanthemum vulgare in North America and Australia

scientific article published on 12 May 2021

How well do local stakeholders’ perceptions of environmental impacts of an invasive alien plant species relate to ecological data?

scientific article published on 07 March 2022

Hybrid vigor in the biological control agent, Longitarsus jacobaeae ⬇️

scientific article

Impact of Acroptilon repens on co-occurring native plants is greater in the invader’s non-native range

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Implications of land use/land cover dynamics and Prosopis invasion on ecosystem service values in Afar Region, Ethiopia

scientific article published on 17 April 2019

Improved Understanding of Weed Biological Control Safety and Impact with Chemical Ecology: A Review

article

In-season leaf damage by a biocontrol agent explains reproductive output of an invasive plant species

scientific article

Invasive knotweed affects native plants through allelopathy

scientific article

Is there rapid evolutionary response in introduced populations of tansy ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris, when exposed to biological control?

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Long-term effects of short-term perturbation in a subalpine grassland

scientific article

Modelling the current fractional cover of an invasive alien plant and drivers of its invasion in a dryland ecosystem ⬇️

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

More widespread alien tree species do not have larger impacts on regeneration of native tree species in a tropical forest reserve ⬇️

scientific article published on 12 April 2020

Neighbour Origin and Ploidy Level Drive Impact of an Alien Invasive Plant Species in a Competitive Environment ⬇️

scientific article

Niche change analysis as a tool to inform management of two invasive species in Eastern Africa

scientific article published on 13 February 2020

Origin matters: diversity affects the performance of alien invasive species but not of native species

scientific article published on 17 April 2015

Pathways towards the Sustainable Management of Woody Invasive Species: Understanding What Drives Land Users’ Decisions to Adopt and Use Land Management Practices

scientific article published in 2022

Plant interspecific differences in arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization as a result of soil carbon addition

scientific article published on 23 June 2012

Plant invasions, generalist herbivores, and novel defense weapons

scientific article

Plant neighbours rather than soil biota determine impact of an alien plant invader

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Polyploidy in Phenotypic Space and Invasion Context: A Morphometric Study of Centaurea stoebe s.l

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Post-introduction evolution in the biological control agent Longitarsus jacobaeae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

scientific article published on December 2012

Post-release monitoring in classical biological control of weeds: assessing impact and testing pre-release hypotheses

scientific article published on 06 March 2020

Pragmatism required to assess impacts of invasive plants

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Predicting abundances of invasive ragweed across Europe using a "top-down" approach

scientific article published on 17 May 2019

Predicting impact of a biocontrol agent: integrating distribution modeling with climate-dependent vital rates

scientific article published on 09 October 2019

Promising practices for dealing with complexity in research for development

scientific article published in 2023

Pyrrolizidine alkaloid content in Senecio : ontogeny and developmental constraints

scientific article published on 26 November 2003

Quantifying the social and economic benefits of the biological control of invasive alien plants in natural ecosystems

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

Restoration of degraded grasslands, but not invasion by Prosopis juliflora, avoids trade-offs between climate change mitigation and other ecosystem services ⬇️

scientific article published on 24 November 2020

Russian-olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) genetic diversity in the western United States and implications for biological control

scientific article published on 19 July 2019

Scale-dependent effects of land use on plant species richness of mountain grassland in the European Alps

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Sequestration of furostanol saponins by Monophadnus sawfly larvae.

scientific article published in March 2007

Sequestration of host plant glucosinolates in the defensive hemolymph of the sawfly Athalia rosae

scientific article (publication date: December 2001)

Shift in cytotype frequency and niche space in the invasive plant Centaurea maculosa

scientific article

Sources and modes of action of invasive knotweed allelopathy: the effects of leaf litter and trained soil on the germination and growth of native plants

scientific article published on 16 May 2012

Spatial Evolution of Prosopis Invasion and its Effects on LULC and Livelihoods in Baringo, Kenya

scholarly article by Purity Rima Mbaabu et al published 22 May 2019 in Remote Sensing

Stakeholder priorities determine the impact of an alien tree invasion on ecosystem multifunctionality

scientific article published on 16 March 2021

Taxonomic issues related to biological control prospects for the ragweed borer, Epiblema strenuana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

scientific article published on 30 January 2020

The contribution of phenotypic traits, their plasticity, and rapid evolution to invasion success: insights from an extraordinary natural experiment

scientific article published in 2021

The effects of agent hybridization on the efficacy of biological control of tansy ragwort at high elevations.

scientific article

The impact of invasive species on social-ecological systems: Relating supply and use of selected provisioning ecosystem services

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

The impact of the flower mite Aceria acroptiloni on the invasive plant Russian knapweed, Rhaponticum repens, in its native range

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Water use of Prosopis juliflora and its impacts on catchment water budget and rural livelihoods in Afar Region, Ethiopia

scientific article published on 29 January 2021

Weed biological control in the European Union: from serendipity to strategy

article published in 2017

Why does the larval integument of some sawfly species disrupt so easily? The harmful hemolymph hypothesis

scientific article published on 7 November 2002

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