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Predicting the global invasion of Drosophila suzukii to improve Australian biosecurity preparedness.

Published online: 30 Jul 2021

Authors: Maino, J. L. & Schouten, R. & Umina, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predicting biological invasions remains a challenge to applied ecologists and limits pre-emptive management of biosecurity threats. In the last decade...

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Thin lines between native and invasive aquatic plants are common, posing challenges for response efforts.

Published online: 26 Nov 2024

Authors: Larkin, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Lines separating native and invasive plant species can be thin due to close relatedness, obscured by cryptic invasions, or breached by hybridization. ...

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Predicting invasion success of forest pathogenic fungi from species traits.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Philibert, A. & Desprez-Loustau, M. L. & Fabre, B. & Frey, P. & Halkett, F. & Husson, C. & Lung-Escarmant, B. & Marçais, B. & Robin, C. & Vacher, C. & Makowski, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions are a major consequence of globalization and pose a significant threat to biodiversity. Because only a small fraction of introduc...

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The effects of alien shrub invasions on vegetation structure and fire behaviour in South African fynbos shrublands: a simulation study.

Published online: 23 Apr 1986

Authors: Wilgen, B. W. van & Richardson, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

South African fynbos vegetation, principally Protea repens and P. neriifolia, is fire-prone and susceptible to invasion by alien shrubs. Changes in bi...

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Predicting the rate of invasion of the agent of Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Ogden, N. H. & Lindsay, L. R. & Leighton, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying invading tick populations provides early warning for emerging tickborne diseases that are expanding their geographic range. But how fast d...

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Native seed density and non-native invasive species arrival order independently affect biotic resistance to invasion.

Published online: 13 Apr 2025

Authors: Lee JangHo & Kripal Singh & Byun Chaeho

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An essential objective in ecological restoration is enhancing the biotic resistance of native plant communities by promoting competition between invas...

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Do graminoid and woody invaders have different effects on native plant functional groups?

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Mason, T. J. & French, K. & Lonsdale, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

While there are numerous studies of impacts by individual invader species, there are few syntheses of invader impacts on plant community structure and...

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Diversity, invasive species and extinctions in insular ecosystems.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Donlan, C. J. & Wilcox, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species invasions are a primary driver of species additions and deletions in ecosystems. Understanding the intricacies of invasions and their conseque...

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General guidelines for invasive plant management based on comparative demography of invasive and native plant populations.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Ramula, S. & Knight, T. M. & Burns, J. H. & Buckley, Y. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

General guidelines for invasive plant management are currently lacking. Population declines may be achieved by focusing control on demographic process...

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Is management of an invasive grass Agropyron cristatum contingent on environmental variation.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Hansen, M. J. & Wilson, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The control of invasive species is a challenge heightened by the dependency of management outcomes on environmental variation. This is especially true...

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