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Resource availability and natural enemies are among the most commonly cited mechanisms affecting competitive ability of invasive plants, but their sim...

A difference equation model of the population dynamics of R. cochinchinensis was developed for a maize cropping system. The model was used to estimate...

Invasive non-native species are one of the greatest drivers of the loss of biodiversity world-wide. Consequently, removing or controlling invasive pre...

A possible explanation for low success rates when introducing natural enemies to new regions for biological control of insect pests is that they fail ...

Where biocontrol programmes for invasive plants are in place, only one-third are fully successful. Integrated weed management (IWM) emphasizes the use...

Heteronomous hyperparasitism, in which male parasitoids develop at the expense of conspecific females or competing parasitoid species, is characterist...

Populations of invasive species continue to expand globally, causing extensive ecological and economic damages and are thus frequently the focus of co...

Whilst the widespread declines in breeding grassland waders in many parts of Europe have been associated with changes in agriculture, there is concern...

Reducing the fertility of pest species using immunocontraceptive vaccines holds promise for the humane and effective control of vertebrate pest popula...

Attempts to control natural systems through management have often met with success but have also led to unexpected and often undesirable outcomes. Unf...