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A basin-scale application of environmental DNA assessment for rare endemic species and closely related exotic species in rivers: a case study of giant salamanders in Japan.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Fukumoto, S. & Ushimaru, A. & Minamoto, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To prevent the invasion of exotic species causing a decline in an endangered endemic species, it is important to determine the distribution of both sp...

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A prioritised list of invasive alien species to assist the effective implementation of EU legislation.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Carboneras, C. & Genovesi, P. & Vilà, M. & Blackburn, T. M. & Carrete, M. & Clavero, M. & D'hondt, B. & Orueta, J. F. & Gallardo, B. & Geraldes, P. & González-Moreno, P. & Gregory, R. D. & Nentwig, W. & Paquet, J. Y. & Pyšek, P. & Rabitsch, W. & Ramírez, I. & Scalera, R. & Tella, J. L. & Walton, P. & Wynde, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective prevention and control of invasive species generally relies on a comprehensive, coherent and representative list of species that enables res...

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Assembly history alters alpha and beta diversity, exotic-native proportions and functioning of restored prairie plant communities.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Martin, L. M. & Wilsey, B. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restorations provide a test of community assembly history theory, and practitioners require information on how assembly history might help to restore ...

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Testing the link between perceived and actual risk of predation: mosquito oviposition site selection and egg predation by native and introduced fish.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Segev, O. & Verster, R. & Weldon, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

According to the threat-sensitivity hypothesis, prey avoidance behaviour should reflect the magnitude of predation risk. Since predation can strongly ...

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Vegetation-site relationships of roadside plant communities in West Virginia, USA.

Published online: 30 Mar 2005

Authors: Rentch, J. S. & Fortney, R. H. & Stephenson, S. L. & Adams, H. S. & Grafton, W. N. & Anderson, J. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In mountainous regions, road construction is accompanied by large-scale physical disturbance associated with cut and fill operations that drastically ...

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Impacts of restoration treatments on alien plant invasion in Pinus ponderosa forests, Montana, USA.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Dodson, E. K. & Fiedler, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasion by alien plant species represents a challenge to land managers throughout the world as they attempt to restore frequent fire-adapted ecosyste...

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A response from the British Ecological Society to the Environmental Audit Committee "Invasive species" inquiry - May 2019.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: White paper

This paper presents the response from the British Ecological Society to the Environmental Audit Committee "Invasive Species" inquiry, addressing the f...

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Mechanisms driving avoidance of non-native plants by lizards.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Valentine, L. E. & Roberts, B. & Schwarzkopf, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Introduced plant species modify the environment and alter ecological interactions in communities, often to the detriment of native fauna, but the caus...

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Identifying potential emerging invasive non-native species from the freshwater pet trade.

Published online: 03 Apr 2024

Authors: Dickey, J. W. E. & Liu ChunLong & Briski, E. & Wolter, C. & Moesch, S. & Jeschke, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

enThis link goes to a English sectiondeThis link goes to a Deutsche section An increasingly globalised world has facilitated the movement of non-nativ...

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Alien species in Norway: results from quantitative ecological impact assessments.

Published online: 16 Sep 2020

Authors: Sandvik, H. & Hilmo, O. & Henriksen, S. & Elven, R. & Åsen, P. A. & Hegre, H. & Pedersen, O. & Pedersen, P. A. & Solstad, H. & Vandvik, V. & Westergaard, K. B. & Ødegaard, F. & Åström, S. & Elven, H. & Endrestøl, A. & Gammelmo, Ø. & Hatteland, B. A. & Solheim, H. & Nordén, B. & Sundheim, L. & Talgø, V. & Falkenhaug, T. & Gulliksen, B. & Jelmert, A. & Oug, E. & Sunde, J. & Forsgren, E. & Finstad, A. & Hesthagen, T. & Nedreaas, K. & Wienerroither, R. & Husa, V. & Fredriksen, S. & Sjøtun, K. & Steen, H. & Hansen, H. & Hamnes, I. S. & Karlsbakk, E. & Magnusson, C. & Ytrehus, B. & Pedersen, H. C. & Swenson, J. E. & Syvertsen, P. O. & Stokke, B. G. & Gjershaug, J. O. & Dolmen, D. & Kjærstad, G. & Johnsen, S. I. & Jensen, T. C. & Hassel, K. & Gederaas, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Due to globalisation, trade and transport, the spread of alien species is increasing dramatically. Some alien species become ecologically harmful by t...

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