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Darwin's naturalization conundrum: dissecting taxonomic patterns of species invasions by Diez, Jeffrey M, Sullivan, Jon J, Hulme, Philip E, Edwards, Grant, Duncan, Richard P

“…Darwin acknowledged contrasting, plausible arguments for how species invasions are influenced by phylogenetic relatedness to the native community. These…”
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Public Health Risk of Foodborne Pathogens in Edible African Land Snails, Cameroon by Tanyitiku, Mary Nkongho, Nicholas, Graeme, Petcheu, Igor C. Njombissie, Sullivan, Jon J, On, Stephen L.W

“…In tropical countries, land snails are an important food source; however, foodborne disease risks are poorly quantified. We detected Campylobacter spp.,…”
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The Impact of Herbivory on Plants in Different Resource Conditions: A Meta-Analysis by Hawkes, Christine V., Sullivan, Jon J.

“…Understanding how plant recovery from herbivory interacts with the resource environment is necessary to predict under what resource conditions plants are most…”
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Strong human association with plant invasion success for Trifolium introductions to New Zealand by Gravuer, Kelly, Sullivan, Jon J, Williams, Peter A, Duncan, Richard P

“…It has proven difficult, when focused only on biological determinants, to explain why some plant species become naturalized in or invade new locations, whereas…”
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A taxonomically detailed and large-scale view of the factors affecting the distribution and abundance of tree species planted in private gardens of Christchurch city, New Zealand by Quan, Wei, Sullivan, Jon J, Meurk, Colin D, Stewart, Glenn H

“…A city's planted trees, the great majority of which are in private gardens, play a fundamental role in shaping a city's wild ecology, ecosystem functioning,…”
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Quantifying invasion resistance: the use of recruitment functions to control for propagule pressure by Miller, Alice L., Diez, Jeffrey M., Sullivan, Jon J., Wangen, Steven R., Wiser, Susan K., Meffin, Ross, Duncan, Richard P.

“…Invasive species distributions tend to be biased towards some habitats compared to others due to the combined effects of habitat-specific resistance to…”
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Snail meat consumption in Buea-Cameroon: exposures to foodborne pathogens through social practices assessed in 2019 and 2021 by Tanyitiku, Mary Nkongho, Nicholas, Graeme, Sullivan, Jon J, Njombissie Petcheu, Igor C, On, Stephen L W

“…Snail meat is an important source of nutrition in Cameroon, but the food safety risks are poorly understood. We characterized public health risks from snail…”
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Survival of Escherichia coli in Edible Land Snails: Implications for Heliciculture and Public Health by Tanyitiku, Mary Nkongho, Nicholas, Graeme, Sullivan, Jon J, Petcheu, Igor C Njombissie, On, Stephen L W

“…Land snails are considered a delicacy in many countries in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. However, the interaction of microbial pathogens with land snails may…”
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Snail Meat Consumption in Buea, Cameroon: The Methodological Challenges in Exploring Its Public Health Risks by Tanyitiku, Mary Nkongho, Nicholas, Graeme, Sullivan, Jon J., Njombissie Petcheu, Igor C., On, Stephen L.W.

“…This paper discusses the methodological challenges in studying health risks that could arise from consuming terrestrial snails infested with pathogenic…”
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Negative soil feedbacks accumulate over time for non-native plant species by Diez, Jeffrey M, Dickie, Ian, Edwards, Grant, Hulme, Philip E, Sullivan, Jon J, Duncan, Richard P

“…Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 803-809 The enemy release hypothesis is a common explanation for species invasions, suggesting that introduced species benefit from…”
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Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits by Alam, Md Azharul, Wyse, Sarah V., Buckley, Hannah L., Perry, George L. W., Sullivan, Jon J., Mason, Norman W. H., Buxton, Rowan, Richardson, Sarah J., Curran, Timothy J., Gilliam, Frank

“…Flammability is an important plant trait, relevant to plant function, wildfire behaviour and plant evolution. However, systematic comparison of plant…”
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Plant phylogeny determines host selection and acceptance of the oligophagous leaf beetle Cassida rubiginosa by Dilani K, Hettiarachchi, Rostás, Michael, Sullivan, Jon J, Jackman, Sarah, van Koten, Chikako, Cripps, Michael G

“…Predicting the host range of biocontrol agents is important for the safe and effective implementation of biocontrol of weeds. In this study, we examined the…”
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Resource competition, not facilitation, structures gravel beach plant communities by Arnst, Elise A., Wiser, Susan K., Sullivan, Jon J., Buckley, Hannah L., Roxburgh, Stephen

“…Questions How are plant–plant interactions mediated by environmental factors to influence plant community structure on gravel beaches? Location Two coastal…”
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Inadvertent biological control: an Australian thrips killing an invasive New Zealand tree in California by Sullivan, Jon J.

“…Transport hubs of international trade and tourism are sites of unprecedented long-distance dispersal of species and novel ecological interactions. In cases of…”
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Learning from failures: testing broad taxonomic hypotheses about plant naturalization by Diez, Jeffrey M., Williams, Peter A., Randall, Rod P., Sullivan, Jon J., Hulme, Philip E., Duncan, Richard P.

“…Our understanding of broad taxonomic patterns of plant naturalizations is based entirely on observations of successful naturalizations. Omission of the…”
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Biodiversity monitoring by community-based restoration groups in New Zealand by Sullivan, Jon J., Molles, Laura E.

“…Summary In recent decades, community groups have transformed habitat restoration, pest control and species translocations in New Zealand. Large areas of wild…”
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Performing weeds: Gardening, plant agencies and urban plant conservation by Doody, Brendan J., Perkins, Harvey C., Sullivan, Jon J., Meurk, Colin D., Stewart, Glenn H.

“…•We present results of a study on the role of domestic gardens in urban plant conservation.•Gardening practices and interpretations of self-introduced plants…”
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Urban realities: the contribution of residential gardens to the conservation of urban forest remnants by Doody, Brendan J, Sullivan, Jon J, Meurk, Colin D, Stewart, Glenn H, Perkins, Harvey C

“…Urbanization has destroyed and fragmented previously large areas of habitat. Small remnants that still exist in numerous cities will be unable to sustain many…”
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Safe sites, seed supply, and the recruitment function in plant populations by Duncan, Richard P, Diez, Jeffrey M, Sullivan, Jon J, Wangen, Steven, Miller, Alice L

“…The extent to which plant populations are seed vs. establishment limited can be understood by quantifying the recruitment function, describing the number of…”
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Invertebrates of an urban old growth forest are different from forest restoration and garden communities by Toft, Richard J., Ford, Denise E., Sullivan, Jon J., Stewart, Glenn H.

“…Areas of indigenous forest in urban and rural areas are often the last remaining examples of lowland ecosystems that were once extensive before human…”
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