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Invasive alien plants infiltrate bird-mediated shrub nucleation processes in arid savanna by MILTON, S.J, WILSON, J.R.U, RICHARDSON, D.M, SEYMOUR, C.L, DEAN, W.R.J, IPONGA, D.M, PROCHEŞ, Ş

“…1 The cultivation and dissemination of alien ornamental plants increases their potential to invade. More specifically, species with bird-dispersed seeds can…”
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Molecular systematics and ecology of invasive Kangaroo Paws in South Africa: management implications for a horticulturally important genus by Le Roux, J. J, Geerts, S, Ivey, P, Krauss, S, Richardson, D. M, Suda, J, Wilson, J. R. U

“…Most legislation pertaining to non-native organisms is implicitly focussed at the individual species level. However, in some cases interspecific hybrids can be…”
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Drivers, predictors, and probabilities of plant extinctions in South Africa by Van der Colff, D., Kumschick, S., Foden, W., Raimondo, D., Botella, C., von Staden, L., Wilson, J. R. U.

“…Understanding how and why plants are driven to extinction is important if future extinctions are to be prevented. Here we examined reasons for extinctions of…”
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Overwhelming evidence galvanizes a global consensus on the need for action against Invasive Alien Species by Schwindt, E., August, T. A., Vanderhoeven, S., McGeoch, M. A., Bacher, S., Galil, B. S., Genovesi, P., Hulme, P. E., Ikeda, T., Lenzner, B., Nuñez, M. A., Ordonez, A., Pauchard, A., Rahlao, S. J., Renard Truong, T., Roy, H. E., Sankaran, K. V., Seebens, H., Sheppard, A. W., Stoett, P., Vandvik, V., Wilson, J. R. U., Meyerson, L. A.

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Correction: Overwhelming evidence galvanizes a global consensus on the need for action against Invasive Alien Species by Schwindt, E., August, T. A., Vanderhoeven, S., McGeoch, M. A., Bacher, S., Galil, B. S., Genovesi, P., Hulme, P. E., Ikeda, T., Lenzner, B., Nuñez, M. A., Ordonez, A., Pauchard, A., Rahlao, S. J., Renard Truong, T., Roy, H. E., Sankaran, K. V., Seebens, H., Sheppard, A. W., Stoett, P., Vandvik, V., Wilson, J. R. U., Meyerson, L. A.

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A four‐component classification of uncertainties in biological invasions: implications for management by Latombe, G., Canavan, S., Hirsch, H., Hui, C., Kumschick, S., Nsikani, M. M., Potgieter, L. J., Robinson, T. B., Saul, W.‐C., Turner, S. C., Wilson, J. R. U., Yannelli, F. A., Richardson, D. M.

“…Although uncertainty is an integral part of any science, it raises doubts in public perception about scientific evidence, is exploited by denialists, and…”
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The importance of pollinators and autonomous self-fertilisation in the early stages of plant invasions: Banksia and Hakea (Proteaceae) as case studies by Moodley, D., Geerts, S., Richardson, D. M., Wilson, J. R. U.

“…Reproduction is a crucial stage in the naturalisation of introduced plant species. Here, using breeding system experiments and observations of floral visitors,…”
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Propagule pressure helps overcome adverse environmental conditions during population establishment by Saccaggi, D.L., Wilson, J.R.U., Terblanche, J.S.

“…The establishment success of a population is a function of abiotic and biotic factors and introduction dynamics. Understanding how these factors interact has…”
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Hitting the right target: taxonomic challenges for, and of, plant invasions by Pyšek, Petr, Hulme, Philip E., Meyerson, Laura A., Smith, Gideon F., Boatwright, James S., Crouch, Neil R., Figueiredo, Estrela, Foxcroft, Llewellyn C., Jarošík, Vojtěch, Richardson, David M., Suda, Jan, Wilson, John R. U.

“…Taxonomic resources are essential for the effective management of invasive plants because biosecurity strategies, legislation dealing with invasive species,…”
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Genetic diversity and structure of the globally invasive tree, Paraserianthes lophantha subspecies lophantha, suggest an introduction history characterised by varying propagule pressure by Thompson, G. D., Richardson, D. M., Wilson, J. R. U., Bellstedt, D. U., Le Roux, J. J.

“…An emerging insight in invasion biology is that intra-specific genetic variation, human usage, and introduction histories interact to shape genetic diversity…”
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Cannabis de-domestication and invasion risk by Canavan, S., Brym, Z.T., Brundu, G., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Lieurance, D., Petri, T., Wadlington, W.H., Wilson, J.R.U., Flory, S.L.

“…Cultivated plants provide food, fiber, and energy but they can escape, de-domesticate, colonize agroecosystems as weeds, and disrupt natural ecosystems as…”
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Human-mediated introductions of Australian acacias - a global experiment in biogeography by Richardson, David M., Carruthers, Jane, Hui, Cang, Impson, Fiona A. C., Miller, Joseph T., Robertson, Mark P., Rouget, Mathieu, Le Roux, Johannes J., Wilson, John R. U.

“…Aim  Australian acacias (1012 recognized species native to Australia, which were previously grouped in Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae) have been moved…”
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The distribution and status of alien plants in a small South African town by McLean, P., Wilson, J.R.U., Gaertner, M., Kritzinger-Klopper, S., Richardson, D.M.

“…1.The invasion of alien plants into natural ecosystems in South Africa is a substantial conservation concern. The primary reason for the introduction of alien…”
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Plant invasions as a biogeographical assay: Vegetation biomes constrain the distribution of invasive alien species assemblages by Rouget, M., Hui, C., Renteria, J., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U.

“…Plant assemblages define vegetation patterns at different scales, from plant communities at the scale of small plots to broad biomes. Species assemblages are…”
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The status of arboreta in South Africa and the taxa they contain by Cheek, MD, Wilson, JRU, Richardson, DM, Procheş, Ş

“…Collections of living trees (hereafter arboreta) are important for conservation, research on species selection for forestry, and as sentinel sites for…”
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Assessing and managing the threat posed by Epipremnum aureum in South Africa by Moodley, D., Procheş, Ş., Wilson, J.R.U.

“…The predictive success of risk assessments is still largely a function of invasiveness elsewhere. Therefore, species that are invasive elsewhere should be…”
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Reassessing the invasion of South African waters by the European shore-crab Carcinus maenas by Mabin, CA, Wilson, JRU, Le Roux, JJ, Robinson, TB

“…The European shore-crab Carcinus maenas has been present in South Africa since 1983. Despite this species' international reputation as a biological invader,…”
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Invasion dynamics of Lantana camara L. (sensu lato) in South Africa by Vardien, W., Richardson, D.M., Foxcroft, L.C., Thompson, G.D., Wilson, J.R.U., Le Roux, J.J.

“…Lantana camara L. (sensu lato) has a wide range of impacts throughout its global invasive range. Here we review the mechanisms driving its invasion dynamics in…”
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Melaleuca parvistaminea Byrnes (Myrtaceae) in South Africa: Invasion risk and feasibility of eradication by Jacobs, L.E.O., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U.

“…We document and assess management options for the first reported invasion of Melaleuca parvistaminea Byrnes (initially identified as M. ericifolia) in the…”
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Alien invaders and reptile traders: what drives the live animal trade in South Africa by Van Wilgen, N.J, Wilson, J.R.U, Elith, J, Wintle, B.A, Richardson, D.M

“…The global trade in reptiles for pets has grown rapidly in recent decades. Some species introduced by the pet trade have established and become invasive, for…”
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