Search Results - "Wilson, John R.U."

Changes in the composition and distribution of alien plants in South Africa : an update from the Southern African Plant Invaders Atlas by Henderson, Lesley, Wilson, John R.U.

“…Background: Data on alien species status and occurrence are essential variables for the monitoring and reporting of biological invasions. The Southern African…”
Get full text

Invasion trajectory of alien trees: the role of introduction pathway and planting history by Donaldson, Jason E, Hui, Cang, Richardson, David M, Robertson, Mark P, Webber, Bruce L, Wilson, John R.U

“…Global change is driving a massive rearrangement of the world's biota. Trajectories of distributional shifts are shaped by species traits, the recipient…”
Get full text

A new national unit for invasive species detection, assessment and eradication planning by Wilson, John R.U, Ivey, Philip, Manyama, Phetole, Nanni, Ingrid

“…Even with no new introductions, the number of biological invasions in South Africa will increase as introduced species naturalise and become invasive. As of…”
Get full text

Global environmental and socio-economic impacts of selected alien grasses as a basis for ranking threats to South Africa by Nkuna, Khensani V, Visser, Vernon, Wilson, John RU, Kumschick, Sabrina

“…Decisions to allocate management resources should be underpinned by estimates of the impacts of biological invasions that are comparable across species and…”
Get full text

The balance of trade in alien species between South Africa and the rest of Africa by Wilson, John R.U., Hurley, Brett P., Robertson, Mark P., Rouget, Mathieu, Faulkner, Katelyn T.

“…Background: Alien organisms are not only introduced from one biogeographical region to another but also spread within regions. As South Africa shares land…”
Get full text

A proposed national strategic framework for the management of Cactaceae in South Africa by Novoa, Ana, Klein, Hildegard, Manyama, Phetole, Zimmermann, Helmuth G., Wilson, John R.U., Richardson, David M., Kaplan, Haylee, Henderson, Lesley, Ivey, Philip

“…Background: South Africa has a long history of managing biological invasions. The rapid increase in the scale and complexity of problems associated with…”
Get full text

Grasses as invasive plants in South Africa revisited : patterns, pathways and management by Visser, Vernon, Maitre, David, Nänni, Ingrid, Canavan, Susan, Richardson, David M., Fish, Lyn, Ivey, Philip, Mashau, Caroline, O’Connor, Tim G., Wilson, John R.U., Kumschick, Sabrina, Canavan, Kim

“…Background: In many countries around the world, the most damaging invasive plant species are grasses. However, the status of grass invasions in South Africa…”
Get full text

Contributions to the National Status Report on Biological Invasions in South Africa by Gaertner, Mirijam, Van Wilgen, Brian W., Wilson, John R.U., Richardson, David M.

“…South Africa has committed to producing a National Status Report on Biological Invasions by October 2017 and thereafter every three years. This will be the…”
Get full text

A proposed unified framework for biological invasions by Blackburn, Tim M., Pyšek, Petr, Bacher, Sven, Carlton, James T., Duncan, Richard P., Jarošík, Vojtěch, Wilson, John R.U., Richardson, David M.

“…There has been a dramatic growth in research on biological invasions over the past 20 years, but a mature understanding of the field has been hampered because…”
Get full text

A unified classification of alien species based on the magnitude of their environmental impacts by Blackburn, Tim M, Essl, Franz, Evans, Thomas, Hulme, Philip E, Jeschke, Jonathan M, Kühn, Ingolf, Kumschick, Sabrina, Marková, Zuzana, Mrugała, Agata, Nentwig, Wolfgang, Pergl, Jan, Pyšek, Petr, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Ricciardi, Anthony, Richardson, David M, Sendek, Agnieszka, Vilà, Montserrat, Wilson, John R U, Winter, Marten, Genovesi, Piero, Bacher, Sven

“…Species moved by human activities beyond the limits of their native geographic ranges into areas in which they do not naturally occur (termed aliens) can cause…”
Get full text

The unknown underworld: understanding soil health in South Africa by Louw, Schalk v.d.M, Wilson, John R.U, Janion, Charlene, Veldtman, Ruan, Davies, Sarah J, Addison, Matthew

Get full text

The regulation of alien species in South Africa by Wilson, John R U, Kumschick, Sabrina

“…A key global change challenge is to significantly reduce the risks of alien taxa causing harmful impacts without compromising the rights of citizens. As part…”
Get full text

Adaptive evolution in invasive species by Prentis, Peter J., Wilson, John R.U., Dormontt, Eleanor E., Richardson, David M., Lowe, Andrew J.

“…Many emerging invasive species display evidence of rapid adaptation. Contemporary genetic studies demonstrate that adaptation to novel environments can occur…”
Get full text

Something in the way you move: dispersal pathways affect invasion success by Wilson, John R.U., Dormontt, Eleanor E., Prentis, Peter J., Lowe, Andrew J., Richardson, David M.

“…Biological invasions are caused by human-mediated extra-range dispersal and, unlike natural extra-range dispersal, are often the result of multiple…”
Get full text

An assessment of the information content of South African alien species databases by Faulkner, Katelyn T, Spear, Dian, Robertson, Mark P, Rouget, Mathieu, Wilson, John R.U

“…National alien species databases indicate the state of a country’s biodiversity and provide useful data for research on invasion biology and the management of…”
Get full text

The global distribution of bamboos: assessing correlates of introduction and invasion by Canavan, Susan, Richardson, David M., Visser, Vernon, Le Roux, Johannes J., Vorontsova, Maria S., Wilson, John R. U.

“…Bamboos are one of the most economically important plant groups globally, but this world-wide trade creates risks of invasions. Here we identified 1662 species…”
Get full text

Global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to prevent tree invasions and mitigate their negative impacts by Brundu, Giuseppe, Pauchard, Aníbal, Pyšek, Petr, Pergl, Jan, Bindewald, Anja M., Brunori, Antonio, Canavan, Susan, Campagnaro, Thomas, Celesti-Grapow, Laura, Dechoum, Michele de Sá, Dufour-Dror, Jean-Marc, Essl, Franz, Flory, S. Luke, Genovesi, Piero, Guarino, Francesco, Guangzhe, Liu, Hulme, Philip E., Jäger, Heinke, Kettle, Christopher J., Krumm, Frank, Langdon, Barbara, Lapin, Katharina, Lozano, Vanessa, Le Roux, Johannes J., Novoa, Ana, Nuñez, Martín A., Porté, Annabel J., Silva, Joaquim S., Schaffner, Urs, Sitzia, Tommaso, Tanner, Rob, Tshidada, Ntakadzeni, Vítková, Michaela, Westergren, Marjana, Wilson, John R. U., Richardson, David M.

“…Sustainably managed non-native trees deliver economic and societal benefits with limited risk of spread to adjoining areas. However, some plantations have…”
Get full text

Searching for phylogenetic pattern in biological invasions by Procheş, Şerban, Wilson, John R. U., Richardson, David M., Rejmánek, Marcel

“…It has been suggested that alien species with close indigenous relatives in the introduced range may have reduced chances of successful establishment and…”
Get full text

Introduced and invasive cactus species: a global review by Novoa, Ana, Le Roux, Johannes J., Robertson, Mark P., Wilson, John R.U., Richardson, David M.

“…Understanding which species are introduced and become invasive are central questions in invasion science. In this sense, the cactus family is an interesting…”
Get full text

Residence time and potential range: crucial considerations in modelling plant invasions by Wilson, John R.U, Richardson, David M, Rouget, Mathieu, Procheş, Şerban, Amis, Mao A, Henderson, Lesley, Thuiller, Wilfried

“…A prime aim of invasion biology is to predict which species will become invasive, but retrospective analyses have so far failed to develop robust…”
Get full text