Search Results - "Wilson, John RU"

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…”
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The (bio)diversity of science reflects the interests of society by Wilson, John RU, Procheş, Şerban, Braschler, Brigitte, Dixon, Edd S, Richardson, David M

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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…”
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Delayed biodiversity change: no time to waste by Essl, Franz, Dullinger, Stefan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Hulme, Philip E., Pyšek, Petr, Wilson, John R.U., Richardson, David M.

“…Delayed biodiversity responses to environmental forcing mean that rates of contemporary biodiversity changes are underestimated, yet these delays are rarely…”
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Invasion debt – quantifying future biological invasions by Rouget, Mathieu, Robertson, Mark P, Wilson, John R. U, Hui, Cang, Essl, Franz, Renteria, Jorge L, Richardson, David M, Kühn, Ingolf

“…AIM: We develop a framework for quantifying invasions based on lagged trends in invasions (‘invasion debt’) with the aim of identifying appropriate metrics to…”
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Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions by ESSL, FRANZ, BACHER, SVEN, BLACKBURN, TIM M., BOOY, OLAF, BRUNDU, GIUSEPPE, BRUNEL, SARAH, CARDOSO, ANA-CRISTINA, ESCHEN, RENÉ, GALLARDO, BELINDA, GALIL, BELLA, GARCÍA-BERTHOU, EMILI, GENOVESI, PIERO, GROOM, QUENTIN, HARROWER, COLIN, HULME, PHILIP E., KATSANEVAKIS, STELIOS, KENIS, MARC, KÜHN, INGOLF, KUMSCHICK, SABRINA, MARTINOU, ANGELIKI F., NENTWIG, WOLFGANG, O’FLYNN, COLETTE, PAGAD, SHYAMA, PERGL, JAN, PYŠEK, PETR, RABITSCH, WOLFGANG, RICHARDSON, DAVID M., ROQUES, ALAIN, ROY, HELEN E., SCALERA, RICCARDO, SCHINDLER, STEFAN, SEEBENS, HANNO, VANDERHOEVEN, SONIA, VILÀ, MONTSERRAT, WILSON, JOHN R. U., ZENETOS, ARGYRO, JESCHKE, JONATHAN M.

“…Substantial progress has been made in understanding how pathways underlie and mediate biological invasions. However, key features of their role in invasions…”
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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…”
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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…”
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Historical legacies accumulate to shape future biodiversity in an era of rapid global change by Essl, Franz, Dullinger, Stefan, Rabitsch, Wolfgang, Hulme, Philip E., Pyšek, Petr, Wilson, John R. U., Richardson, David M.

“…Aim Biodiversity responses to changing environmental forcing on species are often characterized by considerable time-lags (= relaxation times). Although…”
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Resolving a Prickly Situation: Involving Stakeholders in Invasive Cactus Management in South Africa by Novoa, Ana, Kaplan, Haylee, Wilson, John R. U., Richardson, David M.

“…The regulation and management of alien species can be contentious, particularly when the stakeholders who benefit from alien species are different from those…”
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Level of environmental threat posed by horticultural trade in Cactaceae by Novoa, Ana, Le Roux, Johannes J., Richardson, David M., Wilson, John R.U.

“…Ornamental horticulture has been identified as an important threat to plant biodiversity and is a major pathway for plant invasions worldwide. In this context,…”
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Understanding and managing the introduction pathways of alien taxa: South Africa as a case study by Faulkner, Katelyn T, Robertson, Mark P, Rouget, Mathieu, Wilson, John R. U

“…For the effective prevention of biological invasions, the pathways responsible for introductions must be understood and managed. However introduction pathways,…”
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A simple, rapid methodology for developing invasive species watch lists by Faulkner, Katelyn T., Robertson, Mark P., Rouget, Mathieu, Wilson, John R.U.

“…•We present a methodology to create a watch list of invasive species.•The technique is simple, rapid, inexpensive and can be used for various taxa.•Using the…”
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National-scale strategic approaches for managing introduced plants: insights from Australian acacias in South Africa by van Wilgen, Brian W., Dyer, Colin, Hoffmann, John H., Ivey, Philip, Le Maitre, David C., Moore, Joslin L., Richardson, David M., Rouget, Mathieu, Wannenburgh, Andrew, Wilson, John R. U.

“…Aim A range of approaches and philosophies underpin national-level strategies for managing invasive alien plants. This study presents a strategy for the…”
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Much more give than take: South Africa as a major donor but infrequent recipient of invasive non‐native grasses by Visser, Vernon, Wilson, John R. U., Fish, Lyn, Brown, Carly, Cook, Garry D., Richardson, David M.

“…AIM: Some regions donate more invaders from particular taxonomic and functional groups than they receive. We demonstrate a particularly striking…”
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Co-invasion of South African ecosystems by an Australian legume and its rhizobial symbionts by Ndlovu, Joice, Richardson, David M., Wilson, John R. U., Le Roux, Johannes J.

“…Aim: To determine and compare the taxonomic identity and diversity of root nodule and rhizospheric microbial symbionts associated with Acacia pycnantha Benth…”
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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…”
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Australian acacias as invasive species: lessons to be learnt from regions with long planting histories by Richardson, David M, Le Roux, Johannes J, Wilson, John RU

“…Problems associated with invasiveness of non-native tree species used in forestry are increasing rapidly worldwide and are most severe in areas with a long…”
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Lack of human-assisted dispersal means Pueraria montana var. lobata (kudzu vine) could still be eradicated from South Africa by Geerts, Sjirk, Mashele, Bongani V., Visser, Vernon, Wilson, John R. U.

“…The legume, Pueraria montana var. lobata (kudzu vine) is one of the worst plant invaders globally. Here we present the first study of P. montana in South…”
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Reproductive biology of Australian acacias: important mediator of invasiveness? by Gibson, Michelle R., Richardson, David M., Marchante, Elizabete, Marchante, Hélia, Rodger, James G., Stone, Graham N., Byrne, Margaret, Fuentes-Ramírez, Andrés, George, Nicholas, Harris, Carla, Johnson, Steven D., Roux, Johannes J. Le, Miller, Joseph T., Murphy, Daniel J., Pauw, Anton, Prescott, Matthew N., Wandrag, Elizabeth M., Wilson, John R. U.

“…Aim Reproductive traits are important mediators of establishment and spread of introduced species, both directly and through interactions with other…”
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