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Distinctive seed dispersal and seed bank patterns of invasive African grasses favour their invasion in a neotropical savanna by Xavier, Rafael O., Christianini, Alexander V., Pegler, Gabriela, Leite, Marcelo Boccia, Silva-Matos, Dalva M.

“…High propagule availability compared to native species is often critical to invasion success, but it is unclear if this has contributed to invasions by African…”
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Effect of rhizome exposure to contrasting abiotic conditions on the performance of the invasive macrophyte Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig (Zingiberaceae) by Pinheiro, Amanda Maria, Silva Matos, Dalva M., Dawson, Wayne, Xavier, Rafael O.

“…Although invasive species are often better competitors than native species, broad environmental tolerance may also drive invasion success. Tolerance to abiotic…”
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Effects of grass functional diversity on invasion success by exotic grasses in Cerrado grasslands by Mazzochini, Guilherme G., Lira‐Martins, Demétrius, Barros, Fernanda V., Oliveira, Ana C. C., Xavier, Rafael O., Furtado, Mariana N., Verona, Larissa S., Viani, Ricardo A. G., Rowland, Lucy, Oliveira, Rafael S.

“…Invasive species pose significant challenges to successful restoration efforts worldwide. A strategy to reduce invasions is to establish communities consisting…”
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Litter accumulation and biomass dynamics in riparian zones in tropical South America of the Asian invasive plant Hedychium coronarium J. König (Zingiberaceae) by Chiba De Castro, Wagner A., Almeida, Renata V., Xavier, Rafael O., Bianchini, Irineu, Moya, Hamilton, Silva Matos, Dalva M.

“…Background: Promoting changes in abiotic conditions and ecosystem processes, such as decomposition, is a mechanism by which some exotic plant species displace…”
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Fraying around the edges: negative effects of the invasive Tradescantia zebrina Hort. ex Bosse (Commelinaceae) on tree regeneration in the Atlantic Forest under different competitive and environmental conditions by Chiba de Castro, Wagner A, Xavier, Rafael O, Garrido, Federico H L, Romero, Jair H C, Peres, Cleto K, da Luz, Ruberval C

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Can an invasive African grass affect carbon and nitrogen stocks in open habitats of the Brazilian Cerrado? by Garcia, Diana B., Xavier, Rafael O., Camargo, Plinio B., Vieira, Simone A., Pivello, Vania R.

“…•Low levels of U. decumbens invasion in open Cerrado did not change aboveground carbon stock.•U. decumbens invasion in open Cerrado increased carbon stock in…”
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Combining mechanical control and tree planting to restore montane Atlantic forests dominated by the Neotropical bracken (Pteridium arachnoideum) by Xavier, Rafael O., Melo, Ualas Marques, Pivello, Vânia Regina, Marrs, Robert H., Castro, Pedro Garcia Abilleira de, Nascimento, Jorge Luis do, Silva Matos, Dalva Maria da

“…•Intensive mechanical removal rapidly decreases the dominance of P. arachnoideum.•Control may be more beneficial to invasive grass species than to tree…”
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Soil acidification controls invasive plant species in the restoration of degraded Cerrado grasslands by Lira‐Martins, Demétrius, Xavier, Rafael O., Mazzochini, Guilherme G., Verona, Larissa S., Andreuccetti, Thalia, Martins, Éder S., de Barros, Fernanda V., Furtado, Mariana N., Stein, Bethina, Abrahão, Anna, Sampaio, Alexandre, Schmidt, Isabel, Rowland, Lucy, Oliveira, Rafael S.

“…The Cerrado, South America's largest savanna, has acidic, nutrient‐poor soils and its native plants thrive under these conditions. However, abandoned pastures…”
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Fire has short-term negative effects on a super-dominant native fern, Pteridium arachnoideum (Dennstaedtiaceae), in a Brazilian savanna by Tiberio, Fernanda C.S., Xavier, Rafael O., Dodonov, Pavel, Silva Matos, Dalva M.

“…Although fire occurrence plays a central role in the dominance of the super-dominant bracken fern Pteridium arachnoideum in Neotropical forests, it is unclear…”
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Rainfall and topographic position determine tree embolism resistance in AmazÃŽnia and Cerrado sites by Mattos, Caio R. C., Mazzochini, Guilherme G., Rius, Bianca F., Penha, Deliane, Giacomin, Leandro L., Flores, Bernardo M., Silva, Mateus C., Xavier, Rafael O., Nehemy, Magali F., Petroni, Amanda R., Silva, Julliene S. G. M., Schlickmann, Monique B., Rocha, Mayda, Rodrigues, Gleicy, Costa, Soliane S., Barros, Fernanda, V, Tavares, Julia V, Furtado, Mariana N., Verona, Larissa S., Oliveira-Alves, Maria J., Oliveira, Rafael S., Fan, Ying, Hirota, Marina

“…Droughts are predicted to increase in both frequency and intensity by the end of the 21st century, but ecosystem response is not expected to be uniform across…”
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Rainfall and topographic position determine tree embolism resistance in Amazônia and Cerrado sites by Mattos, Caio R C, Mazzochini, Guilherme G, Rius, Bianca F, Penha, Deliane, Giacomin, Leandro L, Flores, Bernardo M, Silva, Mateus C, Xavier, Rafael O, Nehemy, Magali F, Petroni, Amanda R, Silva, Julliene S G M, Schlickmann, Monique B, Rocha, Mayda, Rodrigues, Gleicy, Costa, Soliane S, Barros, Fernanda V, Tavares, Julia V, Furtado, Mariana N, Verona, Larissa S, Oliveira-Alves, Maria J, Oliveira, Rafael S, Fan, Ying, Hirota, Marina

“…Abstract Droughts are predicted to increase in both frequency and intensity by the end of the 21st century, but ecosystem response is not expected to be…”
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Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable by Roy, Helen E., Pauchard, Aníbal, Stoett, Peter J., Renard Truong, Tanara, Meyerson, Laura A., Bacher, Sven, Galil, Bella S., Hulme, Philip E., Ikeda, Tohru, Kavileveettil, Sankaran, McGeoch, Melodie A., Nuñez, Martin A., Ordonez, Alejandro, Rahlao, Sebataolo J., Schwindt, Evangelina, Seebens, Hanno, Sheppard, Andy W., Vandvik, Vigdis, Aleksanyan, Alla, Ansong, Michael, August, Tom, Blanchard, Ryan, Brugnoli, Ernesto, Bukombe, John K., Bwalya, Bridget, Byun, Chaeho, Camacho-Cervantes, Morelia, Cassey, Phillip, Castillo, María L., Courchamp, Franck, Dehnen-Schmutz, Katharina, Zenni, Rafael Dudeque, Egawa, Chika, Essl, Franz, Fayvush, Georgi, Fernandez, Romina D., Fernandez, Miguel, Foxcroft, Llewellyn C., Genovesi, Piero, Groom, Quentin J., González, Ana Isabel, Helm, Aveliina, Herrera, Ileana, Hiremath, Ankila J., Howard, Patricia L., Hui, Cang, Ikegami, Makihiko, Keskin, Emre, Koyama, Asuka, Ksenofontov, Stanislav, Lenzner, Bernd, Lipinskaya, Tatsiana, Lockwood, Julie L., Mangwa, Dongang C., Martinou, Angeliki F., McDermott, Shana M., Morales, Carolina L., Müllerová, Jana, Mungi, Ninad Avinash, Munishi, Linus K., Ojaveer, Henn, Pagad, Shyama N., Pallewatta, Nirmalie P. K. T. S., Peacock, Lora R., Per, Esra, Pergl, Jan, Preda, Cristina, Pyšek, Petr, Rai, Rajesh K., Ricciardi, Anthony, Richardson, David M., Riley, Sophie, Rono, Betty J., Ryan-Colton, Ellen, Saeedi, Hanieh, Shrestha, Bharat B., Simberloff, Daniel, Tawake, Alifereti, Tricarico, Elena, Vanderhoeven, Sonia, Vicente, Joana, Vilà, Montserrat, Wanzala, Wycliffe, Werenkraut, Victoria, Weyl, Olaf L. F., Wilson, John R. U., Xavier, Rafael O., Ziller, Sílvia R.

“…Although invasive alien species have long been recognized as a major threat to nature and people, until now there has been no comprehensive global review of…”
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