Biological invasions have been unambiguously shown to be one of the major global causes
of biodiversity loss. Despite the magnitude of this threat and recent scientific advances, this …

Background Invasive alien species (IAS) cause significant economic losses in all parts of the
world. Although IAS are widespread in Africa and cause serious negative impacts on …

Because significant global changes are currently underway in the Arctic, creating a large‐
scale standardized database for Arctic marine biodiversity is particularly pressing. This study …

Despite intensive research during the past decade on the effects of alien species, invasion
science still lacks the capacity to accurately predict the impacts of those species and …

Rapid research progress in science and technology (S&T) and continuously shifting
workforce needs exert pressure on each other and on the educational and training systems …

Non‐native species cause changes in the ecosystems to which they are introduced. These
changes, or some of them, are usually termed impacts; they can be manifold and potentially …

Background Biological invasions are a major ecological and socio-economic problem in
many parts of the world. Despite an explosion of research in recent decades, much remains …

A predictive understanding of the ecological impacts of nonnative species has been slow to
develop, owing largely to an apparent dearth of clearly defined hypotheses and the lack of a …

Invasive species are a major element of global change and are contributing to biodiversity
loss, ecosystem degradation, and impairment of ecosystem services worldwide. Research is …

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is one of the most important techniques for
microstructure determination, being utilized in a wide range of scientific disciplines, such as …