Progress toward understanding the ecological impacts of nonnative species

A Ricciardi, MF Hoopes, MP Marchetti… - Ecological …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Biological invasions: a field synopsis, systematic review, and database of the literature

E Lowry, EJ Rollinson, AJ Laybourn… - Ecology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Species introductions of anthropogenic origins are a major aspect of rapid ecological
change globally. Research on biological invasions has generated a large literature on many …

Poised to prosper? A cross‐system comparison of climate change effects on native and non‐native species performance

CJB Sorte, I Ibáñez, DM Blumenthal… - Ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and biological invasions are primary threats to global biodiversity that may
interact in the future. To date, the hypothesis that climate change will favour non‐native …

Structure of Clean and Adsorbate-Covered Single-Crystal Rutile TiO2 Surfaces

CL Pang, R Lindsay, G Thornton - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
TiO 2 is exploited in a number of applications, including solar power, catalysis, gas sensing,
and corrosion protection, where surface properties are central to operation. This commercial …

A global meta-analysis of the ecological impacts of nonnative crayfish

LA Twardochleb, JD Olden… - Freshwater Science, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
Nonnative crayfish have been widely introduced and are a major threat to freshwater
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Despite documentation of the ecological effects of …

Do invasive species perform better in their new ranges?

JD Parker, ME Torchin, RA Hufbauer, NP Lemoine… - Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A fundamental assumption in invasion biology is that most invasive species exhibit
enhanced performance in their introduced range relative to their home ranges. This idea has …

Current mismatch between research and conservation efforts: the need to study co-occurring invasive plant species

SE Kuebbing, MA Nuñez, D Simberloff - Biological Conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
Though biological invasion studies have proliferated in recent decades, a consistent
emphasis remains on the study of single-species invasions. Here, we juxtapose the number …

Aqua regia activated Au/C catalysts for the hydrochlorination of acetylene

M Conte, CJ Davies, DJ Morgan, TE Davies, DJ Elias… - Journal of catalysis, 2013 - Elsevier
Au/C catalysts are effective materials for the gas phase hydrochlorination of acetylene to
vinyl chloride monomer, and to date, the most effective catalyst preparation protocol makes …

Origin matters: alien consumers inflict greater damage on prey populations than do native consumers

EM Paolucci, HJ MacIsaac… - Diversity and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Introduced alien species are frequently implicated in ecosystem disruption and
biodiversity loss, but some ecologists have recently argued that efforts to manage …

What is the “real” impact of invasive plant species?

JN Barney, DR Tekiela, ESJ Dollete… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive plant species should be evaluated and prioritized for management according to
their impacts, which include reduction in native diversity, changes to nutrient pools, and …