Naturalized alien floras still carry the legacy of European colonialism

B Lenzner, G Latombe, A Schertler… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
The redistribution of alien species across the globe accelerated with the start of European
colonialism. European powers were responsible for the deliberate and accidental …

Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management

A Novoa, DM Richardson, P Pyšek, LA Meyerson… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Our ability to predict invasions has been hindered by the seemingly idiosyncratic context-
dependency of individual invasions. However, we argue that robust and useful …

Disentangling the relationships among abundance, invasiveness and invasibility in trait space

C Hui, P Pyšek, DM Richardson - npj Biodiversity, 2023 - nature.com
Identifying conditions and traits that allow an introduced species to grow and spread, from
being initially rare to becoming abundant (defined as invasiveness), is the crux of invasion …

Soil bacterial communities exhibit strong biogeographic patterns at fine taxonomic resolution

SK Bay, MA McGeoch, O Gillor, N Wieler, DJ Palmer… - Msystems, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria have been inferred to exhibit relatively weak biogeographic patterns. To what
extent such findings reflect true biological phenomena or methodological artifacts remains …

Environmental DNA in a global biodiversity hotspot: Lessons from coral reef fish diversity across the Indonesian archipelago

ON Marwayana, Z Gold, CP Meyer… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Indonesia is the heart of the Coral Triangle, the world's most diverse marine ecosystem.
Preserving the biological and economic value of this marine biodiversity requires efficient …

Uncovering the determinants of biodiversity hotspots in China: Evidence from the drivers of multiple diversity metrics on insect assemblages and implications for …

T Liu, H Liu, Y Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding large-scale biodiversity patterns and underlying mechanisms during the
formation process is essential for guiding conservation efforts. However, previous studies on …

Impact of marine protected areas on temporal stability of fish species diversity

AK Pettersen, EM Marzinelli, PD Steinberg… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Preserving biodiversity over time is a pressing challenge for conservation science. A key
goal of marine protected areas (MPAs) is to maintain stability in species composition, via …

Replacement drives native β‐diversity of British avifauna, while richness differences shape alien β‐diversity

M Lazarina, SP Sgardelis… - Diversity and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We explored the range shifts of alien and native birds, the responses of alien and native
β‐diversity to abiotic factors, and the effect of native diversity on alien β‐diversity in two time …

Zeta diversity differentiates factors driving community assembly of rare and common ectomycorrhizal fungi

LG van Galen, DA Orlovich, JM Lord… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A fundamental goal in community ecology is to understand what factors drive community
assembly processes. The factors affecting ectomycorrhizal fungal communities are unknown …

The ecological biogeography of indigenous and introduced Antarctic springtails

HP Baird, C Janion‐Scheepers… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We investigated turnover and richness in Antarctic springtails to understand large‐scale
patterns in soil faunal diversity and how these are altered by biological invasions. Location …