Agriculture is the largest contributor to biodiversity loss with expanding impacts due to
changing consumption patterns and growing populations. Agriculture destroys biodiversity …

Invasive plants can reduce biodiversity, alter ecosystem functions and have considerable
economic impacts. Invasive plant control is therefore the focus of restoration research in …

Besides a general consensus regarding the negative impact of invasive alien species in the
literature, only recently has the decline of native species attributable to biological invasions …

Invasive alien species (IAS) negatively impact the environment and undermine human well-
being, often resulting in considerable economic costs. The Mediterranean basin is a …

Fire is a fundamental driving force in fynbos dynamics, being both inevitable and necessary
in fynbos ecosystems (Kruger and Bigalke 1984). Fire has also played a key role in …

South Africa's fynbos region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic
status as a locus of megadiversity and therefore a place to study the ecological …

Nature conservation on privately owned land depends on land managers' decision-making.
Interactions between values, rules and knowledge (vrk) underpin decision-making, thus, it is …

Prioritizing conservation interventions based on their cost‐effectiveness may enhance
global conservation impact. To do this prioritization, conservation decision‐makers need …

Restoration of communities invaded by exotic plants requires effective eradication of the
invader and reestablishment of the resident plant community. Despite the commonly cited …

Globally, temperate grasslands have been significantly degraded as a result of urbanisation,
grazing and agriculture. Weeds now dominate most of these ecosystems, resulting in the …