Risk assessment, eradication, and biological control: global efforts to limit Australian acacia invasions

JRU Wilson, C Gairifo, MR Gibson… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Many Australian Acacia species have been planted around the world, some
are highly valued, some are invasive, and some are both highly valued and invasive. We …

A review of two decades of government support for managing alien plant invasions in South Africa

BW van Wilgen, A Wannenburgh, JRU Wilson - Biological Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Large sums of money are spent globally on invasive alien plant control projects, but their
effectiveness in the medium to long term is seldom reported. Here we review the cost, extent …

Economics of invasive species policy and management

RS Epanchin-Niell - Biological invasions, 2017 - Springer
This article examines the use of economic analysis to inform bioinvasion management, with
particular focus on forest resources. Economics is key for understanding invasion processes …

Invasion debt–quantifying future biological invasions

M Rouget, MP Robertson, JRU Wilson… - Diversity and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We develop a framework for quantifying invasions based on lagged trends in invasions
('invasion debt') with the aim of identifying appropriate metrics to quantify delayed responses …

Human‐mediated introductions of Australian acacias–a global experiment in biogeography

DM Richardson, J Carruthers, C Hui… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Australian acacias (1012 recognized species native to Australia, which were previously
grouped in Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae) have been moved extensively around the world …

Challenges and trade-offs in the management of invasive alien trees

BW van Wilgen, DM Richardson - Biological invasions, 2014 - Springer
Over 430 alien tree species worldwide are known to be invasive, and the list is growing as
more tree species are moved around the world and become established in novel …

National‐scale strategic approaches for managing introduced plants: insights from Australian acacias in South Africa

BW Van Wilgen, C Dyer, JH Hoffmann… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim A range of approaches and philosophies underpin national‐level strategies for
managing invasive alien plants. This study presents a strategy for the management of taxa …

A new national unit for invasive species detection, assessment and eradication planning

JRU Wilson, P Ivey, P Manyama… - South African Journal of …, 2013 - journals.co.za
Even with no new introductions, the number of biological invasions in South Africa will
increase as introduced species naturalise and become invasive. As of 2010 South Africa …

Invasion trajectory of alien trees: the role of introduction pathway and planting history

JE Donaldson, C Hui, DM Richardson… - Global Change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Global change is driving a massive rearrangement of the world's biota. Trajectories of
distributional shifts are shaped by species traits, the recipient environment and driving forces …

When should exotic forest plantation tree species be considered as an invasive threat and how should we treat them?

M Dodet, C Collet - Biological invasions, 2012 - Springer
The area of forests planted with exotic tree species is increasing worldwide in order to fulfill
various economic and environmental demands. Numerous species currently used in forest …