Highlights•Spread is a critical stage of the biological invasion process.•Novel uses of data
sources facilitate our ability to estimate spread rates.•Advances in modeling aid in …

Rates of species colonisation and extirpation are increasing in plant communities world‐
wide. Colonisation could potentially help compensate for, or compound, resident diversity …

Between-country tourism is established as a facilitator of the spread of invasive alien
species; however, little attention has been paid to the question of whether tourism …

Human-mediated dispersal is a major contributor of biological invasions. To reduce impacts
induced by the introduction and spread of exotic species, biosecurity interventions are put …

Aim Introduced species spreading to natural ecosystems is a leading cause of
environmental change and a key feature of the Anthropocene. While there have been many …

Networks are increasingly used in various fields to represent systems with the aim of
understanding the underlying rules governing observed interactions, and hence predict how …

Aircraft can transport aquatic invasive species (AIS) from urban sources to remote
waterbodies, yet little is known about this long-distance pathway. In North America and …

Understanding the mechanisms underlying seed dispersal is a fundamental issue in plant
ecology and vegetation management. Several species demonstrate myxospermy, a …

Human-mediated dispersal is considered as one of the major contributors to biological
invasion. Due to time constraints and lack of resources, extensive studies to assess the …