Biotic invasions can predominantly alter the dynamics, composition, functions, and structure
of natural ecosystems. Social insects, particularly ants, are among the most damaging …

The increasing urban sprawl has contributed to the extensive fragmentation and reduction of
natural habitat worldwide. Urbanization has a range of adverse effects on ecosystem …

The success of annual migrations for songbirds is greatly affected by habitat quality at
stopover sites, particularly in relation to food needed for rapid refueling. The abundance and …

The global database of invasive trees and shrubs has been updated, resulting in a total of
751 species (434 trees and 317 shrubs) from 90 families (Rejmánek and Richardson 2013 …

We compared daily visitation frequency indices by 4 large (> 150g), 7 medium-size (50–
150g), 5 small (30–50g) and 8 and tiny (< 30g) frugivorous bird species on fleshy fruits of …

Mechanisms underlying biological invasion of highly disturbed ecosystems are well known,
yet mechanisms responsible for biological invasion of undisturbed or weakly disturbed …

Winter is a critical bottleneck period for many insects and is particularly pivotal for pest
species, being a major regulator of their populations. In winter, insect fruit pests such as the …

Tropical forests are the richest biodiversity hotspots and are under immense natural and
anthropogenic pressures that lead to biodiversity loss. One such cause is alien plant …

This study evaluates the idea that differences in reproductive phenology and traits between
coexisting exotic and native species may promote exotic invasiveness. Reproductive …

Bird flight distances for the small Zosterops capensis, the medium-size Pycnonotus capensis
and the large Colius striatus were extracted from these birds' initial ring and subsequent …