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1. A potential invasion route of Cactoblastis cactorum within the Caribbean region matches historical hurricane trajectories

Author:
Andraca-Gómez, Guadalupe; Ordano, Mariano; Boege, Karina; Domínguez, César A.; Piñero, Daniel; Pérez-Ishiwara, Rubén; Pérez-Camacho, Jacqueline; Cañizares, Maikel; Fornoni, Juan
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.5 pp. 1397-1406
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Cactoblastis cactorum; Opuntia; biodiversity; biological control agents; cacti and succulents; conservation programs; cytochrome-c oxidase; ecological invasion; environmental factors; genes; genetic techniques and protocols; genetic variation; haplotypes; humans; hurricanes; introduced species; invasive species; islands; issues and policy; landscapes; mitochondrial DNA; monitoring; moths; nucleotide sequences; risk; species dispersal; transportation; variance; Argentina; Caribbean; Cuba; Florida; Mexico
Abstract:
... The cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum mainly distributed throughout central and northeastern Argentina was intentionally introduced in the Caribbean region in 1957 as a biological control agent of cacti species of the genus Opuntia. This moth invaded during the last 20–30 years the North American continent, threatening the major center of biodiversity of native Opuntia species. Although human ind ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0802-2

2. Disregarding human pre-introduction selection can confound invasive crayfish risk assessments

Author:
Zeng, Yiwen; Chong, Kwek Yan; Grey, Erin K.; Lodge, David M.; Yeo, Darren C. J.
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.8 pp. 2373-2385
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Decapoda; aquaculture; clutch size; colonizing ability; correlation; cost effectiveness; crayfish; ecological invasion; harvesting; humans; invasive species; models; new species; people; risk; risk assessment; sport fishing
Abstract:
... Trait-based risk assessments of invasive species focus on identifying intrinsic biological or ecological traits associated with invasion success, which allows for a new species’ invasion risk to be assessed a priori, thus facilitating cost-effective prevention strategies. However, human preferences for species traits—preferences that might affect which species enter into different pathways of inva ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-015-0881-8

3. Evidence of exotic trout mediated minnow invasion in Pyrenean high mountain lakes

Author:
Miró, Alexandre; Ventura, Marc
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.2 pp. 791-803
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Phoxinus; ecosystems; food chain; humans; invasive species; lakes; minnows; models; national parks; sport fishing; trout
Abstract:
... Although high mountain lakes are naturally fishless, there have been numerous trout introductions to such ecosystems in many areas of the world with negative ecological consequences. In recent decades other fishes, such as minnows, have been introduced to some mountain areas, including the Pyrenees. These introductions may cause further ecological problems, since minnows also occupy the top of the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0769-z

4. Here today, gone tomorrow: declines and local extinctions of invasive ant populations in the absence of intervention

Author:
Cooling, M.; Hoffmann, B. D.
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.12 pp. 3351-3357
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Anoplolepis gracilipes; ecological invasion; humans; invasive species; monitoring; population dynamics; surveys; Australia
Abstract:
... Invasive species are known to exhibit boom and bust cycles. We report population declines of one of the world’s most serious ant invaders, Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith) (yellow crazy ant) in Arnhem Land, Australia. Anoplolepis gracilipes populations are known to fluctuate, both spatially and temporally, but this is the first instance of quantitative monitoring of spatial declines of entire popula ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-015-0963-7

5. Linking historical ecology and invasion biology: some lessons from European rabbit introductions into the new world before the nineteenth century

Author:
Delibes, Rocío; Delibes-Mateos, Miguel
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.9 pp. 2505-2515
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Oryctolagus cuniculus; case studies; ecological invasion; ecosystems; humans; introduced species; invasive species; rabbits; South America
Abstract:
... Historical ecology can provide important insight to understand biological invasions, as some of the most transcendent and successful cases of species introductions occurred hundreds or thousands of years ago. However, studies linking historical ecology and invasion biology are still scarce. In this article, we use the history of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) introduction into America as ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-015-0905-4

6. Mitochondrial phylogeography of the black rat supports a single invasion of the western Mediterranean basin

Author:
Colangelo, P.; Abiadh, A.; Aloise, G.; Amori, G.; Capizzi, D.; Vasa, E.; Annesi, F.; Castiglia, R.
Source:
Biological invasions 2015 v.17 no.6 pp. 1859-1868
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Rattus rattus; basins; cytochrome b; demography; ecological invasion; genes; genetic variation; humans; invasive species; mitochondrial DNA; phylogeny; phylogeography; rats; trade
Abstract:
... The black rat Rattus rattus is recognized as one of the world’s most harmful invasive species. It has spread across the globe by passive human transport and the dynamics of colonization have been investigated in several areas of the world. However, data for the Mediterranean basin are still lacking. We investigated the black rat colonization of the western Mediterranean basin by means of mitochond ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-015-0842-2