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1. A novel downscaling approach to predict plant invasions and improve local conservation actions

Author:
Rui F. Fernandes; Joana R. Vicente; Damien Georges; Paulo Alves; Wilfried Thuiller; João P. Honrado
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2577-2590
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Acacia dealbata; biodiversity; biogeography; conservation areas; data collection; models; prediction; Portugal
Abstract:
... To successfully protect native biodiversity from the effects of biological invasions, local conservation priorities must be established. For this purpose, fine-grained species distribution data is required but often unavailable. We present a new approach to obtain fine-grained predictions of invasion through the development of downscaled invasion maps based on coarse-grained distribution data. The ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0688-z

2. Community control on growth and survival of an exotic shrub

Author:
Zachary T. Brym; David Allen; Inés Ibáñez
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2529-2541
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
census data; shrubs; plant communities; Elaeagnus umbellata; seedlings; introduced species; understory; adulthood; soil water; woody plants; ecosystems; ecological invasion; adults; forests
Abstract:
... A top priority in the field of invasion ecology is to investigate the mechanisms that lead to the successful establishment and spread of harmful exotic species. Studying plant invasions in the context of the invaded community can help us to understand those mechanisms. In this study, we follow a community approach where we describe establishment and growth patterns of an exotic shrub, Elaeagnus um ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0683-4

3. Community invasibility and invasion by non-native Fraxinus pennsylvanica trees in a degraded tropical forest

Author:
Collins Jared Amwatta Mullah; Kari Klanderud; Ørjan Totland; David Odee
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2747-2755
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Fraxinus pennsylvanica; adults; colonizing ability; ecological invasion; ecosystems; ferns and fern allies; habitats; herbs; introduced species; models; montane forests; plant communities; prediction; saplings; secondary forests; shrubs; species diversity; tropical forests; Kenya
Abstract:
... Whether invasion of introduced plant species may be aided by certain community properties is poorly understood for species-rich ecosystems, such as tropical montane forests. In Kenya, the non-native tree Fraxinus pennsylvanica has invaded degraded montane forests. We used generalized linear mixed models to examine the relative importance of different community properties to Fraxinus invasion after ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0701-6

4. Competition, legacy, and priority and the success of three invasive species

Author:
Lora B. Perkins; Gary Hatfield
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2543-2550
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Agropyron cristatum; Bromus tectorum; Taeniatherum caput-medusae; greenhouses; invasive species; soil
Abstract:
... Competitive ability, the ability to generate legacy effects, and the potential to benefit from priority, individually or interactively, are traits that may increase the invasive potential of plants. In this project we examine these three traits in three invasive species (Agropyron cristatum, Bromus tectorum, and Taeniatherum caput-medusae). Specifically in this study, we examine competitive effect ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0684-3

5. Environmental tolerance of the two invasive species Ciona intestinalis and Codium fragile: their invasion potential along a temperate coast

Author:
David Jofré Madariaga; Marcelo M. Rivadeneira; Fadia Tala; Martin Thiel
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2507-2527
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Codium; asexual reproduction; colonizing ability; competitive exclusion; environmental factors; invasive species; light intensity; models; predation; predators; risk; salinity; solar radiation; temperature; thallus
Abstract:
... Ciona intestinalis and Codium fragile are among the most successful invasive species in marine systems worldwide, and they are currently in the process of expanding their distributional ranges along the Chilean coast. Herein we evaluated whether their tolerance to a wide range of environmental conditions contributes to the invasion potential of these two species. To examine the environmental toler ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0680-7

6. GB Non-native Species Information Portal: documenting the arrival of non-native species in Britain

Author:
Helen E. Roy; Chris D. Preston; Colin A. Harrower; Stephanie L. Rorke; David Noble; Jack Sewell; Kevin Walker; John Marchant; Becky Seeley; John Bishop; Alison Jukes; Andy Musgrove; David Pearman; Olaf Booy
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2495-2505
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
insects; freshwater; parasites; invertebrates; introduced species; data collection; research projects; vertebrates; habitats; databases; experts; Great Britain
Abstract:
... Information on non-native species (NNS) is often scattered among a multitude of sources, such as regional and national databases, peer-reviewed and grey literature, unpublished research projects, institutional datasets and with taxonomic experts. Here we report on the development of a database designed for the collation of information in Britain. The project involved working with volunteer experts ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0687-0

7. Genetic diversity in native and introduced populations of the amethyst gem clam Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834) from the U.S. east and west coasts

Author:
Haibin Zhang; Jonathan B. Geller; Robert C. Vrijenhoek
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2725-2735
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Crassostrea virginica; alleles; clams; coasts; cytochrome-c oxidase; genetic variation; haplotypes; invasive species; mitochondrial DNA; transportation; California; New England region; New Jersey; New York; Virginia
Abstract:
... Reduced genetic diversity due to founder effects often is expected for invasive populations. The present study examined two nuclear gene regions and one mitochondrial gene to evaluate the origins and genetic diversity of Gemma gemma, a ‘stow-away’ that was introduced to California more than 100 years ago with the importation of the Eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the United States’ Atl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0699-9

8. Habitat degradation and introduction of exotic plants favor persistence of invasive species and population growth of native polyphagous fruit fly pests in a Northwestern Argentinean mosaic

Author:
Pablo Schliserman; Martín Aluja; Juan Rull; Sergio M. Ovruski
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2599-2613
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Ceratitis capitata; agricultural land; arthropods; fruit flies; habitat destruction; habitats; host plants; host range; humans; indigenous species; introduced plants; invasive species; landscapes; natural enemies; parasitoids; phenology; population growth; prediction; vegetation; Argentina
Abstract:
... Expansion of agricultural land is one of the most significant human alterations to the global environment because it entails not only native habitat loss but also introduction of exotic species. These alterations affect habitat structure and arthropod dynamics, such as those among host plants, tephritid fruit flies, and their natural enemies. We compared abundance and dynamics of pest and non-pest ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0690-5

9. Journey into the past: using cryogenically stored samples to reconstruct the invasion history of the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis) in German river systems

Author:
Martin Paulus; Diana Teubner; Axel Hochkirch; Michael Veith
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2591-2597
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Dreissena bugensis; genetic techniques and protocols; invasive species; pollution; rivers; Germany; Rhine River; Western European region
Abstract:
... Knowledge about the spatial–temporal dynamics of biological invasions often remains incomplete, because precise information about the invaders’ arrival dates is rare. This applies to the quagga mussel, which has become one of the most successful invasive species in Western European freshwaters. We here used cryogenically stored Dreissena samples from the German Environmental Specimen Bank to recon ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0689-y

10. Lionfish in the eastern Pacific: a cellular automaton approach to assessing invasion risk

Author:
Matthew W. Johnston; Sam J. Purkis
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2681-2695
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
risk; basins; vigor; reefs; oceans; breeding; models; predation; ballast water; larvae; prediction; juveniles; Panama; Caribbean; Pacific Ocean
Abstract:
... The lionfish invasion in the Atlantic and Caribbean has proceeded with vigor since their introduction in the 1980s or early 1990s. Lionfish affect recruitment of juvenile fish to reefs due to predation and are found in densities far surpassing that of their native Indo-Pacific. There is concern that the lionfish may become introduced and proliferate (through aquarium releases, transport on floatin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0696-z

11. Long-term repeated burning reduces Lantana camara regeneration in a dry eucalypt forest

Author:
Valerie J. Debuse; Tom Lewis
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2697-2711
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
logging; Eucalyptus; soil pH; data collection; Lantana camara; fire regime; rain; carbon nitrogen ratio; burning; integrated weed management; forest types; ecosystems; prediction; Australia
Abstract:
... Previous short-term studies predict that the use of fire to manage lantana (Lantana camara) may promote its abundance. We tested this prediction by examining long-term recruitment patterns of lantana in a dry eucalypt forest in Australia from 1959 to 2007 in three fire frequency treatments: repeated annual burning, repeated triennial burning and long unburnt. The dataset was divided into two perio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0697-y

12. Parallel variation among populations in the shell morphology between sympatric native and invasive aquatic snails

Author:
Erica J. Kistner; Mark F. Dybdahl
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2615-2626
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Potamopyrgus antipodarum; Pyrgulopsis; environmental factors; evolution; habitats; invasive species; morphometry; principal component analysis; rivers; snails; sympatry; water flow; Idaho; Snake River
Abstract:
... A phenotypic response, either plastic or evolved, is often required for successful invasion of novel environments. Populations of the invasive snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum have colonized a wide range of environments in the western U. S. since 1985, but the extent of plastic adjustment and evolved adaptation to local environments is largely unknown. We examined variation in shell morphology among ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0691-4

13. Patterns of non-randomness in the composition and characteristics of the Taiwanese bird trade

Author:
Shan Su; Phill Cassey; Tim M. Blackburn
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2563-2575
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Estrildidae; Palearctic region; Fringillidae; trade; interviews; Muscicapidae; surveys; Psittacidae; Timaliidae; cities; Sturnidae; markets; birds; Taiwan; Arctic region
Abstract:
... The invasion pathway is composed of a sequential series of stages that need to be quantified separately in order properly to understand the invasion process. Here, we examine the composition and characteristics of bird species being sold in the pet bird market in Taiwan. The bird trade in Taiwan is of high volume and financially lucrative. The identity of species in this trade is vital for informi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0686-1

14. Persistence in Massachusetts of the veined white butterfly due to use of the invasive form of cuckoo flower

Author:
M. V. Herlihy; R. G. Van Driesche; D. L. Wagner
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2713-2724
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Cardamine; Cotesia glomerata; Pieris rapae; butterflies; collard greens; females; flowers; habitats; host plants; instars; larvae; meadows; parasitism; parasitoids; plant architecture; rivers; Massachusetts; New England region
Abstract:
... The native pierid butterfly Pieris oleracea underwent a large range reduction in New England in the twentieth century, likely due to the introduction the invasive butterfly Pieris rapae (Lep.: Pieridae) to North America in 1860, and later the oligophagous parasitoid Cotesia glomerata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in 1884. Thought extirpated from the state by the 1970s, one large dense population of th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0698-x

15. Plant–soil feedbacks of exotic plant species across life forms: a meta-analysis

Author:
Annelein Meisner; W. H. Gera Hol; Wietse de Boer; Jennifer Adams Krumins; David A. Wardle; Wim H. van der Putten
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2551-2561
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Nematoda; biomass; forbs; growth performance; indigenous species; introduced species; invasive species; meta-analysis; soil
Abstract:
... Invasive exotic plant species effects on soil biota and processes in their new range can promote or counteract invasions via changed plant–soil feedback interactions to themselves or to native plant species. Recent meta-analyses reveale that soil influenced by native and exotic plant species is affecting growth and performance of natives more strongly than exotics. However, the question is how uni ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0685-2

16. Potential for host shifting in Papilio palamedes following invasion of laurel wilt disease

Author:
Adam D. Chupp; Loretta L. Battaglia
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2639-2651
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Cinnamomum camphora; Papilio; Persea borbonia; eggs; females; field experimentation; host preferences; hosts; instars; laboratory experimentation; larvae; larval development; leaves; oviposition; rearing; survival rate; trees; vascular wilt; United States
Abstract:
... In the southeastern US, laurel wilt disease (LWD) is causing widespread mortality of species in the Lauraceae. The principal target, Persea borbonia, is the primary larval host of Papilio palamedes, which is known to feed on other Lauraceae species. Among these potential hosts, the exotic Cinnamomum camphora is the only species that has shown resistance to LWD. We hypothesized that oviposition pre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0693-2

17. Quantifying effects of legal and non-legal designations of alien plant species on their control and profile

Author:
Takafumi Ohsawa; Takeshi Osawa
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2669-2680
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
case studies; domestication; ecosystems; introduced plants; invasive species; risk assessment; surveys; weeds; Japan
Abstract:
... Invasive alien species (IAS) pose serious threats to native ecosystems worldwide. In some regions, laws and/or lists related to alien species have been made, but their effects on actual measures against alien species have been little studied. In Japan the IAS act, which came into force in 2005, lists many harmful species under the heading “Designated IAS”. The importation, domestication, sale or r ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0695-0

18. Recently introduced invasive geckos quickly reach population genetic equilibrium dynamics

Author:
Jillian T. Detwiler; Charles D. Criscione
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2653-2667
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Hemidactylus; colonizing ability; genetic techniques and protocols; introduced species; invasive species; life history; population dynamics; population genetics; reptiles
Abstract:
... Invasive species are spreading at high rates, yet fundamental processes allowing them to progress through the stages of invasion are unclear. The establishment stage is a critical point because this is when exotic species can survive, reproduce, and begin to spread. Unfortunately, inference of population dynamics during this stage may be impossible if historical and observational data are incomple ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0694-1

19. Risk assessment of the crayfish pet trade based on data from the Czech Republic

Author:
Jiří Patoka; Lukáš Kalous; Oldřich Kopecký
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2489-2494
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Astacus astacus; Procambarus; common markets; crayfish; freshwater; indigenous species; markets; pets; risk; risk assessment; trade; trademarks; Czech Republic; North America
Abstract:
... The pet trade in freshwater crustaceans, including crayfish, has grown rapidly in recent decades and become an important pathway for introducing new non-indigenous species into Europe. This paper provides the first overview of non-indigenous crayfish species (NICS) traded as ornamental and their potential impact in the Czech Republic, which is the second leading importer into Europe. The paper pre ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0682-5

20. The role of disturbance in promoting the spread of the invasive seaweed Caulerpa racemosa in seagrass meadows

Author:
Giulia Ceccherelli; Stefania Pinna; Valentina Cusseddu; Fabio Bulleri
Source:
Biological invasions 2014 v.16 no.12 pp. 2737-2745
ISSN:
1387-3547
Subject:
Caulerpa racemosa; canopy; dredged materials; dredging; field experimentation; habitats; humans; leaves; macroalgae; meadows; rhizomes; seagrasses; shoots
Abstract:
... Human disturbances, such as anchoring and dredging, can cause physical removal of seagrass rhizomes and shoots, leading to the fragmentation of meadows. The introduced green alga, Caulerpa racemosa, is widely spread in the North-West Mediterranean and, although it can establish in both degraded and pristine environments, its ability to become a dominant component of macroalgal assemblages seems gr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-014-0700-7