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Open AccessNaturalized and invasive alien plants in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Kruger National Park (KNP), South Africa, covers an area of 20,000 km2 and is one of the world’s most widely known protected areas. Like many protected areas, KNP is facing an increasing problem with the introduc...
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Assessing the level of compliance with alien plant regulations in a large African protected area
Regulations provide the legal basis for managing biological invasions, but assessments of their effectiveness are rare. To assess the influence of national and local regulations on alien plant species richness...
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Introduction and invasion of common myna (Acridotheres tristis) in Kruger National Park, South Africa: still time for action?
Common myna (Acridotheres tristis) is a passerine bird native to south-east Asia, established as an alien in many parts of the world including South Africa, where it is invasive. Common mynas are synanthropic bir...
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Quantifying the potential impact of alien plants of Iran using the Generic Impact Scoring System (GISS) and Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)
Assessing the impacts of alien plant species is scientifically important and critical for supporting invasion-related policies. Generic Impact Scoring System (GISS) and Environmental Impact Classification for ...
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Open AccessInvasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management
Our ability to predict invasions has been hindered by the seemingly idiosyncratic context-dependency of individual invasions. However, we argue that robust and useful generalisations in invasion science can be...
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The impact of data precision on the effectiveness of alien plant control programmes: a case study from a protected area
Successful long-term invasive alien plant control programmes rely on alien plant distribution and abundance data to assess, prioritise, implement and monitor the efficacy of the programme. Here we assess the i...
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Erratum to: Plant invasion science in protected areas: progress and priorities
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Plant invasion science in protected areas: progress and priorities
Invasive alien species are a major problem for managers of protected areas (PAs) worldwide. Until the 1980s biological invasions were widely considered to be largely confined to anthropogenically disturbed sit...
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Open AccessAlien plant invasions in tropical and sub-tropical savannas: patterns, processes and prospects
Biological invasions affect virtually all ecosystems on earth, but the degree to which different regions and biomes are invaded, and the quality of information from different regions, varies greatly. A large b...
