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Biological invasions: a field synopsis, systematic review, and database of the literature

Lowry, Edward ; Rollinson, Emily J. ; Laybourn, Adam J. ; Scott, Tracy E. ; Aiello-Lammens, Matthew E. ; Gray, Sarah M. ; Mickley, James ; Gurevitch, Jessica

In: Ecology and Evolution, 2013, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 182–196

Species introductions of anthropogenic origins are a major aspect of rapid ecological change globally. Research on biological invasions has generated a large literature on many different aspects of this phenomenon. Here, we describe and categorize some aspects of this literature, to better understand what has been studied and what we know, mapping well-studied areas and important gaps. To do so,...

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  • Climate Change filter 2776 He, Wei-Ming; Thelen, Giles C.; Ridenour, Wendy M.; Callaway, Ragan M. 2010 Is there a risk to living large?...
  • Climate Change filter 2776 He, Wei-Ming; Thelen, Giles C.; Ridenour, Wendy M.; Callaway, Ragan M. 2010 Is there a risk to living large?...
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Plant invasions, generalist herbivores, and novel defense weapons

Schaffner, Urs ; Ridenour, Wendy M. ; Wolf, Vera C. ; Bassett, Thomas ; Müller, Caroline ; Müller-Schärer, Heinz ; Sutherland, Steve ; Lortie, Christopher J. ; Callaway, Ragan M.

In: Ecology, 2011, vol. 92, no. 4, p. 829-835

One commonly accepted mechanism for biological invasions is that species, after introduction to a new region, leave behind their natural enemies and therefore increase in distribution and abundance. However, which enemies are escaped remains unclear. Escape from specialist invertebrate herbivores has been examined in detail, but despite the profound effects of generalist herbivores in natural...

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