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Economic costs of invasive non-native species in urban areas: an underexplored ...
Heringer, Gustavo; Fernandez, Romina D.; Bang, Alok; Cordonnier, Marion; Novoa, Ana; Lenzner, Bernd; Capinha, César; Renault, David; Roiz, DavidUrbanization is an important driver of global change associated with a set of environmental modifications that affect the introduction and distribution of invasive non-native species (species with populations transported by humans beyond their natural biogeographic range that established and are spreading in their introduced range; hereafter, invasive species). These species are recognized as a cause of large e...
The economic costs of biological invasions in Central and South America: a firs...
Heringer, Gustavo; Angulo, Elena; Ballesteros-Mejia, Liliana; Capinha, César; Courchamp, Franck; Diagne, Christophe; Duboscq-Carra, Virginia GiselaInvasive alien species are responsible for a high economic impact on many sectors worldwide. Nevertheless, there is a scarcity of studies assessing these impacts in Central and South America. Investigating costs of invasions is important to motivate and guide policy responses by increasing stakeholders’ awareness and identifying action priorities. Here, we used the InvaCost database to investigate (i) the geogr...
Non-English languages enrich scientific knowledge: the example of economic cost...
Angulo, Elena; Diagne, Christophe; Ballesteros-Mejia, Liliana; Adamjy, Tasnime; Ahmed, Danish A.; Akulov, Evgeny; Banerjee, Achyut K.; Capinha, CésarWe contend that the exclusive focus on the English language in scientific research might hinder effective communication between scientists and practitioners or policy makers whose mother tongue is non-English. This barrier in scientific knowledge and data transfer likely leads to significant knowledge gaps and may create biases when providing global patterns in many fields of science. To demonstrate this, we co...
Selaginella P. Beauv. from Minas Gerais, Brazil
Heringer, Gustavo; Valdespino, Iván A.; Salino, AlexandreSelaginella P. Beauv. is the only genus in the family Selaginellaceae Willk. The genus is monophyletic, has a cosmopolitan distribution, contains about 750 species and can be characterized by the presence of rhizophores, leaves, a ligule, heterospory and adaxial, reniform sporangia. Twenty species were found in the study area: Selaginella alstonii, S. contigua, S. convoluta, S. decomposita, S. erectifolia, S. e...
Phylogenetic structure is determined by patch size in rock outcrop vegetation o...
Villa, Pedro Manuel; Gastauer, Markus; Martins, Sebastião Venâncio; Carrión, Juan Fernando; Campos, Prímula Viana; Heringer, GustavoAinda que os inselbergs ao redor do mundo sejam ecossistemas icônicos, pouco se sabe sobre os mecanismos subjacentes que estruturam suas comunidades vegetais, especialmente nas manchas de vegetação sobre afloramentos rochosos. Espera-se que as restrições ambientais causem agrupamento filogenético quando os nichos ecológicos são conservados dentro das linhagens evolutivas. Nós testamos se as manchas de vegetação...
Biological invasion by Acacia spp. in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Heringer, GustavoCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; Mudanças climáticas, degradação de habitat e invasão biológica estão entre os principais fatores que ameaçam a biodiversidade atualmente. Esses fatores, além de afetarem diretamente a biodiversidade e os ecossistemas, podem atuar de forma sinergética e promover alterações ambientais ainda mais drásticas. Portanto, nesta tese propusemos estudar as caus...