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Managing an invasive tree in coastal dunes: The importance of follow-up treatme...
Duarte, Liliana Neto; Marchante, Elizabete; Marchante, HéliaConservation of biodiversity in protected areas is often threatened by invasive alien plants (IAPs), and its successful management requires proper planning, resources, and monitoring to adjust future interventions. Although follow-up controls and evaluation of different management actions through monitoring programs are crucial in an adaptive management strategy, they are often neglected. Acacia longifolia is o...
Knowledge and perceptions of invasive plant biocontrol in Europe versus the res...
Marchante, Hélia; Marchante, Elizabete; Verbrugge, Laura; Lommen, Suzanne; Shaw, RichardBiological control (BC) of invasive alien plants (IAP) can be an effective environmental management approach. It has only very recently been adopted in Europe and is underutilized compared to other continents where this method has been successfully implemented for over a century. This is in sharp contrast to the BC of invertebrate pests, which has been taken up widely within Europe. It has been suggested that t...
Public perceptions about the invasive pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana: a case...
Roldão Almeida, Mónica; Marchante, Elizabete; Marchante, HéliaCortaderia selloana (pampas grass), native to South America, is a widespread invasive plant in several regions of the World, including the south of the Atlantic Arc (Europe), where it has been used as an ornamental species. Citizens may help to spread it, e.g., planting it in their gardens, but on the other hand, when they are aware of its invasiveness, can contribute to control it and prevent its spread. An on...
Establishment, spread and early impacts of the first biocontrol agent against a...
López-Núñez, Francisco Alejandro; Marchante, Elizabete; Heleno, Ruben; Duarte, Liliana Neto; Palhas, Jael; Impson, Fiona; Freitas, HelenaClassical biocontrol is key for the successful management of invasive alien plants; yet, it is still relatively new in Europe. Although post-release monitoring is essential to evaluate the effectiveness of a biocontrol agent, it is often neglected. This study reports the detailed post-release monitoring of the first biocontrol agent intentionally introduced against an invasive plant in continental Europe. The A...
Seed Germination Ecophysiology of Acacia dealbata Link and Acacia mearnsii De W...
Dessì, Ludovica; Podda, Lina; Brundu, Giuseppe; Lozano, Vanessa; Carrouée, Antoine; Marchante, Elizabete; Marchante, Hélia; Petit, YohanAcacia dealbata and A. mearnsii are two invasive species found in coastal, mountain, and riparian Mediterranean habitats. Seed biology and germination traits are important drivers of the competitive performance of plants and may significantly contribute to biological invasions. The seeds of Acacia s.l. have physical dormancy due to an impermeable epidermal layer. The aim of this study was to assess the germinat...
Novel tools and best practices for education about invasive alien species
Verbrugge, Laura; Dawson, Murray; Gettys, Lyn; Leuven, Rob; Marchante, Hélia; Marchante, Elizabete; Nummi, Petri; Rutenfrans, Annerie; Schneider, KatrinIncreasing public awareness is a prerequisite for successful management of invasive alien species (IAS). Environmental education can play an important role in this process by providing relevant learning outcomes and experiences for youth and students, as well as professionals in different sectors associated with introduction pathways or who are involved in mitigation and eradication of IAS. This paper responds ...
Can Niche Dynamics and Distribution Modeling Predict the Success of Invasive Sp...
Dinis, Marco; Vicente, Joana R.; César de Sá, Nuno; López-Núñez, Francisco A.; Marchante, Elizabete; Marchante, HéliaBiological invasions are among the major contemporary threats to biodiversity. Biocontrol has a long history as a safe and effective strategy for the control of invasive species in several world regions, yet the life history and ecological requirements of biocontrol agents are often poorly understood. Species distribution models and assessments of niche overlap and dynamics constitute a way to quantify and comp...
Erradicação, contenção e controlo de espécies invasoras.
Marchante, Hélia; Pinto-Gomes, Carlos; Galhano, Cristina; Duarte, Liliana; Marchante, ElizabeteOs primeiros estudos que procuraram explicar os processos de invasão biológica, incidiram sobre a vulnerabilidade das comunidades biológicas das ilhas e sobre o impacto da fixação de populações humanas, as quais favoreceram a introdução deliberada de uma grande variedade de animais e plantas. Um dos cientistas que mais cedo abordou a problemática das invasões biológicas, e que se pode considerar pioneiro neste ...
Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species
González-Moreno, Pablo; Lazzaro, Lorenzo; Vilà, Montserrat; Preda, Cristina; Adriaens, Tim; Bacher, Sven; Brundu, Giuseppe; Copp, Gordon H.; Essl, FranzStandardized tools are needed to identify and prioritize the most harmful non-native species (NNS). A plethora of assessment protocols have been developed to evaluate the current and potential impacts of non-native species, but consistency among them has received limited attention. To estimate the consistency across impact assessment protocols, 89 specialists in biological invasions used 11 protocols to screen ...
Global Actions for Managing Cactus Invasions
Novoa, Ana; Brundu, Giuseppe; Day, Michael D.; Deltoro, Vicente; Essl, Franz; Foxcroft, Llewellyn C.; Fried, Guillaume; Kaplan, HayleeThe family Cactaceae Juss. contains some of the most widespread and damaging invasive alien plant species in the world, with Australia (39 species), South Africa (35) and Spain (24) being the main hotspots of invasion. The Global Cactus Working Group (IOBC GCWG) was launched in 2015 to improve international collaboration and identify key actions that can be taken to limit the impacts caused by cactus invasions ...