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Richardson, D.M. & Whittaker, R.J. 2010. Conservation biogeography – foundations, concepts and challenges. Diversity and Distributions 16, 313-320 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., Daehler, C.C., Leishman, M.R., Pauchard, A. & Pyšek, P. 2010. Plant invasions: theoretical and practical challenges. Biological Invasions 12, 3907-3911 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., Iponga, D.M., Roura-Pascual, N., Krug, R., Thuiller, W., Milton, S.J. & Hughes, G.O. 2010. Accommodating scenarios of climate change and management in modelling the distribution of the invasive tree Schinus molle in South Africa. Ecography 33, 1049-1061 (View online resource)
Egoh, B., Reyers, B., Carwardine, J., Bode, M., O’Farrell, P.J., Wilson, K.A., Possingham, H.P., Rouget, M., De Lange, W., Richardson, D.M. & Cowling, R.M. 2010. Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Little Karoo, South Africa. Conservation Biology 24, 1021-1030 (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L.C., Richardson, D.M., Rejmánek, M. & Pyšek, P. 2010. Alien plant invasions in tropical and sub-tropical savannas: patterns, processes and prospects. Biological Invasions 12, 3913-3911 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Konold, W. & Richardson, D.M. 2010. Successional changes on a former tank range in eastern Germany: Does increase of the native grass species Molinia caerulea cause decline of less competitive Drosera species? Journal for Nature Conservation 18, 63-74 (View online resource)
Gordon, D.R. Riddle, B., Pheloung, P.C., Ansari, S., Buddenhagen, C., Chimera, C., Daehler, C.C., Dawson, W., Denslow, J.S., Tshidada, N.J., LaRosa, A., Nishida, T., Onderdonk, D.A., Panetta, F.D., Pyšek, P., Randall, R.P., Richardson, D.M., Virtue, J.G. & Williams, P.A. 2010. Guidance for addressing the Australian Weed Risk Assessment questions. Plant Protection Quarterly 25(2): 56-74 (View online resource)
Iponga, D.M., Milton, S.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2010. Performance of seedlings of the invasive alien tree Schinus molle L. under indigenous and alien host trees in semi-arid savanna. African Journal of Ecology 48, 155-158 (View online resource)
Krug, R., Roura-Pascual, N. & Richardson, D.M. 2010. Clearing of invasive alien plants under different budget scenarios: using a simulation model to test efficiency. Biological Invasions 12, 4099-4112 (View online resource)
Le Roux, J.J., Geerts, S., Ivey, P., Krauss, S., Richardson, D.M., Suda, J., & Wilson, J.R.U. 2010. Molecular systematics and ecology of invasive Kangaroo Paws in South Africa: management implications for a horticulturally important genus. Biological Invasions 12, 3989-4002 (View online resource)
Meek, C., Richardson, D.M. & Mucina, L. 2010. A river runs through it: Land use and the composition of vegetation along a riparian corridor in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. Biological Conservation 143, 156-164 (View online resource)
Pyšek, P. & Richardson, D.M. 2010. Invasive species, environmental change and management, and ecosystem health. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 35, 25-55 (View online resource)
Roura-Pascual, N., Krug, R.M., Richardson, D.M. & Hui, C. 2010. Spatially-explicit sensitivity analysis for conservation management: exploring the influence of decisions in invasive alien plant management. Diversity and Distributions 16, 426-438 (View online resource)
Shaw, J.D, Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2010. Initiating dialogue between scientists and managers of biological invasions. Biological Invasions 12, 4077-4083 (View online resource)
Simberloff, D. Nuñez, M., Ledgard, N.J., Pauchard, A., Richardson, D.M., Sarasola, M., van Wilgen, B.W., Zalba, S.M., Zenni, R.D., Bustamante, R., Peña, E. & Ziller, S.R. 2010. Spread and impact of introduced conifers in South America: Lessons from other southern hemisphere regions. Austral Ecology 35, 489-504 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, N.J., Elith, J., Wilson, J.R.U., Wintle, B. & Richardson, D.M. 2010. Alien invaders and reptile traders: What drives pet imports and dissemination in South Africa? Animal Conservation 13 (Suppl. 1), 24-32 (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M. & Blanchard, R. 2011. Learning from our mistakes: minimizing problems with invasive biofuel plants. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 3, 36-42 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. & Rejmánek, M. 2011. Trees and shrubs as invasive alien species – a global review. Diversity and Distributions 17, 788-809 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., Carruthers, J., Hui, C., Impson, F.A.C., Robertson, M.P., Rouget, M., Le Roux, J.J., Wilson, J.R.U. 2011. Human-mediated introductions of Australian acacias—a global experiment in biogeography. Diversity and Distributions 17, 771-787 (View online resource)
Blackburn, T.M., Pysek, P., Bacher, S., Carlton, J.T., Duncan, R.P., Jarošík, V., Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2011. A proposed unified framework for biological invasions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 16, 333-339 (View online resource)
Blanchard, R., Richardson, D.M., O’Farrell, P. & von Maltitz, G. 2011. Biofuels and biodiversity in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 107 (View online resource)
Castro-Díez, P., Godoy, O., Saldaña, A. & Richardson, D.M. 2011. Predicting invasiveness of Australian Acacia species on the basis of their native climatic affinities, life-history traits and human use. Diversity and Distributions 17, 934-945 (View online resource)
Egoh, B.N., Reyers, B., Rouget, M. & Richardson, D.M. 2011. Identifying priority areas for ecosystem service management in South African grasslands. Journal of Environmental Management 92, 1642-1650 (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L.C., Jarošík, V, Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M. & Rouget, M. 2011. Protected-area boundaries as filters of plant invasions. Conservation Biology 25, 400–405 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Richardson, D.M. & Privett, S.D.J. 2011. Effects of alien plants on ecosystem structure and functioning and implications for restoration: Insights from three degraded sites in South African fynbos. Environmental Management 48, 57–69 (View online resource)
Gallagher, R.V., Leishman, M.R., Miller, J.T., Hui, C., Richardson, D.M., Suda, J. & Trávníček, P. 2011. Invasiveness in introduced Australian acacias: the role of species traits and genome size. Diversity and Distributions 17, 884-897 (View online resource)
Gibson, M., Richardson, D.M. Marchante, E., Marchante, H., Rodger, J.G., Stone, G.N., Byrne, M., Fuentes-Ramírez, A., George, N., Harris, C., Johnson, S.D., Le Roux, J.J., Miller, J.T., Murphy, D.J. Pauw, A., Prescott, M.N., Wandrag, E.M., Wilson, J.R.U. 2011. Reproductive ecology of Australian acacias: important mediator of invasive success? Diversity and Distributions 17, 911-933 (View online resource)
Hui, C., Richardson, D.M., Robertson, M.P., Wilson, J.R.U. & Yates, C.J. 2011. Macroecology meets invasion ecology: linking native distribution of Australian acacias to invasiveness. Diversity and Distributions 17, 872-883 (View online resource)
Hui, C., Foxcroft, L.C., Richardson, D.M. & MacFayden, S. 2011. Defining optimal sampling effort for large-scale monitoring of invasive alien plants: a Bayesian method for estimating abundance and distribution. Journal of Applied Ecology 48: 768 – 776 (View online resource)
Kull, C.A., Shackleton, C.M., Cunningham, P.S., Ducatillon, C., Dufour Dror, J.-M., Esler, K.J., Friday, J.B., Gouveia, A.C., Griffin, A.R., Marchante, E.M., Midgley, S.J., Pauchard, A., Rangan, H., Richardson, D.M., Rinaudo, T., Tassin, J., Urgenson, L.S., von Maltitz, G.P., Zenni, R.D. & Zylstra, M.J. 2011. Adoption, use, and perception of Australian acacias around the world. Diversity and Distributions 17, 822-836 (View online resource)
Le Maitre, D.C. Gaertner, M., Marchante, E., Ens, E.J., Holmes, P.M., Pauchard, A., O’Farrell, P.J., Rogers, A.M., Blanchard, R., Blignaut, J. & Richardson, D.M. 2011. Impacts of invasive Australian acacias: implications for management and restoration. Diversity and Distributions 17, 1015-1029 (View online resource)
Le Roux, J.J., Brown, G.K., Byrne, M., Ndlovu, J., Richardson, D.M., Thompson, G.D. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2011. Phylogeographic consequences of different introduction histories of invasive Australian Acacia species and Paraserianthes lophantha (Fabaceae) in South Africa. Diversity and Distributions 17, 861-871 (View online resource)
Miller, J.P., Murphy, D.J., Brown, G.K., Richardson, D.M. & González-Orozco, C.E. 2011. The evolution and phylogenetic placement of invasive Australian Acacia species. Diversity and Distributions 17, 848-860 (View online resource)
Procheş, Ş., Wilson, J.R.U., Richardson, D.M. & Rejmánek, M. 2011. Native and naturalised range size in Pinus: relative importance of biogeography, introduction effort and species traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography (in press) (View online resource)
Roura-Pascual, N., Richardson, D.M., Chapman, R.A., Hichert, T. & Krug, R.M. 2011. Managing biological invasions: charting courses to desirable futures in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. Regional Environmental Change 11, 311-320 (View online resource)
Roura-Pascual, N., Richardson, D.M., Chapman, R.A., Hichert, T. & Krug, R.M. 2011. Towards more efficient management of invasive alien plants: plausible futures for the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. Regional Environmental Change in press (View online resource)
Roura-Pascual. N, Hui, C., Ikeda, T., Leday, G., Richardson, D.M. et al. 2011. Relative roles of climatic suitability and anthropogenic influence in determining the pattern of spread in a global invader. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108: 220-225 (View online resource)
Stohlgren, T.J., Pyšek, P., Kartesz, J., Nishino, M., Pauchard, A., Winter, M., Pino, J., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U., Murray, B.R., Phillips, M.L., Ming-Yang, L., Celesti-Grapow, L. & Font, X. 2011. Widespread plant species: Natives vs. aliens in our changing world. Biological Invasions 13, 1931-1944 (View online resource)
Thompson, G.D., Robertson, M.P., Webber, B.L., Richardson, D.M., Le Roux, J.J. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2011. Predicting the sub-specific identity of invasive species using distribution models: Acacia saligna as an example. Diversity and Distributions 17, 1001-1014 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, B.W., Dyer, C., Hoffmann, J.H., Ivey, P., Le Maitre, D.C., Moore, J.L., Richardson, D.M., Rouget, M., Wannenburgh, A. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2011. National-scale strategic approaches for managing introduced plants: insights from Australian acacias in South Africa. Diversity and Distributions 17, 1060-1075 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, N.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2011. Is phylogenetic relatedness to native species important for the establishment of reptiles introduced to Florida and California? Diversity and Distributions 17, 172-181 (View online resource)
Wilson, J. R. U., Gairifo, C., Gibson, M.R., Arianoutsou, M., Bakar, B.B., Baret, S., Celesti-Grapow, L., DiTomaso, J.M., Dufour-Dror, J.-M., Kueffer, C., Kull, C.A., Hoffmann, J.H., Impson, F.A.C., Loope, L.L., Marchante, E., Marchante, H., Moore, J.L., Murphy, D.J., Tassin, J., Witt, A., Zenni, R.D. & Richardson, D.M. 2011. Risk assessment, eradication, and biological control: global efforts to limit Australian acacia invasions. Diversity and Distributions 17, 1030-1046 (View online resource)

Catford, J.A., Vesk, P., Richardson, D.M. & Pyšek, P. 2012. Quantifying levels of biological invasion: towards the objective classification of invaded and invasible ecosystems. Global Change Biology 18, 44-62 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Fourie, H, Nottebrock, H., Privett, S. D.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2012. Plant invasions, restoration, and economics: Perspectives from South African fynbos. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 14, 341– 353 (View online resource)
Gibson, M.R. Richardson, D.M. & Pauw, A 2012. Can floral traits predict an invasive plant’s impact on native plant-pollinator communities? Journal of Ecology 100, 1216–1223 (View online resource)
Kaplan, H., Van Zyl, H.W.F., Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2012. Distribution and management of Acacia implexa in South Africa: is eradication an option? South African Journal of Botany 83, 23–35 (View online resource)
Leung. B., Roura-Pascual, N., Bacher, S., Heikkilä, J., Brotons, L., Burgman, M.A., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Essl, E., Hulme, P.E., Richardson, D.M., Sol, D., Vilà. M. 2012. TEASIng apart alien-species risk assessments: a framework for best practices. Ecology Letters 15, 1475-1493 (View online resource)
Proches, S., Wilson, J.R.U., Richardson, D.M. & Rejmánek, M. 2012. Native and naturalised range size in Pinus: relative importance of biogeography, introduction effort and species traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21, 513–523 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. & Pysek, P. 2012. Naturalization of introduced plants: Ecological drivers of biogeographic patterns. New Phytologist 196, 383–396 (View online resource)
Ruwanza, S., Gaertner, M., Esler, K.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2012. Both complete clearing and thinning of invasive trees lead to short-term recovery of native riparian vegetation in the Western Cape, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science in press (View online resource)
Schwartz, M.H., Hellmann, J.J., McLachlan, J.M., Sax, D.F. et al. (including Richardson, D.M.) 2012. Integrating the scientific, regulatory and ethical challenges posed by managed relocation. Bioscience 62, 732-743 (View online resource)
Te Beest, M., Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M., Brysting, A.K., Suda, J., Kubešová, M. & Pyšek, P. 2012. The more the better? The role of polyploidy in facilitating plant invasions. Annals of Botany 109, 19–45 (View online resource)
Thompson, G.D., Bellstedt, D.U., Byrne, M., Millar, M.A., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U. & Le Roux, J.J. 2012. Cultivation shapes genetic novelty in a globally important invader Molecular Ecology 21, 3187–3199 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2012. Three centuries of managing introduced conifers in South Africa: Benefits, impacts, changing perceptions and conflict resolution. Journal of Environmental Management 106, 56-68 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, N.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2012. The roles of climate, phylogenetic relatedness, introduction effort, and reproductive traits in the establishment of non-native reptiles and amphibians. Conservation Biology 26, 267-277 (View online resource)
Vardien, W., Richardson, D.M., Foxcroft, L.C., Thompson, G.D., Wilson, J.R.U. & Le Roux, J.J. 2012. The introduction history, spread, and current distribution of Lantana camara in South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 81, 81-94 (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M. 2013. Lessons learned: how can we manage the invasion risk from biofuels? Biofuels 4: 455-457 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. & Ricciardi, A 2013. Misleading criticisms of invasion science: a field-guide Diversity and Distributions 19: 1461-1467 (View online resource)
Caplat, P., Cheptou, P.-O., Diez, J., Guisan, A., Larson, B., MacDougall, A., Peltzer, D., Richardson, D.M., Shea, K., van Kleunen, M., Zhang, R. & Buckley, Y.M. 2013. Movement, impacts and management of plant distributions in response to climate change: insights from invasions. Oikos 122: 1265–1274 (View online resource)
Dick, J.T.A., Alexander, M.E., Jeschke, J.M., Ricciardi, A., MacIsaac, H.J., Robinson, T.B., Kumschick, S., Weyl, O.L.F., Dunn, A.M., Hatcher, M.J., Paterson, R.A., Farnsworth, K.D. & Richardson, D.M. 2013. Invasion ecology: advancing impact prediction and hypothesis testing using a comparative functional response approach Biological Invasions in press (View online resource)
Geerts, S., Botha, P.W., Visser, V., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2013. Montpellier broom (Genista monspessulana) and Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) in South Africa: an assessment of invasiveness and options for management South African Journal of Botany 87: 134–145 (View online resource)
Geerts, S., Moodley, D., Gaertner, M., Le Roux, J.J., McGeoch, M.A., Muofhe, C., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2013. The absence of fire can cause a lag phase — The invasion dynamics of Banksia ericifolia (Proteaceae). Austral Ecology in press (View online resource)
Gibson, M.R. Pauw, A. & Richardson, D.M. 2013. Disruption of a native flower-insect interaction by an invasive tree in the Cape Floristic Region. Biological Conservation 157: 196–203 (View online resource)
Hui, C., Richardson, D.M., Pyšek, P., Le Roux, J.J., Kučera, T. & Jarošík, V. 2013. Increasing functional modularity with residence time in co-distribution of native and introduced vascular plants. Nature Communications 4: art 2454 (View online resource)
Kueffer, C., Pyšek, P. & Richardson, D.M. 2013. Integrative invasion science: model systems, multi-site studies, focused meta-analysis, and invasion syndromes. New Phytologist 200: 615–633 (View online resource)
Kumschick, S. & Richardson, D.M. 2013. Species-based risk assessments for biological invasions: Advances and challenges Diversity and Distributions 19: 1095-1105 (View online resource)
Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U. & Ndlovu, J. 2013. Native range plantings and admixture may alter the genetic structure of invasive Acacia pycnantha (Benth) in South Africa BMC Ecology 13: 37 (View online resource)
Leung, B., Roura-Pascual, N., Bacher, S., Heikkila, J., Brotons, L., Burgman, M.A., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Essl, F., Hulme, P.E., Richardson, D.M., Sol, D. & Vila, M 2013. Addressing a critique of the TEASI framework for invasive species risk assessment. Ecology Letters 16 1415–e6 (View online resource)
Meek, C.S., Richardson, D.M. & Mucina, L. 2013. Plant communities along the Eerste River, Western Cape, South Africa: Community descriptions and implications for restoration Koedoe 55: #1099 (View online resource)
Moodley, D., Geerts, S., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2013. Different traits determine introduction, naturalization and invasion success in woody plants: Proteaceae as a test case. PLoS One 8(9): e75078 (View online resource)
Ndlovu, J., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U. & Le Roux, J.J. 2013. Co-invasion of South African ecosystems by an Australian legume and its rhizobial symbionts Journal of Biogeography 40: 1240-1251 (View online resource)
Ndlovu, J., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U., O’Leary, M. & Le Roux, J.J. 2013. Elucidation of native sources of an invasive species reveals unexpected native range diversity Annals of Botany 111: 895–904 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Rodriguez, R., Richardson, D.M. & Gonzalez, L. 2013. Soil quality: a key factor in understanding plant invasion? The case of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br. Biological Invasions in press (View online resource)
Pyšek, P., Hulme, P.E., Meyerson, L.A., Smith, G.F., Boatwright, J.S., Crouch, N.R., Foxcroft, L.C., Jarošík, V., Richardson, D.M., Suda, J. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2013. Hitting the right target: taxonomic challenges of, and for, biological invasions. AoB Plants 5: plt042 (View online resource)
Rejmánek, M. & Richardson, D.M. 2013. Trees and shrubs as invasive alien species — 2013 update of the global database Diversity and Distributions 19: 1093-1094 (View online resource)
Ruwanza, S., Gaertner, M., Richardson, D.M. & Esler, K.J. 2013. Soil water repellency in riparian systems invaded by Eucalyptus camaldulensis: a restoration perspective from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Geoderma 200-201: 9–17 (View online resource)
Ruwanza, S., Gaertner, M., Esler, K.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2013. Both complete clearing and thinning of invasive trees lead to short-term recovery of native riparian vegetation in the Western Cape, South Africa. Applied Vegetation Science 16: 193–204 (View online resource)
Ruwanza, S., Gaertner, M., Esler, K.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2013. The effectiveness of active and passive restoration on recovery of indigenous vegetation in riparian zones in the Western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 88: 132–141 (View online resource)
Tererai, F., Gaertner, M., Jacobs, S.M. & Richardson, D.M. 2013. Eucalyptus invasions in riparian forests: Effects on native vegetation community diversity, stand structure and composition. Forest Ecology and Management 297: 84–93 (View online resource)
Vardien, W., Richardson, D.M., Foxcroft, L.C., Wilson, J.R.U. & Le Roux, J.J 2013. Management history determines gene flow in a prominent invader Ecography 36: 1032–1041 (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M., Hui, C., Nunez, M. & Pauchard, A. 2014. Tree invasions – patterns & processes, challenges & opportunities. Biological Invasions 16: 473–481. (View online resource)
Blackburn, T.M., Essl, F., Evans, T., Hulme, P.E., Jeschke, J.M., Kühn, I., Kumschick, S., Marková, Z., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Rabitsch, W., Ricciardi, A., Richardson, D.M., Vilà, M., Wilson, J.R.U., Winter, M., Genovesi, P. & Bacher, S. 2014. Towards a unified classification of alien species based on the magnitude of their environmental impacts. PLoS Biology 12 e1001850 (View online resource)
Colautti, R., Parker, J.D., Cadotte, M.W., Pyšek, P, Brown, C.S., Sax, D.F. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Quantifying the invasiveness of species. Neobiota 21: 7–27 (View online resource)
Dick, J.T.A., Alexander, M.E., Jeschke, J.M., Ricciardi, A., MacIsaac, H.J., Robinson, T.B., Kumschick, S., Weyl, O.L.F., Dunn, A.M., Hatcher, M.J., Paterson, R.A., Farnsworth, K.D. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Invasion ecology: advancing impact prediction and hypothesis testing using a comparative functional response approach. Biological Invasions 16: 735–753 (View online resource)
Dickie, I.A., Bennett, B.M., Burrows, L.E., Nuñez, M.A., Peltzer, D.A., Porté, A., Richardson, D.M., Rejmanek, M., Rundel, P.W. & van Wilgen, B.W. 2014. Conflicting values: ecosystem services and invasive tree management. Biological Invasions 16: 705-719 (View online resource)
Donaldson, J.E., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2014. Scale-area curves: a tool for understanding the ecology and distribution of invasive tree species. Biological Invasions 16: 553–563 (View online resource)
Donaldson, J.E., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2014. The seed ecology of an ornamental wattle in South Africa — why has Acacia elata not invaded a greater area? South African Journal of Botany 94: 40–45. (View online resource)
Donaldson, J.E., Hui, C., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U, Robertson, M.P. & Webber, B.L. 2014. Invasion trajectory of alien trees: the role of introduction pathway and planting history. Global Change Biology 20: 1527–1537. (View online resource)
Driscoll, D., Catford, J.A., Barney, J.N., Hulme, P.E., Inderjit, Martin, T.G., Pauchard, A., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M., Riley, S. & Visser, V. 2014. New pasture plants intensify invasive species risk. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111: 16622–16627 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Biggs, R., Te Beest, M., Hui, C., Molofsky, J. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Invasive plants as drivers of regime shifts: Identifying high priority invaders that alter feedback relationships. Diversity and Distributions 20: 733-744 (View online resource)
Higgins, S.I. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Invasive plants have broader physiological niches Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111: 10610-10614 (View online resource)
Hobbs, R.J., Higgs, E.S., Hall, C.M., Bridgewater, P., Chapin, F.S., Ellis, E.C., Ewel, J.J., Hallett, L.M., Harris, J.A., Hulvey, K.B., Jackson, S.T., Kennedy, P.L., Kueffer, C., Lach, L., Lanz, T.C., Lugo, A.E., Mascaro, J., Murphy, S.D., Nelson, C.R., Perring, M.P., Richardson, D.M., Seastadt, T.R., Standish, R.J., Starzomski, B.M., Suding, K.N., Tognetti, P.M., Yacob, L. & Yung, L 2014. Managing the whole landscape: historical, hybrid and novel ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12: 557–564 (View online resource)
Hui, C., Richardson, D.M., Visser, V. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2014. Macroecology meets invasion ecology: performance of Australian acacias and eucalypts around the world revealed by features of their native ranges. Biological Invasions 16: 565-576 (View online resource)
Jacobs, L., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2014. Melaleuca parvistaminea Byrnes (Myrtaceae) in South Africa: Invasion risk and feasibility of eradication. South African Journal of Botany 94: 24–32 (View online resource)
Jeschke, J.M., Bacher, S., Blackburn, T.M., Dick, J.T.A., Essl, F., Evans, T., Gaertner, M., Hulme, P.E., Kühn, I., Mrugala, A, Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Rabitsch, W., Ricciardi, A., Richardson, D.M., Sendek, A., Vilà, M., Winter, M. & Kumschick, S. 2014. Defining the impact of non-native species: Resolving disparity through greater clarity. Conservation Biology 28: 1188-1194 (View online resource)
Kaplan H., van Niekerk, A., Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2014. Incorporating risk mapping at multiple spatial scales into eradication management plans. Biological Invasions 16: 691–703 (View online resource)
Krug, R.M. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Modelling the effect of two biocontrol agents on the invasive alien tree Acacia cyclops — Flowering, seed production and agent survival. Ecological Modelling 278: 100–113. (View online resource)
Le Roux, J.J., Strasberg, D., Rouget, M., Morden, C.W., Koordom, M. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Relatedness defies biogeography: the tale of two island endemics (Acacia heterophylla and A. koa) New Phytologist 204: 230-242. (View online resource)
Leishman, L.R., Cooke, J. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Evidence for shifts to faster growth strategies in novel ranges of invasive alien plants Journal of Ecology 102: 1451–1461 (View online resource)
Moodley, D., Geerts, S., Rebelo, T., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2014. Site-specific conditions influence plant naturalization: The case of alien Proteaceae in South Africa. Acta Oecologica 59: 62–71 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Rodriguez, R., Richardson, D. & Gonzalez, L. 2014. Soil quality: a key factor in understanding plant invasion? The case of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br. Biological Invasions 16: 429–443 (View online resource)
Potgieter, L.J., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2014. Casuarina cunninghamiana in the Western Cape, South Africa: Determinants of naturalization and invasions, and options for management. South African Journal of Botany 92: 134–146 (View online resource)
Potgieter, L.J., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2014. Casuarina: biogeography and ecology of an important tree genus in a changing world. Biological Invasions 16: 609–633 (View online resource)
Potgieter, L.J., Strasberg, D., Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Casuarina invasion alters primary succession on lava flows in the Mascarene Islands. Biotropica 46: 268–275 (View online resource)
Rundel, P.W., Dickie, I.E. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Tree invasions into treeless areas: Mechanisms and ecosystem processes. Biological Invasions 16: 663–675 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Le Maitre, D.C., Pasiecznik, N.M. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Prosopis: A global assessment of the biogeography, benefits, impacts and management of one of the world’s worst woody invasive plant taxa. AoB Plants 6: plu027 (View online resource)
Traveset, A. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Mutualistic interactions and biological invasions Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 45: 89-113 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Managing invasive alien trees: challenges and trade-offs. Biological Invasions 16: 721-734 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, B.W., Davies, S.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Invasion science for society: A decade of contributions from the Centre for Invasion Biology. South African Journal of Science 110 (7/8), Art. #a0074 (View online resource)
Visser, V. Langdon, B., Pauchard, A. & Richardson, D.M. 2014. Unlocking the potential of Google Earth as a tool in invasion science. Biological Invasions 16: 513–534 (View online resource)
Wilson, J.R.U., Caplat, P., Dickie, I., Hui, C., Maxwell, B.D., Nunez, M.A., Pauchard, A., Rejmanek, M., Richardson, D.M., Robertson, M.P., Spear, D., Webber, B.L., van Wilgen, B.W. & Zenni, R.D. 2014. ). A standardized set of metrics to assess and monitor tree invasions. Biological Invasions 16: 535–551 (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M., Le Roux, J.J. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2015. Australian acacias as invasive species: Lessons to be learnt from regions with long planting histories. Southern Forests 77: 31–39 (View online resource)
Blanchard, R., O’Farrell, P.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Anticipating potential biodiversity conflicts for future biofuel crops in South Africa: incorporating spatial filters with species distribution models GCB Bioenergy 7: 273-287 (View online resource)
Essl, F., Bacher, S., Blackburn, T.M. Booy, O., Brundu, G., Brunel, S., Cardoso, A.-C., Eschen, R., Gallardo, B., Galill, B., García-Berthou, E., Genovesi, P., Groom, Q., Harrower, C., Hulme, P.E., Katsanevakis, S., Kenis, M., Kühn, I., Kumschick, S., Martinou, K., Nentwig, W., O’Flynn, C., Pagad, S., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Rabitsch, W., Richardson, D.M., Roques, A., Roy, H.E., Scalera, R., Schindler, S., Seebens, H., Vanderhoeven, S., Vilà, M., Wilson, J.R.U., Zenetos, A. & Jeschke, J.M. 2015. Crossing frontiers in tackling pathways of biological invasions. Bioscience 65: 769–782 (View online resource)
Essl, F., Dullinger, S., Rabitsch, R., Hulme, P.E., Pyšek, P., Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Delayed biodiversity change: no time to waste. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30: 375-378 (View online resource)
Essl, F., Dullinger, S., Rabitsch, R., Hulme, P.E., Pyšek, P., Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Historical legacies accumulate to shape future biodiversity change. Diversity and Distributions 21: 534–547 (View online resource)
González-Moreno, P., Diez, J.M., Richardson, D.M. & Vilà, M. 2015. Beyond climate: disturbance niche shifts in invasive species. Global Ecology and Biogeography 24: 360-370 (View online resource)
Hawkins, C.L., Bacher, S., Essl, F., Hulme, P.E., Jeschke, J.M., Kühn, I., Kumschick, S., Nentwig, W., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Rabitsch, W., Richardson, D.M., Vilà, M., Wilson, J.R.U., Genovesi, P. & Blackburn, T.M. 2015. Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT). Diversity and Distributions 21: 1360 – 1363 (View online resource)
Kumschick, S., Gaertner, M., Vilà, M., Essl, F., Jeschke, J.M., Pyšek, P., Ricciardi, A., Bacher, S., Blackburn, T.M., Dick, J.T.A., Evans, T., Hulme, P.E., Kühn, I., Mrugala, A., Pergl, J., Rabitsch, W., Richardson, D.M., Sendek, A & Winter, M. 2015. Ecological impacts of alien species: Quantification, scope, caveats and recommendations. BioScience 65: 55-63 (View online resource)
McConnachie, M.M., Richardson, D.M., Van Wilgen, B.W., Ferraro, P.J. & Forsyth. T. 2015. Estimating the impact of pine plantations on plant invasions in South Africa’s protected areas using a quasi-experimental design. Journal of Applied Ecology 52: 110-118 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Kaplan, H., Kumschick, S., Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Soft touch or heavy hand? Legislative approaches for preventing invasions: Insights from Cactaceae in South Africa. Invasive Plant Science and Management 8: 307-316 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Le Roux, J.J., Robertson, M.P., Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Introduced and invasive cactus species: a global review. AoB Plants 7: plu078; doi:10.1093/aobpla/plu078 (View online resource)
Rouget, M., Hui, C., Renteria, J., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2015. Plant invasions as a biogeographical assay: vegetation biomes constrain the distribution of invasive alien species assemblages. South African Journal of Botany 101: 24-31 (View online resource)
Ruwanza, S., Gaertner, M., Esler, K.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Allelopathic effects of invasive Eucalyptus camaldulensis on germination and early growth of four native species in the Western Cape, South Africa. Southern Forests 77: 91–105 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Le Maitre & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Prosopis invasions in South Africa: population structure and impacts on native tree population stability. Journal of Arid Environments 114: 70-78 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Le Maitre, D.C. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Stakeholder perceptions and practices regarding Prosopis (mesquite) invasions and management in South Africa. Ambio 44: 529-536 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Le Maitre, D.C., van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Use of non-timber forest products from invasive alien Prosopis species (mesquite) and native trees in South Africa: Implications for management. Forest Ecosystems 2: 16 doi:10.1186/s40663-015-0040-9 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Le Maitre, van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. The impact of invasive alien Prosopis species (mesquite) on native plants in different environments in South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 97: 25–31 (View online resource)
Te Beest, M., Esler, K.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Linking functional traits to impacts of invasive plant species: a case study. Plant Ecology 216: 293–305 (View online resource)
Tererai, F., Gaertner, M., Jacobs, S.M. & Richardson, D.M. 2015. Eucalyptus camaldulensis invasion in riparian zones reveals few significant effects on soil physico-chemical properties in nutrient-poor sandy soils. River Research and Applications 31: 590–601 (View online resource)
Thompson, G.D., Bellstedt, D.U., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U. & Le Roux, J.J. 2015. A tree well travelled: global genetic structure of the invasive tree Acacia saligna. Journal of Biogeography 42: 305–314 (View online resource)

Brundu, G. & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Planted forests and invasive alien trees in Europe: A Code for managing existing and future plantings to mitigate the risk of negative impacts from invasions. Neobiota 30: 5-47 (View online resource)
Crous, P.W. et al. (including Richardson, D.M.) 2016. Fungal planet description sheets 400-468. Persoonia 36: 316-458 (View online resource)
Downey, P.O & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Alien plant invasions and native plant extinctions: a six-threshold framework. AoB Plants 8: plw047 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Larson, B.M.H., Irlich, U.M., Holmes, P.M., Stafford, L., van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Managing invasive species in cities: A framework from Cape Town, South Africa. Landscape and Urban Planning 151: 1-9 (View online resource)
Gallien, L., Saladin, B., Boucher, F.C., Richardson, D.M. & Zimmermann, N.E. 2016. Does the legacy of historical biogeography shape current invasiveness in pines? New Phytologist 209: 1096–1105 (View online resource)
Gordon, D.R. et al. (including Richardson, D.M.) 2016. Weed risk assessments are an effective component of invasion risk management. Invasive Plant Science and Management 9: 81–83 (View online resource)
Hill, M.P., Clusella-Trullas, S., Terblanche, J.S. & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Drivers, impacts, mechanisms and adaptation in insect invasions. Biological Invasions 18: 883–891 (View online resource)
Hui, C., Richardson, D.M., Landi, P., Minoarivelo, H.O., Garnas, J. & Roy, H.E. 2016. Defining invasiveness and invasibility in ecological networks. Biological Invasions 18: 971–983 (View online resource)
Hurley, B.P., Garnas, J., Wingfield, M.J., Branco, M., Richardson, D.M. & Slippers, B. 2016. Increasing numbers and intercontinental spread of invasive insects on eucalypts. Biological Invasions 18: 921-933 (View online resource)
Kumschick, S., Richardson, D.M. & Blackburn, T.M. 2016. Managing alien bird species: Time to move beyond “100 of the worst” lists. Bird Conservation International 26: 154 – 163 (View online resource)
Kumschick, S., Devenish, A., Kenis, M., Rabitsch, W., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2016. Intentionally introduced terrestrial invertebrates: patterns, risks, and options for management. Biological Invasions 18: 1077–1088 (View online resource)
Martins, J., Richardson, D.M., Henriques, R., Marchante, E., Marchante, H., Alves, P., Gaertner, M., Honrado, J.P. & Vicente, J.R. 2016. A multi-scale modelling framework to guide management of plant invasions in a transboundary context. Forest Ecosystems 3: 17 (View online resource)
McConnachie, M.M., van Wilgen, B.W., Ferraro, P.J., Forsyth, A.T., Richardson, D.M., Gaertner, M. & Cowling, R.M. 2016. Using counterfactuals to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of controlling biological invasions. Ecological Applications 26: 475–483 (View online resource)
Moodley, D., Geerts, S., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2016. The importance of pollinators and autonomous self-fertilisation in the early stages of plant invasions: Banksia and Hakea (Proteaceae) as case studies. Plant Biology 18: 124-131 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Kaplan, H., Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Resolving a prickly situation: Involving stakeholders in invasive cactus management in South Africa. Environmental Management 57: 998–1008 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Kumschick, S., Richardson, D.M., Rouget, M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2016. Native range size and growth form in Cactaceae predict invasiveness and impact. Neobiota 30: 75-90 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Rodríguez, J., López-Nogueira, A., Richardson, D.M. & González, L. 2016. Seed characteristics in Cactaceae: Useful diagnostic features for screening species for invasiveness? South African Journal of Botany 105: 61–65 (View online resource)
Roques, A., Auger-Rozenberg, M.-A., Blackburn, T.M., Garnas, J., Pyšek, P., Rabitsch, W., Richardson, D.M., Wingfield, M.J., Liebhold, A.M. & Duncan, R.P. 2016. Temporal and interspecific variation in rates of spread for insect species invading Europe during the last 200 years. Biological Invasions 18: 907-920 (View online resource)
Rouget, M., Robertson, M.P., Wilson, J.R.U., Hui, C., Essl, F., Renteria, J.L. & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Invasion debt—quantifying future biological invasions. Diversity and Distributions 22: 445–456 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Le Maitre, D.C., van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Identifying barriers to effective management of widespread invasive alien trees: Prosopis species (mesquite) in South Africa as a case study. Global Environmental Change 38: 183–194 (View online resource)
Thompson, G.D., Richardson, D.M., Wilson, J.R.U., Bellstedt, D.U. & Le Roux, J.J. 2016. Genetic diversity and structure of the globally invasive tree Paraserianthes lophantha subspecies lophantha suggest an introduction history characterised by varying propagule pressure. Tree Genetics and Genomes 12: 27 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, B.W., Carruthers, J., Cowling, R.M., Esler, K.J., Forsyth, A.T., Gaertner, M., Hoffman, M.T., Kruger, F.J., Midgley, G.F., Palmer, G., Pence, G., Raimondo, D.C., Richardson, D.M., van Wilgen, N.J. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2016. Ecological research and conservation management in the Cape Floristic Region between 1945 and 2015: History, current understanding and future challenges. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 71: 207-303 (View online resource)
Visser, V., Wilson, J.R.U., Fish, L., Brown, C., Cook, G.D. & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Much more give than take: South Africa as a major donor but infrequent recipient of invasive non-native grasses. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25: 679–692 (View online resource)
Wilson, J.R.U., García -Díaz, P., Cassey, P., Richardson, D.M., Pyšek, P. & Blackburn, T.M. 2016. Biological invasions and natural colonisations are different— the need for invasion science. Neobiota 31: 87-98 (View online resource)
Woodford, D.J., Richardson, D.M., MacIsaac, H.J., Mandrak, N.E., van Wilgen, B.W., Wilson, J.R.U. & Weyl. O.L.F. 2016. Confronting the wicked problem of managing biological invasions. Neobiota 31: 63-86 (View online resource)
Zimmermann, T.G., Andrade, A.C.S. & Richardson, D.M. 2016. Experimental assessment of factors mediating the naturalisation of a globally invasive tree on sandy coastal plains: a case study from Brazil. AoB Plants 8: plw042 (View online resource)

Journal Articles 2010 – 2016

Archived journal articles 2010-2016