Journal Articles | Dave Richardson

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Richardson, D.M., Cowling, R.M. and Le Maitre , D.C. 1990. Assessing the risk of invasive success in Pinus and Banksia in South African mountain fynbos. Journal of Vegetation Science 1, 629-642. (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. and Bond, W.J. 1991. Determinants of plant distribution: Evidence from pine invasions. American Naturalist 137, 639-668. (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. , Williams, P.A. and Hobbs, R.J. 1994. Pine invasions in the Southern Hemisphere: determinants of spread and invadability. Journal of Biogeography 21, 511-527. (View online resource)
Tucker, K.C. and Richardson, D.M. 1995. An expert system for screening potentially invasive alien plants in South Africa fynbos. Journal of Environmental Management 44, 309-338. (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., van Wilgen, B.W., Higgins, S.I., Trinder-Smith, T.H., Cowling, R.M. and McKelly, D.H. 1996. Current and future threats to biodiversity on the Cape Peninsula. Biodiversity and Conservation 5, 607-647.
Rejmánek, M. and Richardson, D.M. 1996. What attributes make some plant species more invasive? Ecology 77, 1655-166. (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. 1998. Forestry trees as invasive aliens. Conservation Biology 12, 18-26. (View online resource)
Higgins, S.I. and Richardson, D.M. 1998. Pine invasions in the southern hemisphere: modelling interactions between organism, environment and disturbance. Plant Ecology 135, 79-93. (View online resource)
Higgins, S.I. and Richardson, D.M. 1999. Predicting plant migration rates in a changing world: the role of long-distance dispersal. American Naturalist 153, 464-475. (View online resource)
Holmes, P.M. and Richardson, D.M. 1999. Protocols for restoration based on recruitment dynamics, community structure and ecosystem function: Perspectives from South African fynbos. Restoration Ecology 7, 215-230. (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M., Allsopp, N., D’Antonio, C.M., Milton , S.J. and Rejmánek, M. 2000. Plant invasions: The role of mutualisms. Biological Reviews 75, 65-93. (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., Pyšek, P., Rejmánek, M., Barbour, M.G., Panetta, D.F. and West, C.J. 2000. Naturalization and invasion of alien plants — concepts and definitions. Diversity and Distributions 6, 93-107. (View online resource)
Rouget, M., Richardson, D.M., Milton , S.J. and Polakow, D. 2001. Invasion dynamics of four alien Pinus species in a highly fragmented semi-arid shrubland in South Africa . Plant Ecology 152, 79-92. (View online resource)
Rouget, M. and Richardson, D.M. 2003. Inferring process from pattern in alien plant invasions: a semimechanistic model incorporating propagule pressure and environmental factors. American Naturalist 162, 713-724. (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. 2004. Plant invasion ecology — dispatches from the front line. Diversity and Distributions 10, 315-319 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. and Rejmánek, M. 2004. Conifers as invasive aliens: A global survey and predictive framework. Diversity and Distributions 10, 321-331 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. and van Wilgen, B.W. (2004) 2004. Invasive alien plants in South Africa : how well do we understand the ecological impacts? South African Journal of Science 100, 45-52. (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L.C., Richardson, D.M., Rouget, M. and MacFadyen, S. 2004. Reconstructing fifty years of Opuntia stricta invasion in the Kruger National Park: environmental determinants and propagule pressure. Diversity and Distributions 10, 427-437 (View online resource)
Parker-Allie, F., Richardson, D.M. and Holmes, P.M. 2004. The effects of past management practices for invasive alien plant control on subsequent recovery of fynbos on the Cape Peninsula , South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 70, 804-815
Prins, N., Holmes, P.M. and Richardson, D.M. 2004. A reference framework for the restoration of riparian vegetation in the Western Cape, South Africa, degraded by invasive Australian Acacias. South African Journal of Botany 70, 767-776
Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M., Rejmánek, M., Webster, G.L., Williamson, M. and Kirschner, J. 2004. Alien plants in checklists and floras: towards better communication between taxonomists and ecologists. Taxon 53, 131-143. (View online resource)
Rouget, M., Richardson, D.M., Nel, J.L., Le Maitre , D.C. , Egoh, B. and Mgidi, T. 2004. Mapping the potential ranges of major plant invaders in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland using climatic suitability. Diversity and Distributions 10, 475-484 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., Rouget, M., Ralston, S.J., Cowling, R.M., van Rensburg, B.J. and Thuiller, W. 2005. Species richness of alien plants in South Africa: environmental correlates and the relationship with indigenous plant species richness. EcoScience 12, 391-402 (View online resource)
Bomhard, B., Richardson, D.M., Donaldson, J.S., Hughes, G.O., Midgley, G.F., Raimondo, T., Rebelo, A.G., Rouget, M. and Thuiller, W. 2005. Potential impacts of future land use and climate change on the Red List status of the Proteaceae in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa. Global Change Biology 11,1452-1468. (View online resource)
Galatowitsch, S.M. and Richardson, D.M. 2005. Riparian scrub recovery after clearing of invasive alien trees in headwater streams of the Western Cape, South Africa. Biological Conservation 122, 509-521 (View online resource)
Holmes, P.M., Richardson, D.M., Esler, K.J., Witkowski, E.T.F. and Fourie, S. 2005. A decision-making framework for restoring riparian zones degraded by invasive alien plants in South Africa. South African Journal of Science 101, 553-564 (View online resource)
Procheş, Ş., Wilson, J.R.U. Veldtman, R., Kalwij, J.M., Richardson, D.M. and Chown, S.L. 2005. Landscape corridors: possible dangers? Science 310, 781-782
Thuiller, W., Richardson, D.M., Pyšek, P., Midgley, G.F., Hughes, G. and Rouget, M. 2005. Niche-based modelling as a tool for predicting the risk of alien plant invasions at a global scale. Global Change Biology 11, 2234-2250 (View online resource)
Trakhtenbrot, A., Nathan, R., Perry, G. and Richardson, D.M. 2005. The importance of long-distance dispersal in biodiversity conservation. Diversity and Distributions 11, 173-181 (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M. 2006. Pinus: a model group for unlocking the secrets of alien plant invasions? Preslia 78, 375-388 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. and Pyšek P. 2006. Plant invasions: merging the concepts of species invasiveness and community invasibility. Progress in Physical Geography 30 (3), 409-431 (View online resource)
Alston K.P. and Richardson, D.M. 2006. The roles of habitat features, disturbance, and distance from putative source populations in structuring alien plant invasions at the urban/wildland interface on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. Biological Conservation 132, 183-198 (View online resource)
Baret, S., Rouget, M., Richardson, D.M., Lavergne, C., Egoh, B., Dupont, J. and Strasberg, D. 2006. Current distribution and potential extent of the most invasive alien plant species on La Réunion (Indian Ocean, Mascarene islands). Austral Ecology 31 (6), 747-758 (View online resource)
Buckley, Y.M., Anderson, S., Catterall, C.P., Corlett, R.T., Engel, T., Gosper, C.R., Nathan, R., Richardson, D.M., Setter, M., Spiegel, O., Vivian-Smith, G., Voigt, F.A., Weir, J.E.S. And Westcott, D.A 2006. Management of plant invasions mediated by frugivore interactions. Journal of Applied Ecology 43 (5), 848-857 (View online resource)
Hobbs, R.J, Arico, S, Aronson, J, Baron, J.S, Bridgewater, P, Cramer, V.A, Epstein, P.R, Ewel, J.J, Klink, C.A, Lugo, A.E, Norton, D, Ojima, D, Richardson, D.M., Sanderson, E.W, Valladares, F, Vilà, M, Zamora, R and Zobel, M. 2006. Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order. Global Ecology and Biogeography 15, 1-7 (View online resource)
Krahulec, F., Lepš, J. and Richardson, D.M. 2006. Marcel Rejmánek at 60 — the man and his work. Preslia 78, 361-374 (View online resource)
Pyšek, P. and Richardson, D.M. 2006. The biogeography of naturalization in alien plants. Journal of Biogeography 33, 2040-2050 (View online resource)
Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M. and Jarošík, V. 2006. Who cites who in the invasion zoo: insights from an analysis of the most highly cited papers in invasion ecology. Preslia 78, 437-468 (View online resource)
Thuiller, W., Richardson, D.M., Rouget, M., Procheş, Ş. and Wilson, J.R.U. 2006. Interactions between environment, species traits, and human uses describe patterns of plant invasions. Ecology 87 (7) 1755-1769 (View online resource)
Traveset, A. and Richardson, D.M. 2006. Biological invasions as disruptors of plant reproductive mutualisms. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21 (4), 208-216 (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M. and Thuiller, W. 2007. Home away from home — objective mapping of high-risk source areas for plant introductions. Diversity and Distributions 13, 299-312 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., Holmes, P. M., Esler, K. J., Galatowitsch, S. M., Stromberg, J. C., Kirkman, S. P., Pysek, P. and Hobbs, R. J. 2007. Riparian vegetation: degradation, alien plant invasions, and restoration prospects. Diversity and Distributions 13 (1), 126-139 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., Rundel, P. W., Jackson, S. T., Teskey, R. O., Aronson, J., Bytnerowicz, A., Wingfield, M. J. and Procheş, Ş. 2007. Human impacts in pine forests: Past, present, and future. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 38, 275-297 (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L. C. and Richardson, D.M. 2007. Ornamental plants as invasive aliens: Problems and solutions in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 73 (2), 288-288 (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L.C., Rouget, M. and Richardson, D.M. 2007. Risk assessment of riparian plant invasions into protected areas. Conservation Biology 21 (2), 412-421 (View online resource)
Mgidi, T. N., Le Maitre, D. C., Schonegevel, L., Nel, J. L., Rouget, M. and Richardson, D.M. 2007. Alien plant invasions — incorporating emerging invaders in regional prioritization: A pragmatic approach for Southern Africa. Journal Of Environmental Management 84 (2), 173-187 (View online resource)
Milton, S. J., Wilson, J. R. U., Richardson, D.M., Seymour, C. L., Dean, W. R. J., Iponga, D. M. and Procheş, Ş. 2007. Invasive alien plants infiltrate bird-mediated shrub nucleation processes in arid savanna. Journal of Ecology 95 (4), 648-661 (View online resource)
van Kleunen, M. and Richardson, D.M. 2007. Invasion biology and conservation biology: time to join forces to explore the links between species traits and extinction risk and invasiveness. Progress In Physical Geography 31 (4), 447-450
Wilson, J. R. U., Richardson, D.M., Rouget, M., Procheş, Ş., Amis, M. A., Henderson, L. and Thuiller, W. 2007. Residence time and potential range: crucial considerations in modelling plant invasions. Diversity and Distributions 13, 11-22 (View online resource)
Wilson, J. R. U., Procheş, Ş., Braschler, B., Dixon, E. S. and Richardson, D.M. 2007. The (bio)diversity of science reflects the interests of society. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5 (8), 409-414 (View online resource)
Yelenik, S. G., Stock, W. D. and Richardson, D.M. 2007. Functional group identity does not predict invader impacts: differential effects of nitrogen-fixing exotic plants on ecosystem function. Biological Invasions 9 (2), 117-125 (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M. and Kluge, R.L. 2008. Seed banks of invasive Australian Acacia species in South Africa: Role in invasiveness and options for management. Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 10, 161-177 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M. and Pysek, P. 2008. Fifty years of invasion ecology — the legacy of Charles Elton. Diversity and Distributions 14 (2), 161-168 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., Pysek, P., Simberloff, D., Remanek, M. and Mader, A. D. 2008. Biological invasions — the widening debate: a response to Charles Warren. Progress in Human Geography 32 (2), 295-298 (View online resource)
Richardson, D.M., van Wilgen, B. W. and Nunez, M. A. 2008. Alien conifer invasions in South America: short fuse burning? Biological Invasions 10 (4), 573-577 (View online resource)
Egoh, B., Reyers, B., Rouget, M., Richardson, D.M., Le Maitre, D.C. and van Jaarsveld, A.S. 2008. Mapping ecosystem services for planning and management. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 127, 135-140 (View online resource)
Esler, K.J., Holmes, P.M., Richardson, D.M. and Witkowski, E.T.F. 2008. Riparian vegetation management in landscapes invaded by alien plants: Insights from South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 74, 397-400 (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L. C., Richardson, D.M. and Wilson, J. R. U. 2008. Ornamental plants as invasive aliens: Problems and solutions in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Environmental Management 41 (1), 32-51 (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L.C., Parsons, M., McLoughlin, C.A. and Richardson, D.M. 2008. Patterns of alien plant distribution in a river landscape following an extreme flood. South African Journal of Botany 74, 463-475 (View online resource)
Holmes, P.M., Esler, K.J., Richardson, D.M. and Witkowski, E.T.F. 2008. Guidelines for improved management of riparian zones invaded by alien plants in South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 74, 538-552 (View online resource)
Iponga, D. M., Cuda, J. P., Milton, S. J. and Richardson, D.M. 2008. Megastigmus wasp damage to seeds of Schinus molle, Peruvian pepper tree, across a rainfall gradient in South Africa: implications for invasiveness. African Entomology 16 (1), 127-131
Iponga, D. M., Milton, S. J. and Richardson, D.M. 2008. Superiority in competition for light: A crucial attribute defining the impact of the invasive alien tree Schinus molle (Anacardiaceae) in South African savanna. Journal of Arid Environments 72 (5), 612-623 (View online resource)
Iponga, D.M., Milton, S.J. and Richardson, D.M. 2008. Soil type, microsite, and herbivory influence growth and survival of Schinus molle (Peruvian pepper tree) invading semi-arid African savanna. Biological Invasions 11, 159–169 (View online resource)
Prentis, P.J., Wilson, J.R.U., Dormontt, E.E., Richardson, D.M. and Lowe, A.J. 2008. Adaptive evolution in invasive species. Trends In Plant Science 13, 288-294 (View online resource)
Procheş, Ş., Forest, F., Veldtman, R., Chown, S.L., Cowling, R.M., Johnson, S.D., Richardson, D.M. and Savolainen, V. 2008. Dissecting the plant—insect diversity relationship in the Cape. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51, 94–99 (View online resource)
Procheş, Ş., Wilson, J. R. U., Richardson, D.M. and Rejmanek, M. 2008. Searching for phylogenetic pattern in biological invasions. Global Ecology and Biogeography 17, 5-10 (View online resource)
Procheş, Ş., Wilson, J. R. U., Vamosi, J. C. and Richardson, D.M. 2008. Plant diversity in the human diet: Weak phylogenetic signal indicates breadth. Bioscience 58 (2), 151-159 (View online resource)
Procheş, Ş., Wilson, J.R.U., Richardson, D.M. and Chown, S.L. 2008. Herbivores, but not other insects, are scarce on alien plants. Austral Ecology 33, 691-700 (View online resource)
Pysek, P., Richardson, D.M., Pergl, J., Jarosik, V., Sixtova, Z. and Weber, E. 2008. Geographical and taxonomic biases in invasion ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23 (5), 237-244 (View online resource)
van Wilgen, B.W., Reyers, B., Le Maitre, D.C., Richardson, D.M. and Schonegevel, L. 2008. A biome-scale assessment of the impact of invasive alien plants on ecosystem services in South Africa. Journal of Environmental Management 89, 336–349 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, N. J., Richardson, D.M. and Baard, E. H. W. 2008. Alien reptiles and amphibians in South Africa: Towards a pragmatic management strategy. South African Journal of Science 104, 13-20 (View online resource)
Vosse, S., Esler, K.J., Richardson, D.M. and Holmes, P.M. 2008. Can riparian seed banks initiate restoration after alien plant invasion? Evidence from the Western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 74, 432-444 (View online resource)
Wilson, J.R.U., Procheş, Ş., Braschler, B., Dixon, E. and Richardson, D.M. 2008. Organismal complexity is an indicator of species existence value — the authors reply. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6, 299-300 (View online resource)

Richardson, D.M., Hellmann, J.J., McLachlan, J., Sax, D.F., Schwartz, M.W., Brennan, J., Gonzalez, P., Root, T., Sala, O., Schneider, S., Ashe, D., Camacho, A., Rappaport Clark, J., Early, R., Etterson, J., Fielder, D., Gill, J., Minteer, 2009. Multidimensional evaluation of managed relocation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106, 9721-9724 (View online resource)
Colautti, R.I. & Richardson, D.M. 2009. Subjectivity and flexibility in invasion terminology: too much of a good thing? Biological Invasions 11, 1225-1229 (View online resource)
Egoh, B., Reyers, B., Rouget, M., Bode, M. and Richardson, D.M. 2009. Spatial congruence between biodiversity and ecosystem services in South Africa. Biological Conservation 142, 553-562 (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L.C., Richardson, D.M., Rouget, M. & MacFadyen, S. 2009. Patterns of alien plant distribution at multiple spatial scales in a large national park: implications for ecology, management and monitoring. Diversity and Distributions 15, 367-378 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Den Breeÿen, A., Hui, C. & Richardson D.M. 2009. Impacts of alien plant invasions on species richness in Mediterranean-type ecosystems: a meta-analysis. Progress in Physical Geography 33, 319-338 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Konold, W. & Richardson D.M. 2009. 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 in press (View online resource)
Godoy, O., Richardson, D.M., Valladares, F. and Castro-Díez, P. 2009. Flowering phenology in invasive alien plant species in three mediterranean-type ecosystems. Annals of Botany 103, 485-494 (View online resource)
Iponga, D.M., Milton, S.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2009. Reproductive potential and seedling establishment of the invasive alien tree Schinus molle (Anacardiaceae) in South Africa. Austral Ecology 34, 678-687 (View online resource)
Iponga, D.M., Milton, S.J. and Richardson, D.M. 2009. Soil type, microsite, and herbivory influence growth and survival of Schinus molle (Peruvian pepper tree) invading semi-arid African savanna. Biological Invasions 11, 159-169 (View online resource)
Procheş, Ş., Forest, F., Veldtman, R., Wilson, J.R.U., Chown, S.L., Cowling, R.M., Richardson, D.M. & Savolainen, V. 2009. Dissecting the plant-insect diversity relationship in the Cape. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51, 94-99 (View online resource)
Roura-Pascual, N., Richardson, D.M., Krug, R.M., Brown, A., Chapman, R.A., Forsyth, G.G., Le Maitre, D.C., Robertson, M.P., Stafford, L., van Wilgen, B.W., Wannenburgh, A. & Wessels, N. 2009. Ecology and management of alien plant invasions in South African fynbos: accommodating key complexities in objective decision making. Biological Conservation 142, 1595-1604 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, N.J., Roura-Pascual, N. & Richardson, D.M. 2009. A quantitative climate-match score for risk-assessment screening of reptile and amphibian introductions. Environmental Management 44, 590-607 (View online resource)
Wilson, J.R.U., Dormontt, E.E., Prentis, P.J., Lowe, A.J. and Richardson, D.M. 2009. Something in the way you move: dispersal pathways affect invasion success. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 24, 136-144 (View online resource)
Zenni, R.D., Wilson, J.R.U., LeRoux, J.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2009. Evaluating the invasiveness of Acacia paradoxa in South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 75, 485-496 (View online resource)

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