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Essl, F., Dullinger, S., Genovesi, P., Hulme, P.E., Jeschke, J.M., Katsanevakis, S., Kuhn, I., Lenzner, B., Pauchard, A., Pysek, P., Rabitsch, W., Richardson, D.M., Seebens, H., Van Kleunen, M., Van der Putten, W.H., Vila, M. and Bacher, S. (2020). Distinct biogeographic phenomena require a specific terminology: a reply to Wilson and Sagoff. BioScience 70, 112-114.
Shackleton, R.T., Foxcroft, L.C., Pyšek, P., Wood, L.E. and Richardson, D.M. (2020). Assessing biological invasions in protected areas after 30 years: revisiting nature reserves targeted by the 1980s SCOPE programme. Biological Conservation 243, 108424, 10 pages. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108424.

Canavan, S. Meyerson, L.A., Packer, J.G., Pyšek, P. Maurel, N., Lozano, V., Richardson, D.M., Brundu, G., Canavan, K., Cicatelli, A., Čuda, J., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Guarino, F., Guo, W.-Y., van Kleunen, M., Kreft, H., Lambertini, C., Pergl, J., Skálová, H., Soreng, R.J., Visser, V., Vorontsova, M.S., Weigelt, P., Winter, M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2019. Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science Biological Invasions 21:37–58 (View online resource)
Canavan, S., Richardson, D.M., Le Roux, J.J. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2019. Alien bamboos in South Africa: a socio-historical perspective Human Ecology 47: 121-133 (View online resource)
Canavan, S., Kumschick, S., Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2019. Does origin determine environmental impacts? Not for bamboos Plants, People, Planet (View online resource)
Gallien, L., Thornhill, A.H., Zurell, D., Miller, J.T. & Richardson, D.M. 2019. Global predictors of alien plant establishment success: combining niche and trait proxies Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286 (View online resource)
Hirsch, H., Castillo, M.L., Impson, F.A.C., Kleinjan, C., Richardson, D.M. & Le Roux, J.J. 2019. Ghosts from the past: even comprehensive sampling of the native range may not be enough to unravel the introduction history of invasive species – the case of Acacia dealbata Link invasions in South Africa American Journal of Botany 106 (View online resource)
Hui, C. & Richardson, D.M. 2019. How to invade an ecological network Trends in Ecology & Evolution 34: 121-131 (View online resource)
Kamutando, C.N., Vikram, S., Kamgan-Nkuekam, G., Makhalanyane, T.P., Greve, M., Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M., Cowan, D.A. & Valverde, A. 2019. The functional potential of the rhizospheric microbiome of an invasive tree species, Acacia dealbata Microbial Ecology 77: 191-200 (View online resource)
Koutika, L.-S. & Richardson, D.M. 2019. Acacia mangium Willd: benefits and threats associated with its increasing use around the world Forest Ecosystems (View online resource)
Ogden, N.H., Wilson, J.R.U., Richardson, D.M., Hui, C., Davies, S.J., Kumschick, S., Le Roux, J.J., Measey, G.J., Saul, W.-C. & Pulliam, J.R.C. 2019. Emerging infectious diseases and biological invasions: a call for a One Health collaboration in science and management Royal Society Open Science 6:181577 (View online resource)
Potgieter, L.J., Gaertner, M., O’Farrell, P.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2019. Perceptions of impact: invasive alien plants in the urban environment Journal of Environmental Management 229: 76-87 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Richardson, D.M., Shackleton, C.M., Bennett, B., Crowley, S.L., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Estévez, R.A., Fischer, A., Kueffer, C., Kull, C.A., Marchante, E., Novoa, A., Potgieter, L.J., Vaas, J. Vaz, A.S. & Larson, B.M.H. 2019. Explaining people’s perceptions of invasive alien species: A conceptual framework Journal of Environmental Management 229: 10-26 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Adriaens, T., Brundu, G., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Estévez, R., Fried, J., Larson, B.M.H., Liu, S., Marchante, E., Marchante, H., Moshobane, C., Novoa, A., Reed, M. & Richardson, D.M. 2019. Stakeholder engagement in the study and management of invasive alien species Journal of Environmental Management 229: 88-101 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Larson, B.M.H., Novoa, A., Richardson, D.M. & Kull, C.A. 2019. The human and social dimensions of invasion science and management Journal of Environmental Management 229: 1-9 (View online resource)
Vicente, J.R., Kueffer, C., Richardson, D.M., Vaz, A.S., Cabral, J.A., Hui, C., Araújo, M.B., Kühn, I., Kull, C.A., Verburg, P.H., Marchante, E. & Honrado, J.P 2019. Different environmental drivers of alien tree invasion affect different life-stages and operate at different spatial scales Forest Ecology and Management 433: 263-275 (View online resource)

Bacher, S., Blackburn, T.M., Essl, F., Genovesi, P., Heikkilä, J., Jeschke, J.M., Jones, G., Keller, R., Kenis, M., Kueffer, C., Martinou, A.F., Nentwig, W., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Rabitsch, W., Richardson, D.M., Roy, H.E., Saul, W.-C., Scalera, R., Vilà, M., Wilson, J.R.U. & Kumschick, S. 2018. Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT) Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9: 159-168 (View online resource)
Cowling, R.M., Gallien, L., Richardson, D.M. & Ojeda, F. 2018. What predicts the richness of seeder and resprouter species in fire-prone Cape fynbos: rainfall reliability or vegetation density? Austral Ecology 43: 614-622 (View online resource)
Divíšek, J., Chytry, M., Beckage, B., Gotelli, N.J., Lososova, Z., Pyšek, Richardson, D.M. & Molofsky, J. 2018. Similarity of introduced plant species to native ones facilitates establishment, but differences enhance invasion success Nature Communications 9 (View online resource)
Essl, F., Bacher, S., Genovesi, P., Hulme, P.E., Jeschke, J.M., Katsanevakis, S., Kowarik, I., Kühn, I., Pyšek, P., Rabitsch, W., Schindler, S., van Kleunen, M., Vilà, M., Wilson, J.R.U. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. Which taxa are alien? Criteria, applications, and uncertainties. BioScience 68: 496-509 (View online resource)
Gallien, L., Landi, P., Hui, C. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. Emergence of weak-intransitive competition through adaptive diversification and eco-evolutionary feedbacks. Journal of Ecology 106: 877-889 (View online resource)
Hirsch, H., Richardson, D.M., Impson, F.A.C., Kleinjan, C. & Le Roux, J.J. 2018. Historical range contraction, and not taxonomy, explains the contemporary genetic structure of the Australian tree Acacia dealbata Link Tree Genetics & Genomes 14:49:00 (View online resource)
Kull, C.A., Kueffer, C., Richardson, D.M., Vaz, A.S., Vicente, J. & Honrado, J.P. 2018. Using the ‘regime shift’ concept in addressing social-ecological change Geographical Research 56: 26-41 (View online resource)
Latombe, G., Richardson, D.M., Pyšek, P., Kučera, T. & Hui, C. 2018. Drivers of species turnover vary with species commonness for native and alien plants with different residence times Ecology 99: 2763-2775 (View online resource)
Linder, H.P., Lehmann, C.E.R., Archibald, S., Osborne, C. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. Global grass (Poaceae) success underpinned by traits facilitating colonization, persistence and habitat transformation Biological Reviews 93: 1125-1144 (View online resource)
Magona, N., Richardson, D.M., Le Roux, J.J., Kritzinger-Klopper, S. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2018. Even well studied groups of alien species are poorly inventoried: Australian Acacia species in South Africa as a case study NeoBiota 39: 1-29 (View online resource)
McLean, P., Wilson, J.R.U., Gaertner, M., Kritzinger-Klopper, S. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. The distribution and status of alien plants in a small South African town South African Journal of Botany 117: 71-78 (View online resource)
Mostert, E, Gaertner, M, Holmes, P.M., O’Farrell, P.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. A multi-criterion approach for prioritizing areas in urban ecosystems for active restoration following invasive plant control Environmental Management 62: 1150-1167 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Shackleton, R.T., Canavan, S., Cybèle, C., Davies, S.J., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Fried, J., Gaertner, M., Geerts, S., Griffiths, C., Kaplan, H., Kumschick, S., Le Maitre, D.C., Measey, G.J., Nunes, A.L., Richardson, D.M., Robinson, T.B., Touza, J. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2018. A framework for engaging stakeholders on the management of alien species Journal of Environmental Management 205: 286-297 (View online resource)
Potgieter, L., Gaertner, M., Irlich, U.M., O’Farrell, P.J., Stafford, L., Vogt, H. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. Managing urban plant invasions: a multi-criteria prioritization approach Environmental Management 62: 1168-1185 (View online resource)
Ruwanza, S., Gaertner, M., Esler, K.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. Medium-term vegetation recovery after removal of invasive Eucalyptus camaldulensis stands along a South African river South African Journal of Botany 119: 63-68 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Biggs, R., Richardson, D.M. & Larson, B.M.H. 2018. Social-ecological drivers and impacts of invasion-related regime shifts: consequences for ecosystem services and human wellbeing Environmental Science and Policy 89: 300-314 (View online resource)
Singh, S.P., Inderjit, Singh, J.S., Majumdar, S., Moyano, J., Nuñez, M.A. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. Insights on the persistence of pines (Pinus species) in the late Cretaceous and their increasing dominance in the Anthropocene Ecology and Evolution 8: 10345-10359 (View online resource)
Van Rensburg, J., van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2018. Reconstructing the spread of invasive alien plants on privately-owned land in the Cape Floristic Region: Vergelegen Wine Estate as a case study South African Geographical Journal 100: 180-195 (View online resource)
Van Wilgen, N.J., Gillespie, M.S., Richardson, D.M. & Measey, G.J. 2018. A taxonomically and geographically constrained information base limits non-native species risk assessment: the case of reptiles and amphibians PeerJ 6:e5850 (View online resource)
Wilson, J.R.U., Faulkner, K.T., Rahlao, S.J., Richardson, D.M., Zengeya, T.A. & van Wilgen, B.W. 2018. Indicators for monitoring biological invasions at a national level Journal of Applied Ecology 55: 2612-2620 (View online resource)

Angelstam, P., Barnes, G., Elbakidze, M., Marsh, A., Marais, C., Mills, A., Montgomery, K., Polonsky, S., Richardson, D.M., Rivers, N., & Shackleton, R.T. 2017. Collaborative learning to unlock investments for functional ecological infrastructure: Bridging barriers in social-ecological systems in South Africa. Ecosystem Services 27: 291-304 (View online resource)
Canavan, S., Richardson, D.M., Visser, V., Le Roux, J.J., Vorontsova, M.S. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2017. The global distribution of bamboos: assessing correlates of introduction and invasion. AoB PLANTS 9: plw078 (View online resource)
Crous, C.J., Burgess, T.I., Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M., Slippers, B. & Wingfield, M.J. 2017. Ecological disequilibrium drives insect pest and pathogen accumulation in non-native trees. AoB PLANTS 9: plw081 (View online resource)
Essl, F., Hulme, P.E., Jeschke, J.M., Keller, R.P., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M., Saul, W.-C., Bacher, S., Dullinger, S., Estevez, R.A., Kueffer, C., Roy, H., Seebens, H. & Rabitsch, W. 2017. Scientific and normative foundations for the valuation of alien species impacts: Thirteen core principles. Bioscience 67: 166-178 (View online resource)
Foxcroft, L.C., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M., Genovesi, P. & MacFadyen, S. 2017. Plant invasion science in protected areas: progress and priorities. Biological Invasions 19: 1353-1378 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Novoa, A., Fried, J. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Managing invasive species in cities: A decision support framework applied to Cape Town. Biological Invasions 19: 3707-3723 (View online resource)
Gaertner, M., Wilson, J.R.U., Cadotte, M.W., MacIvor, J.S., Zenni, R.D & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Non-native species in urban environments: Patterns, processes, impacts and challenges. Biological Invasions 19: 3461-3469 (View online resource)
Hirsch, H., Richardson, D.M. & Le Roux, J.J. 2017. Tree invasions: towards a better understanding of their complex evolutionary dynamics. AoB PLANTS 9:plx014 (View online resource)
Hirsch, H., Gallien, L., Impson, F.A.C., Hoffmann, J.H., Kleinjan, C., Richardson, D.M. & Le Roux, J.J. 2017. Unresolved native range taxonomy complicates inferences in invasion ecology: Acacia dealbata Link as an example. Biological Invasions 19: 1715–1722 (View online resource)
Hui, C., Richardson, D.M. & Visser, V. 2017. Ranking of invasive spread through urban green areas in the world’s 100 most populous cities. Biological Invasions 19: 3527-3539 (View online resource)
Jacobs, L.E.O, Richardson, D.M., Lepschi, B. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2017. Quantifying errors and omissions in alien species lists: The introduction status of Melaleuca species in South Africa as a case study. NeoBiota 32: 89-105 (View online resource)
Kamutando, C.N., Vikram, S., Kamgan-Nkuekam, G., Makhalanyane, T.P., Greve, M., Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M., Cowan, D. & Valverde, A. 2017. Soil nutritional status and biogeography influence rhizosphere microbial communities associated with the invasive tree Acacia dealbata. Scientific Reports Article number 6472 (View online resource)
Kaplan, H., Wilson, J.R.U., Klein, H., Henderson, L., Zimmermann, H.G., Phetole, M., Ivey, P., Richardson, D.M. & Novoa, A. 2017. A proposed national strategic framework for the management of Cactaceae in South Africa. Bothalia 47(2), a2149 (View online resource)
McLean, P., Gallien, L., Wilson, J.R.U., Gaertner, M. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Small urban centres as launching sites for plant invasions in natural areas. Biological Invasions 19: 3541-3555 (View online resource)
Miller, J.T., Hui, C., Thornhill, A., Gallien, L., Le Roux, J.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Is invasion success of Australian trees mediated by their native biogeography, phylogenetic history, or both? AoB PLANTS 9: plw080 (View online resource)
Mostert, E., Gaertner, M., Holmes, P.M., Rebelo, T. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Impacts of invasive alien trees on threatened lowland vegetation types in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa South African Journal of Botany 108: 209-222 (View online resource)
Novoa, A., Le Roux, J.J., Richardson, D.M. & Wilson, J.R.U. 2017. Level of environmental threat posed by horticultural trade in Cactaceae. Conservation Biology 31: 1066-1075 (View online resource)
Nuñez, M.A., Chiuffo, M.C., Torres, A., Paul, T., Dimarco, R., Raal, P., Policelli, N., Moyano, J., Garcia, R.A., van Wilgen, B.W., Pauchard, P. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Ecology and management of invasive Pinaceae around the world: Progress and challenges. Biological Invasions 19: 3099–3120 (View online resource)
Packer, J.G., Meyerson, L.A., Richardson, D.M., Brundu, G., Allen, W., Bhattarai, G.P., Brix, H., Canavan, S., Castiglione, S., Cicatelli, A., Cuda, J., Cronin, J.T., Eller, F., Guarino, F., Guo, W.-H., Guo, W.Y., Guo, X., Hierro, J., Lam 2017. Global network for invasion science: benefits, challenges and guidelines. Biological Invasions 19:1081–1096 (View online resource)
Potgieter, L., Kueffer, C., Larson, B., Livingston, S., O’Farrell, P., Gaertner, M. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Alien plants as mediators of ecosystem services and disservices in urban systems: A global review. Biological Invasions 19: 3571-3588 (View online resource)
Rejmánek, M., Le Roux, J.J., Huntley, B.J. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. A rapid survey of the invasive plant species in western Angola. African Journal of Ecology 55: 56-69 (View online resource)
Ricciardi, A., Blackburn, T.M., Carlton, J.T., Dick, J.T.A., Hulme, P.E., Iacarella, J.C., Jeschke, J., Liebhold, A.M., Lockwood, J., MacIsaac, H.J., Pyšek, P., Richardson, D.M., Ruiz, G., Simberloff, D., Sutherland, W.J., Wardle, D.A. &a 2017. Invasion science: A horizon scan of emerging challenges and opportunities. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 32: 464-474 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Le Maitre, D.C., van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Strategic planning and prioritisation for the management of a widespread invasive tree (Prosopis: mesquite) in South Africa. Ecosystem Services 27: 242-252 (View online resource)
Shackleton, R.T., Witt, A.B.R., W. Nunda & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Chromolaena odorata (Siam weed) in eastern Africa: Distribution and socio-ecological impacts. Biological Invasions 19: 1285–1298. (View online resource)
Simberloff, D., Meyerson, L., Pysek, P. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Honoring Harold A. Mooney: Citizen of the world and catalyst for invasion science. Biological Invasions 19: 2219–222 (View online resource)
Van Rensburg, J., van Wilgen, B.W. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. The challenges of managing invasive alien plants on private land in the Cape Floristic Region: Insights from Vergelegen Wine Estate (2004-2015). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 72: 207-216. (View online resource)
Vaz, A.S., Kueffer, C., Kull, C.A., Richardson, D.M., Schindler, S., Muñoz-Pajares, A.J., Vicente, J.R., Martins, J., Hui, C., Kühn, I. & Honrado, J.P. 2017. The progress of interdisciplinarity in invasion science. Ambio 46: 428–442 (View online resource)
Vaz, A.S., Kull, C.A., Kueffer, C., Richardson, D.M., Vicente, J.R., Kühn, I., Schröter, M., Hauck, J., Bonn, A. & Honrado, J.P. 2017. Integrating ecosystem disservices and services: insights from plant invasions. Ecosystem Services 23: 94-107 (View online resource)
Visser, V., Wilson, J.R.U., Brown, C., Canavan, K., Canavan, S., Fish, L., Maitre, D.C., Nänni, I., Mashau, C., O’Connor, T., Kumschick, S. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Grasses as invasive plants in South Africa revisited: patterns, pathways and management. Bothalia 47(2), a2169 (View online resource)
Walker, G.A., Gaertner, M., Robertson, M.P. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. The prognosis for Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae; tree of heaven) as an invasive species in South Africa; insights from its performance elsewhere in the world. South African Journal of Botany 112: 283-289 (View online resource)
Walker, Robertson, M.P., Gaertner, M., Gallien, L. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Assessing the potential range of Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae; tree of heaven) in South Africa: the role of climate and disturbance. Biological Invasions 19: 3675-3690 (View online resource)
Wilson, J.R.U., Gaertner, M., Richardson, D.M. & van Wilgen, B.W. 2017. Contributions to the National Status Report on Biological Invasions in South Africa. Bothalia 47(2), a2207 (View online resource)
Zengeya, T., Ivey, P., Woodford, D.J., Weyl, O., Novoa, A., Shackleton, R., Richardson, D. & van Wilgen, B. 2017. Managing conflict-generating invasive species in South Africa: Challenges and trade-offs. Bothalia 47(2), a2160 (View online resource)
Zimmermann, T.G., Andrade, A.C.S. & Richardson, D.M. 2017. Abiotic barriers limit tree invasion but do not hamper native plant recruitment in invaded stands on sandy coastal plains. Biological Invasions 19: 109–129 (View online resource)

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