2020

Read more about the article Understanding Nassella invasions in South Africa
A paddock completely invaded by serrated tussock grass (Nassella trichotoma) on Boschberg near Somerset East in the Eastern Cape (Photo: Rohan Kruger).
2020 / News

Understanding Nassella invasions in South Africa

Urgent research is needed to guide more effective control measures for Nassella grass invasions in South Africa. This was the finding of an extensive literature review by C·I·B-funded PhD student Anthony Mapaura, with inputs from researchers at the Centre for Biological Control at Rhodes University and the University of the Free State’s Qwaqwa campus, and C·I·B Director Dave Richardson.

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2 November 2020
Read more about the article Black Alder as an emergent invader in South Africa
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Black Alder as an emergent invader in South Africa

An invasive stand of Black Alder was recently detected along the banks of the Dwars River from Kylemore to Lanquedoc, near Stellenbosch in the Western Cape Province, which prompted an investigation into the history and distribution of Black Alder in South Africa.

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26 October 2020
Read more about the article Bumper journal special issue on “Frameworks used in Invasion Science” from C·I·B workshop
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Bumper journal special issue on “Frameworks used in Invasion Science” from C·I·B workshop

In November 2019, the Centre for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) hosted an international workshop on “Frameworks used in Invasion Science”. Deliberations at the workshop and afterwards led to a bumper special issue of the journal NeoBiota which comprises 24 papers.

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20 October 2020
Read more about the article Scientists propose global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to protect biodiversity
Pinus pinaster, one of many non-native trees that is highly invasive and causes major impacts in South Africa. The image shows a dense invasive stand of pines in the mountains of the Western Cape (Credit: Dave Richardson).
2020 / News

Scientists propose global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to protect biodiversity

A team of international scientists, including several with current or previous affiliations with the Centre for Invasion Biology (C∙I∙B), have collaborated to propose a series of global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native tree species to help protect biodiversity and ecosystems around the world already threatened by climate change.

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9 October 2020
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IUCN launches new standard for impact classification of alien taxa

On 15th September 2020 at the Neobiota conference, the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa - EICAT for short - was officially launched as a new Standard of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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15 September 2020