High specialisation characterises the relationships between native and invasive legumes and their mutualistic bacteria called rhizobia.
Using the Generic Impact Scoring System (GISS) can be a helpful tool for managers to identify invasive alien plant species with high environmental and social impacts.
Two biological control agents maintain the potential to be effective agents against bugweed, after the incorporation of plant ecophysiology and climatic modelling in the assessment of their effectiveness.
A recent study, led by C·I·B Post-doc Ana Nunes, highlights the danger of an invasive freshwater crayfish reaching the Okavango Delta and the potential devastating consequences for the ecology of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A recent study by C·I·B Associate, Sjirk Geerts (based at Cape Peninsula University of Technology), together with researchers from the C·I·B, SANBI’s Invasive Species Programme and the University of Cape Town, stressed the importance of human activities in the spread of some of the most notorious plant invaders.