A new protocol for identifying and categorising the environmental impacts of alien species may help invasion biologists to complete a global stocktake on the environmental impacts of all known alien species by 2020.
A recent paper by former C·I·B student Dr Ony Minoarivelo and C·I·B core team member Prof Cang Hui explored the features of alien species and invaded ecosystems that may influence the success of alien species.
A study by C·I·B core team member Stefan Foord and co-author, Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman (Agricultural Research Council) in the Cederberg mountains of the Western Cape, points to the remarkable ability of spiders to respond to changes in the environment.
The ability of an invasive barnacle to use available food resources shows likely spread along the South coast of South Africa. These findings come from work by Haley Pope (Former C·I·B student) and Tammy Robinson and Mhairi Alexander of the C·I·B.
Water stress and shade may limit the potential of one of the world’s most widespread invasive alien tree species, the Australian pine tree (Casuarina equisetifolia L.) to spread on sandy coastal plains of Brazil.