A recent study published in Current Forestry Reports and co-authored by C∙I∙B Core Team members had a closer look at the challenges scientists face when studying microorganisms as invasive species.
A study by Jesse Kalwij, former C∙I∙B MSc student, Sophia Turner, and C∙I∙B Core Team member, Karen Esler, shows that human activities are the primary cause of exotic species introduction and expansion up the Sani Pass, as well as from the disturbed road verges into the adjacent natural area.
Remotely-sensed spectral data enable the identification of native, exotic and hybrid Tamarix taxa found in South Africa. This was the finding of a research team including Solomon Tesfamichael (University of Johannesburg) and C·I·B Core Team member, Prof Marcus Byrne.
A new study, co-authored by C∙I∙B former PhD student Giovanni Vimercati and C∙I∙B Steering Committee member Dr Piero Genovesi, investigated how and under which circumstances restricted access to private areas limits invasive species management.
A recent study by former C·I·B PhD student Dr Blair Cowie and C·I·B Core Team member Prof Marcus Byrne investigated the invasion dynamics of Parthenium hysterophorus in Lowveld savanna reserves with differing stocking rates.