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Read more about the article Lost in translation? The need for standardised marine invasion terminology
The relationship between invasion biology terms (Graphic by Tammy Robinson)
2016 / Highlighted papers

Lost in translation? The need for standardised marine invasion terminology

Invasion biology as a field has been plagued by the use of confusing terms and definitions. South African marine invasion biology has not been untouched by this peculiarity. While this may at first seems like an academic problem with little real-world relevance, the reality could not be further from the truth.

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15 September 2016
Read more about the article Quantifying the impacts of alien species: developing an IUCN list
The different categories in the scheme to classify the impacts of alien species, and the relationships between them.
2014 / Highlighted papers

Quantifying the impacts of alien species: developing an IUCN list

One of the major transformations of the planet from human activities is the redistribution of species to areas outside their native range. These “alien” species have in many cases caused substantial harmful impacts to the recipient environment.

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27 May 2014
Read more about the article Defining the impact of alien species
The sImpact working group in Leipzig, Germany, in July 2013
2014 / News

Defining the impact of alien species

All alien species cause changes to the ecosystems to which they are introduced. Such impacts are of many types - some are dramatic and obvious and can easily be classified as desirable or undesirable. However, for the vast majority of alien species, no information on impact is available. This greatly complicates the task of objectively assigning priority to management.

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13 May 2014