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Read more about the article C·I·B workshop brings together leaders in the field of insect invasions
Attendees at the C·I·B supported workshop, “Drivers, mechanisms and impacts of insect invasions”, held on the 24th-26th of November 2014, in Stellenbosch. (Photo credit: Susana Clusella-Trullas)
2015 / News

C·I·B workshop brings together leaders in the field of insect invasions

To coincide with its Annual Research Meeting, the Centre for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) supported a workshop focusing on the “Drivers, mechanisms, impacts and adaptations” of insect invasions through looking at agricultural pests, biocontrol agents, vectors of human disease and threats to ecosystems.

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2 March 2015
Read more about the article Mutualisms — fundamental mediators of biological invasions
Potential effects of biological invasions on different types of mutualisms compared with effects caused by other drivers of global change. Symbols: ∆ changes in; ↑ increases in; ↓ decreases in.
2014 / Highlighted papers

Mutualisms — fundamental mediators of biological invasions

Mutualisms are relationships between organisms of different species in which each individual benefits from the activity of the other. These relationships are hugely important in nature. Essential services provided by mutualists include pollination, seed dispersal and the constitution of global cycles of carbon and other nutrients.

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19 December 2014