Centre for Invasion Biology welcomes new Director
New Director for the Centre for Invasion Biology
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5 February 2026
Photos from left to right: Black Locust; Osage orange; Tree of Heaven; pictures from iNaturalist under CC-BY-NC (credits: Dave Richardson, Rosario, and Gehardt).
Biodiversity of natural forests key to buffer severity of non-native tree invasions
A study, co-authored by CIB Core Team member Prof Cang Hui, has found that the native biodiversity of natural forests largely buffers the severity of non-native tree invasions.
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30 August 2023
Figure 2: A proposed framework of the invasion process for forest pathogens.
Towards a framework for conceptualizing and managing invasive forest pathogens
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.
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23 February 2022
The status of alien bamboos in South Africa
Bamboos have caused widespread damaging invasions in many regions of the world. In South Africa, despite a long-history of introduction, little is known on the bamboo species currently present and their invasion history.
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1 February 2021
Pinus pinaster, one of many non-native trees that is highly invasive and causes major impacts in South Africa. The image shows a dense invasive stand of pines in the mountains of the Western Cape (Credit: Dave Richardson).
Scientists propose global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to protect biodiversity
A team of international scientists, including several with current or previous affiliations with the Centre for Invasion Biology (C∙I∙B), have collaborated to propose a series of global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native tree species to help protect biodiversity and ecosystems around the world already threatened by climate change.
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9 October 2020
