The high demand for ornamental plants at a global scale, combined with modern and increasingly efficient modes of trade (i.e., e-commerce), highlights the horticultural trade industry as a subject of major conservation concern.
Understanding and predicting biological invasions is challenging because of the large number and complexity of interacting players. A recent study by a team of international researchers, including former C·I·B post-doctoral associate Wolf-Christian Saul, reviews the findings from network ecology...
In November 2017, the Centre for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) hosted an international workshop on “Invasion Syndromes”. The aim of the workshop was to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of identifying invasion syndromes when studying and managing biological invasions.
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 recent study recommends that invasion biologists should have a closer look at the traits of whole plant groups, when screening for invasive plants.