Read more about the article Protected areas defend wildlife from invasive alien species
The invasive grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) has largely displaced the native red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in the UK, and is unanimously recognised by conservationists as posing a serious threat to global ecosystems. (Photo by BirdPhotos.com (BirdPhotos.com) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)

Protected areas defend wildlife from invasive alien species

Nature reserves, national parks and marine protected areas have been proven to effectively shield native wildlife from the impacts of invasive species, according to a recent study in the journal Global Change Biology.

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Read more about the article What’s your name? Resolving taxonomic uncertainties in an invasive tree
Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) thickets along a road in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. (Photo credit: Heidi Hirsch)

What’s your name? Resolving taxonomic uncertainties in an invasive tree

A recent paper led by C·I·B post-doctoral fellow Heidi Hirsch highlights how uncertainty about the taxonomy can impact inferences in invasion ecology, using the Australian silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) as a case study.

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Where will the Cape frogs go?

Understanding how changes in the climate have influenced the spread of species is important if we want to conserve our most vulnerable species. Part of the answer lies in our ability to make predictions on whether species will be able to track predicted changes in the climate.

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Read more about the article Using forestry trial data to evaluate species distribution models
An example of a successful forestry trial planting of Acacias in Vietnam (Photo credit: John Wilson)

Using forestry trial data to evaluate species distribution models

Predicting which introduced plants and animals are likely to become invasive is a key challenge for invasion biology. To help make these predictions, scientists use models that can predict the potential spread of introduced species.

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