Biological Invasions

Papers
(The TQCC of Biological Invasions is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
A proposed unified framework to describe the management of biological invasions79
Allelopathy is pervasive in invasive plants78
Are the “100 of the world’s worst” invasive species also the costliest?50
Economic costs of invasive alien ants worldwide44
Managing biological invasions: the cost of inaction39
The rise and fall of an alien: why the successful colonizer Littorina saxatilis failed to invade the Mediterranean Sea39
Keys to enhancing the value of invasion ecology research for management34
Plant invasion as an emerging challenge for the conservation of heritage sites: the spread of ornamental trees on ancient monuments in Rome, Italy33
Oh the places they’ll go: improving species distribution modelling for invasive forest pests in an uncertain world33
The invasive hornet Vespa velutina affects pollination of a wild plant through changes in abundance and behaviour of floral visitors32
Invasive alien species as simultaneous benefits and burdens: trends, stakeholder perceptions and management31
Differential and interacting impacts of invasive plants and white-tailed deer in eastern U.S. forests30
Lake morphometry determines Dreissena invasion dynamics30
Citizen science reveals the distribution of the invasive harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis Pallas) in Argentina29
Alien fish fauna of southeastern Brazil: species status, introduction pathways, distribution and impacts26
Allelopathic and competitive interactions between native and alien plants25
Alien plant invasions in Mediterranean habitats: an assessment for Sicily24
Non-linear physiological responses to climate change: the case of Ceratitis capitata distribution and abundance in Europe24
Negative impacts of invasive predators used as biological control agents against the pest snail Lissachatina fulica: the snail Euglandina ‘rosea’ and the flatworm Platydemus manokwari24
The second wave of earthworm invasions in North America: biology, environmental impacts, management and control of invasive jumping worms23
Assessing changes to ecosystem structure and function following invasion by Spartina alterniflora and Phragmites australis: a meta-analysis23
Introduction pathways of economically costly invasive alien species23
Multiple lionfish (Pterois spp.) new occurrences along the Brazilian coast confirm the invasion pathway into the Southwestern Atlantic22
The New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum): autecology and management of a global invader21
Geography, opportunity and bridgeheads facilitate termite invasions to the United States20
Historical museum collections help detect parasite species jumps after tilapia introductions in the Congo Basin20
The role of disturbance in invasive plant establishment in a changing climate: insights from a drought experiment20
Massive economic costs of biological invasions despite widespread knowledge gaps: a dual setback for India19
Breathing space: deoxygenation of aquatic environments can drive differential ecological impacts across biological invasion stages19
Starting the stowaway pathway: the role of dispersal behavior in the invasion success of low-mobile marine species19
Mediators of invasions in the sea: life history strategies and dispersal vectors facilitating global sea anemone introductions19
The alien invasive yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus L.) in Argentinian wetlands: assessing geographical distribution through different data sources18
A novel approach to quantifying trophic interaction strengths and impact of invasive species in food webs18
The dilemma of Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus): a valued pasture grass and a highly invasive species18
Urban sprawl facilitates invasions of exotic plants across multiple spatial scales18
Lock operations influence upstream passages of invasive and native fishes at a Mississippi River high-head dam18
Trait positions for elevated invasiveness in adaptive ecological networks18
Impacts of invasive trees on alpha and beta diversity of temperate forest understories17
Biological and trophic consequences of genetic introgression between endemic and invasive Barbus fishes17
North American channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus: a neglected but potentially invasive freshwater fish species?17
Alien flora in Calabria (Southern Italy): an updated checklist17
Accelerated invasion of decapod crustaceans in the southernmost point of the Atlantic coast of Europe: A non-natives’ hot spot?17
Long-term invasion dynamics of Spartina increase vegetation diversity and geomorphological resistance of salt marshes against sea level rise17
Illegal and unmanaged aquaculture, unregulated fisheries and extreme climatic events combine to trigger invasions in a global biodiversity hotspot16
Anthropogenic factors overrule local abiotic variables in determining non-native plant invasions in mountains16
The use of environmental DNA metabarcoding and quantitative PCR for molecular detection of marine invasive non-native species associated with artificial structures16
Control of invasive ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in an island Biosphere Reserve (La Palma, Canary Islands): combining methods and social engagement16
Buffelgrass invasion and glyphosate effects on desert soil microbiome communities16
Surprisingly high economic costs of biological invasions in protected areas16
Occurrence of bee viruses and pathogens associated with emerging infectious diseases in native and non-native bumble bees in southern Chile16
The invasive Opuntia ficus-indica homogenizes native plant species compositions in the highlands of Eritrea15
Invasive plants in Brazil: climate change effects and detection of suitable areas within conservation units15
Biological invasion risk assessment of Tuta absoluta: mechanistic versus correlative methods15
Pine invasion drives loss of soil fungal diversity15
Detection of Anolis carolinensis using drone images and a deep neural network: an effective tool for controlling invasive species15
Invading parasites: spillover of an alien nematode reduces survival in a native species15
The invasive aquatic fern Azolla filiculoides negatively impacts water quality, aquatic vegetation and amphibian larvae in Mediterranean environments15
Invasive legume affects species and functional composition of mountain meadow plant communities15
A review of the impacts of biological invasions in South Africa15
Pushing the switch: functional responses and prey switching by invasive lionfish may mediate their ecological impact15
Fruit and seed traits of native and invasive plant species in Hawai‘i: implications for seed dispersal by non-native birds15
Comparing methods for predicting the impacts of invasive species15
Impacts of the invasive plant Carpobrotus edulis on herbivore communities on the Iberian Peninsula14
The nature of economic costs of biological invasions14
Identifying marine invasion hotspots using stacked species distribution models14
Testing the efficacy of hyperspectral (AVIRIS-NG), multispectral (Sentinel-2) and radar (Sentinel-1) remote sensing images to detect native and invasive non-native trees14
Naturalised plants transform the composition and function of the New Zealand flora14
A clue to invasion success: genetic diversity quickly rebounds after introduction bottlenecks14
Trophic ecology of invasive marbled and spiny-cheek crayfish populations14
Radiotracking invasive spread: Are common mynas more active and exploratory on the invasion front?13
The alien flora of Sudan and South Sudan: taxonomic and biogeographical composition13
Invasive alien species records are exponentially rising across the Earth13
Modelling the damage costs of invasive alien species13
Environmental stress under climate change reduces plant performance, yet increases allelopathic potential of an invasive shrub13
Two decades of data reveal that Biological Invasions needs to increase participation beyond North America, Europe, and Australasia13
Lag times and invasion dynamics of established and emerging weeds: insights from herbarium records of Queensland, Australia13
How removal of cats and rats from an island allowed a native predator to threaten a native bird13
Patterns of post-fire invasion of semiarid shrub-steppe reveals a diversity of invasion niches within an exotic annual grass community13
Network connectivity of Minnesota waterbodies and implications for aquatic invasive species prevention12
The relevance of social imaginaries to understand and manage biological invasions in southern Patagonia12
Extended leaf phenology has limited benefits for invasive species growing at northern latitudes12
Causes and consequences of Cedrela odorata invasion in West African semi-deciduous tropical forests12
Urban alien plants in temperate oceanic regions of Europe originate from warmer native ranges12
Broad-scale detection of environmental DNA for an invasive macrophyte and the relationship between DNA concentration and coverage in rivers12
Weeds in the land of Gross National Happiness: Knowing what to manage by creating a baseline alien plant inventory for Bhutan12
Empirical evidence on the effects of climate on the viability of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations in European lakes12
Do alien predators pose a particular risk to duck nests in Northern Europe? Results from an artificial nest experiment12
Dynamics and predicted distribution of an irrupting ‘sleeper’ population: fallow deer in Tasmania12
Native and exotic plant species respond differently to ecosystem characteristics at both local and landscape scales12
Multiple seed dispersal modes of an invasive plant species on coastal dunes12
Shifts in thermal tolerance of the invasive Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) across native and introduced ranges12
Predator–prey interactions as key drivers for the invasion success of a potentially neurotoxic sea slug12
Environments, spatial structures, and species competitions: determining the impact of yellow-legged hornets, Vespa velutina, on native wasps and bees on Tsushima Island, Japan12
Distribution and potential impacts of non-native Chinese pond mussels Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) in Bavaria, Germany11
Recreational boats routinely transfer organisms and promote marine bioinvasions11
Global distribution and diversity of alien Ponto-Caspian amphipods11
Kudzu in Europe: niche conservatism for a highly invasive plant11
Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction11
When management meets science: adaptive analysis for the optimization of the eradication of the Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor)11
Possible impacts of non-native plant, pathogen, invertebrate and fish taxa on the indigenous ichthyofauna in South African estuaries: a preliminary review11
Species composition of introduced and natural minnow populations of the Phoxinus cryptic complex in the westernmost part of the Po River Basin (north Italy)11
Different refuge types dampen exotic invasion and enhance diversity at the whole ecosystem scale in a heterogeneous river system11
Origin and history of Phoxinus (Cyprinidae) introductions in the Douro Basin (Iberian Peninsula): an update inferred from genetic data11
Highly competitive native aquatic species could suppress the growth of invasive aquatic species with similar traits11
Competition between a native and introduced pollinator in unmanaged urban meadows11
Impacts of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on isotopic niche size and niche overlap among fish species in a mesotrophic lake11
Risk screening of the potential invasiveness of non-native aquatic species in Vietnam11
Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae): a threat to native fishes of Lake Malawi?11
Invasion status and impacts of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) in West-Central region of Bhutan11
Light pollution affects invasive and native plant traits important to plant competition and herbivorous insects11
An invasive species spread by threatened diurnal lemurs impacts rainforest structure in Madagascar10
Physiochemical responses of Ailanthus altissima under the challenge of Verticillium dahliae: elucidating the decline of one of the world’s worst invasive alien plant species10
Behavioural, morphological, and life history shifts during invasive spread10
Fighting on the edge: reproductive effort and population structure of the invasive coral Tubastraea coccinea in its southern Atlantic limit of distribution following control activities10
Citizen scientists record novel leaf phenology of invasive shrubs in eastern U.S. forests10
Optimizing the location of watercraft inspection stations to slow the spread of aquatic invasive species10
Seasonal depth distribution and thermal experience of the non-indigenous round goby Neogobius melanostomus in the Baltic Sea: implications to key trophic relations10
Environmental niche and functional role similarity between invasive and native palms in the Atlantic Forest10
Landscape-level determinants of the spread and impact of invasive grasses in protected areas10
Timing and hydrological conditions associated with bigheaded carp movement past navigation dams on the upper Mississippi river10
Rapid spatial expansion and population increase of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) observed on natural habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico10
Annual mowing has the potential to reduce the invasion of herbaceous Lupinus polyphyllus10
Disentangling invasions in the sea: molecular analysis of a global polychaete species complex (Annelida: Spionidae: Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata)10
Integrating expert opinion and traditional ecological knowledge in invasive alien species management: Corbicula in Eastern Europe as a model10
A multidimensional framework to inform stakeholder engagement in the science and management of invasive and pest animal species10
Functional segregation of resource-use strategies of native and invasive plants across Mediterranean biome communities10
Looking at the big picture: worldwide population structure and range expansion of the cosmopolitan pest Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae)10
The dos and don’ts for predicting invasion dynamics with species distribution models10
Hotspots of invasive plant abundance are geographically distinct from hotspots of establishment10
Plethodontid salamanders show variable disease dynamics in response to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans chytridiomycosis10
The role of weed seed contamination in grain commodities as propagule pressure10
Optimum lionfish yield: a non-traditional management concept for invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) fisheries10
A global impact assessment of Acacia species introduced to South Africa10
The role of heterogenous environmental conditions in shaping the spatiotemporal distribution of competing Aedes mosquitoes in Panama: implications for the landscape of arboviral disease transmission10
Pollination and reproduction enhance the invasive potential of an early invader: the case of Lythrum salicaria (purple loosetrife) in South Africa10
Unexpected sensitivity of the highly invasive spider Mermessus trilobatus to soil disturbance in grasslands10
Phytophthora species repeatedly introduced in Northern California through restoration projects can spread into adjacent sites10
Microbial mutualist distribution limits spread of the invasive legume Medicago polymorpha10
Translational invasion ecology: bridging research and practice to address one of the greatest threats to biodiversity10
Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species9
When a freshwater invader meets the estuary: the peacock bass and fish assemblages in the São João River, Brazil9
Uncoupled flowering and fruiting phenology as the strategy of non-native invasive woody species in seasonally dry ecosystems9
Alien flora in a boreal region of European Russia: an example of Kostroma oblast9
Undaria pinnatifida exudates trigger shifts in seawater chemistry and microbial communities from Atlantic Patagonian coasts9
Functional traits indicate faster resource acquisition for alien herbs than native shrubs in an urban Mediterranean shrubland9
Diet overlap of common and at-risk riverine benthic fishes before and after Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) invasion9
Tracking the early stages of an invasion with biotelemetry: behaviour of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Canada’s historic Rideau Canal9
Discovering the Pandora’s box: the invasion of alien flatworms in Italy9
Introduced, invaded and forgotten: allopatric and sympatric native snow trout life-histories indicate brown trout invasion effects in the Himalayan hinterlands9
Environmental stress determines the colonization and impact of an endophytic fungus on invasive knotweed9
Invasion genetics of the Asian hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax in Southern Europe9
Do day and night warming exert different effects on growth and competitive interaction between invasive and native plants?9
Landscape composition governs the abundance patterns of native and invasive Columbidae species along an urban–rural gradient and contribute to their partitioning9
Competitive trait hierarchies of native communities and invasive propagule pressure consistently predict invasion success during grassland establishment9
Metabarcoding, direct stomach observation and stable isotope analysis reveal a highly diverse diet for the invasive green crab in Atlantic Patagonia9
Flood dynamics dictate distributions of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (Russian olive) on a riverine floodplain9
A comparison of the predatory impacts of an invasive and native crab species using a functional response approach9
Native range climate is insufficient to predict anuran invasive potential9
GIRAE: a generalised approach for linking the total impact of invasion to species' range, abundance and per-unit effects9
Controlling common carp (Cyprinus carpio): barriers, biological traits, and selective fragmentation9
Invasive Nicotiana glauca shifts the soil microbial community composition and functioning of harsh and disturbed semiarid Mediterranean environments9
The Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata) in the southeastern U.S.: an opportunity for research and a call for reasonable journalism9
Genetic and phenotypic displacement of an endemic Barbus complex by invasive European barbel Barbus barbus in central Italy9
Host-parasite relationships in invasive species: macroecological framework8
Invasion of an inconspicuous ambrosia beetle and fungus may affect wood decay in Southeastern North America8
Differences in the colonization success and impact of non-indigenous and other expanding copepod species on the zooplankton of two contrasting estuaries of the Bay of Biscay8
Predation of wildlife by domestic cats in a Neotropical city: a multi-factor issue8
The right tree in the right place? A major economic tree species poses major ecological threats8
Alien vs. predator: influence of environmental variability and predation on the survival of ascidian recruits of a native and alien species8
Non-native earthworms alter the assembly of a meadow plant community8
Matching a snail’s pace: successful use of environmental DNA techniques to detect early stages of invasion by the destructive New Zealand mud snail8
Infestation by pollination-disrupting alien ants varies temporally and spatially and is worsened by alien plant invasion8
Public education improves farmers knowledge and management of invasive alien species8
Determinants of invasion by single versus multiple plant species in temperate lowland forests8
An exotic magnet plant alters pollinator abundance and behavior: a field test with a native mistletoe8
A science-based policy for managing free-roaming cats8
Cat got your tongue? The misnomer of ‘community cats’ and its relevance to conservation8
Comparison of decay rates between native and non-native wood species in invaded forests of the southeastern U.S.: a rapid assessment8
Hidden invasion and niche contraction revealed by herbaria specimens in the fungal complex causing oak powdery mildew in Europe8
Interactive effects of nutrient availability, fluctuating supply, and plant parasitism on the post-invasion success of Bidens pilosa8
The role of invasive tunicates as reservoirs of molluscan pathogens8
Introduced marine ecosystem engineer indirectly affects parasitism in native mussel hosts8
Synergistic use of facebook, online questionnaires and local ecological knowledge to detect and reconstruct the bioinvasion of the Iberian Peninsula by Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 18968
Effects of terrestrial transport corridors and associated landscape context on invasion by forest plants8
The faunal Ponto-Caspianization of central and western European waterways8
Unaided dispersal risk of Magallana gigas into and around the UK: combining particle tracking modelling and environmental suitability scoring8
Invasion of Ceratium furcoides in subtropical lakes in Uruguay: Environmental drivers and fish kill record during its bloom8
Genome size variation in Cactaceae and its relationship with invasiveness and seed traits8
Behavioral responses to numerical differences when two invasive ants meet: the case of Lasius neglectus and Linepithema humile8
The effectiveness of e-Learning on biosecurity practice to slow the spread of invasive alien species8
Is intraspecific variability an advantage in mountain invasions? Comparing functional trait variation in an invasive and a native woody species along multiple environmental gradients8
Invasion of pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus is facilitated by phenotypic plasticity across its invasion gradient8
Density-impact functions for invasive house mouse (Mus musculus) effects on indigenous lizards and invertebrates8
Phytophthora and vascular plant species distributions along a steep elevation gradient8
Reciprocal interactions between a non-native shrub and the dominant native trees of a high mountain woodland: who benefits?8
Zebra mussel invasion of Texas lakes: estimating dispersal potential via boats8
Increased adaptive phenotypic plasticity in the introduced range in alien weeds under drought and flooding8
Evaluation of the allelopathic effects of leachate from an invasive species (Wedelia triobata) on its own growth and performance and those of a native congener (W. chinensis)8
Influence of reproductive biology on establishment capacity in introduced Hymenoptera species8
Tracing the origins of recent Queensland fruit fly incursions into South Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand8
What’s for dinner? Assessing the value of an edible invasive species and outreach actions to promote its consumption8
Comparison of the community composition of aquatic insects between wetlands with and without the presence of Procambarus clarkii: a case study from Japanese wetlands7
First test for eradication of beavers (Castor canadensis) in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina7
Establishment of invasive Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) in the Mississippi River basin: identifying sources and year classes contributing to recruitment7
The impacts of invasive trees on the structure and composition of tropical forests show some consistent patterns but many are context dependent7
Nitrogen addition, but not pulse frequency, shifts competitive interactions in favor of exotic invasive plant species7
Invasion of the dinoflagellate Ceratium furcoides (Levander) Langhans 1925 in South America: record of the pattern of expansion and persistence in tropical reservoirs in Northeastern Brazil7
Invasion and spatial distribution of wild pigs (Sus scrofa L.) in Brazil7
Multidimensional niche differentiation might buffer invasion impacts: the case of oligohaline corophiids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the Baltic Sea7
Knowledge, reason and emotion: using behavioral theories to understand people’s support for invasive animal management7
Non-native prey species supporting fish assemblage biomass in a Neotropical reservoir7
Glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum) invasion decreases Chaco Serrano forest bird diversity but favors its seed dispersers7
Alien birds in Argentina: pathways, characteristics and ecological roles7
Clonal diversity amongst island populations of alien, invasive Lemna minuta kunth7
Risks of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) range increase in North America7
Socio-ecological mapping generates public understanding of wilding conifer incursion7
Impacts of drought and native grass competition on buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare)7
Global invasion history and native decline of the common starling: insights through genetics7
The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) as a potential pest for agriculture in the Mediterranean basin7
Life-history traits moderate the susceptibility of native mammals to an invasive predator7
The enemy release hypothesis and Callosciurus erythraeus in Argentina: combining community and biogeographical parasitological studies7
Outreach increases detections of an invasive species in a crowdsourced monitoring program7
The invasion history of Elodea canadensis and E. nuttallii (Hydrocharitaceae) in Italy from herbarium accessions, field records and historical literature7
Remotely sensed plant traits can provide insights into ecosystem impacts of plant invasions: a case study covering two functionally different invaders7
Perils of brown trout (Salmo spp.) mitigation-driven translocations: a case study from the Vlasina Plateau, Southeast Serbia7
Environmental factors regulate occupancy of free-ranging dogs on a sub-Antarctic island, Chile7
Integrating across knowledge systems to drive action on chronic biological invasions7
Impact of introduced nest predators on insular endemic birds: the case of the Azores Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus azorica)7
Oil palm and rubber expansion facilitates earthworm invasion in Indonesia7
Neutral effect of an invasive plant species with specialized flower structure on native pollinator communities7
Boat ramps facilitate the dispersal of the highly invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)7
Multiple introductions and genetic admixture facilitate the successful invasion of Plantago virginica into China7
Gall size of Dryocosmus kuriphilus limits down-regulation by native parasitoids7
Provenance and genetic diversity of the non-native geckos Phelsuma grandis Gray 1870 and Gekko gecko (Linnaeus 1758) in southern Florida, USA7
Taxonomic shortcuts lead to long delays in species discovery, delineation, and identification7
Recent massive invasions of the circumboreal sea anemone Metridium senile in North and South Patagonia7
Using native grass seeding and targeted spring grazing to reduce low-level Bromus tectorum invasion on the Colorado Plateau7
Behavioral response of juvenile silver and bighead carp to conspecific and heterospecific alarm cues7
Utilizing environmental DNA for wide-range distributions of reproductive area of an invasive terrestrial toad in Ishikari river basin in Japan7
International tracking of the COVID-19 invasion: an amazing example of a globalized scientific coordination effort7
History, control, epidemiology, ecology, and economy of the invasion of European rabbits in Chile: a comparison with Australia7
Invasive bumble bee disrupts a pollination mutualism over space and time7
Seasonality of feral horse grazing and invasion of Pinus halepensis in grasslands of the Austral Pampean Mountains (Argentina): management considerations7
Testing the prey naiveté hypothesis: Can native prey (Astyanax ruberrimus) recognize an introduced top predator, Cichla monoculus?7
Molecular analysis reveals multiple native and alien Phoxinus species (Leusciscidae) in the Netherlands and Belgium7
Ontogenetic shift in the trophic role of the invasive killer shrimp Dikerogammarus villosus: a stable isotope study7
Introduced populations of the garden lupine are adapted to local generalist snails but have lost alkaloid diversity7
Revealing novel interactions between oak and Tubakia species: evidence of the efficacy of the sentinel arboreta strategy6
Simulating an invasion: unsealed water storage (rainwater tanks) and urban block design facilitate the spread of the dengue fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, in Brisbane, Australia6
Can the enemy release hypothesis explain the success of Rumex (Polygonaceae) species in an introduced range?6
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