• Snapshot Safari: A large-scale collaborative to monitor Africa's remarkable biodiversity 

  Pardo, L.E.; Bombaci, S.; Huebner, S.E.; Somers, M.J.; Fritz, H.; Downs, C.; Guthmann, A.; Hetem, R.S.; Keith, M.; le Roux, A.; Mgqatsa, N.; Packer, C.; Palmer, M.S.; Parker, D.M.; Peel, M.; Slotow, R.; Strauss, W.M.; Swanepoel, L.; Tambling, C.; Tsie, N.; Vermeulen, M.; Willi, M.; Jachowski, D.S.; Venter, J.A. (2021)

• Sex chromosome degeneration, turnover, and sex-biased expression of sex-linked transcripts in African clawed frogs (Xenopus) 

  Song, X.-Y.; Furman, B.L.S.; Premachandra, T.; Knytl, M.; Cauret, C.M.S.; Wasonga, D.V.; Measey, J.; Dworkin, I.; Evans, B.J. (2021)

  The tempo of sex chromosome evolution—how quickly, in what order, why and how their particular characteristics emerge during evolution—remains poorly understood. To understand this further, we studied three closely related ...

• Motivations and contributions of volunteer groups in the management of invasive alien plants in South Africa’s Western Cape province 

  Jubase, N.; Shackleton, R.T.; Measey, J. (2021)

  Background: Research and management of biological invasions traditionally focuses on state operated large scale control initiatives, with little emphasis on volunteers. Volunteering can, however, contribute to detection, ...

• Prevalence and diversity of the Streptobacillus rat-bite fever agent, in three invasive, commensal Rattus species from South Africa 

  Julius, R.S.; Brettschneider, H.; Chimimba, C.T.; Bastos, A.D.S. (2021)

  Rat-bite fever is an over-looked, global zoonotic disease that has a mortality rate of up to 13%, if untreated. Historically, this rat-borne disease has been attributed to one of two causative agents, Streptobacillus ...

• Geospatial modelling and univariate analysis of commensal rodent-borne cestodoses: the case of invasive spp. of Rattus and indigenous Mastomys coucha from South Africa 

  Julius, R.S.; Zengeya, T.A.; Schwan, E.V.; Chimimba, C.T. (2021)

  Poor socio-economic and unsanitary conditions are conducive to commensal rodent infestations, and these conditions are widespread in South Africa. Cestode species of zoonotic interest are highly prevalent in commensal ...

• A global-scale screening of non-native aquatic organisms to identify potentially invasive species under current and future climate conditions 

  Vilizzi, L.; Copp, G.H.; Hill, J.E.; Adamovich, B.; Aislabie, L.; Akin, D.; Al-Faisal, A.J.; Almeida, D.; Azmai, M.N.A.; Bakiu, R.; Bellati, A.; Bernier, R.; Bies, J.M.; Bilge, G.; Branco, P.; Bui, T.D.; Canning-Clode, J.; Ramos, H.A.C.; Castellanos-Galindo, G.A.; Castro, N.; Chaichana, R.; Chainho, P.; Chan, J.; Cunico, A.M.; Curd, A.; Dangchana, P.; Dashinov, D.; Davison, P.I.; de Camargo, M.P.; Dodd, J.A.; Donahou, A.L.D.; Edsman, L.; Ekmekci, F.G.; Elphinstone-Davis, J.; Eros, T.; Evangelista, C.; Fenwick, G.; Ferincz, A.; Ferreira, T.; Feunteun, E.; Filiz, H.; Forneck, S.C.; Gajduchenko, H.S.; Monteiro, J.G.; Gestoso, I.; Giannetto, D.; Gilles, A.S.; Gizzi, F.; Glamuzina, B.; Glamuzina, L.; Goldsmit, J.; Gollasch, S.; Goulletquer, P.; Grabowska, J.; Harmer, R.; Haubrock, P.J.; He, D.K.; Hean, J.W.; Herczeg, G.; Howland, K.L.; Ilhan, A.; Interesova, E.; Jakubcinova, K.; Jelmert, A.; Johnsen, S.I.; Kakareko, T.; Kanongdate, K.; Killi, N.; Kim, J.E.; Kirankaya, S.G.; Knazovicka, D.; Kopecky, O.; Kostov, V.; Koutsikos, N.; Kozic, S.; Kuljanishvili, T.; Kumar, B.; Kumar, L.; Kurita, Y.; Kurtul, I.; Lazzaro, L.; Lee, L.; Lehtiniemi, M.; Leonardi, G.; Leuven, R.; Li, S.; Lipinskaya, T.; Liu, F.; Lloyd, L.; Lorenzoni, M.; Luna, S.A.; Lyons, T.J.; Magellan, K.; Malmstrom, M.; Marchini, A.; Marr, S.M.; Masson, G.; Masson, L.; McKenzie, C.H.; Memedemin, D.; Mendoza, R.; Minchin, D.; Miossec, L.; Moghaddas, S.D.; Moshobane, M.C.; Mumladze, L.; Naddafi, R.; Najafi-Majd, E.; Nastase, A.; Navodaru, I.; Neal, J.W.; Nienhuis, S.; Nimtim, M.; Nolan, E.T.; Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A.; Ojaveer, H.; Olenin, S.; Olsson, K.; Onikura, N.; O'Shaughnessy, K.; Paganelli, D.; Parretti, P.; Patoka, J.; Jr, R.; Pellitteri-Rosa, D.; Pelletier-Rousseau, M.; Peralta, E.M.; Perdikaris, C.; Pietraszewski, D.; Piria, M.; Pitois, S.; Pompei, L.; Poulet, N.; Preda, C.; Puntila-Dodd, R.; Qashqaei, A.T.; Radocaj, T.; Rahmani, H.; Raj, S.; Reeves, D.; Ristovska, M.; Rizevsky, V.; Robertson, D.R.; Robertson, P.; Ruykys, L.; Sab, A.; Santos, J.M.; Sari, H.M.; Segurado, P.; Semenchenko, V.; Senanan, W.; Simard, N.; Simonovic, P.; Skora, M.; Svolikova, K.S.; Smeti, E.; Smidova, T.; Spelic, I.; Srebaliene, G.; Stasolla, G.; Stebbing, P.; Stevove, B.; Suresh, V.R.; Szajbert, B.; Ta, K.A.T.; Tarkan, A.S.; Tempesti, J.; Therriault, T.W.; Tidbury, H.J.; Top-Karakus, N.; Tricarico, E.; Troca, D.A.; Tsiamis, K.; Tuckett, Q.M.; Tutman, P.; Uyan, U.; Uzunova, E.; Vardakas, L.; Velle, G.; Verreycken, H.; Vintsek, L.; Wei, H.; Weiperth, A.; Weyl, O.L.F.; Winter, E.R.; Wlodarczyk, R.; Wood, L.E.; Yang, R.B.; Yapici, S.; Yeo, S.S.B.; Yogurtcuoglu, B.; Yunnie, A.L.E.; Zhu, Y.J.; Zieba, G.; Zitnanova, K.; Clarke, S. (2021)

  The threat posed by invasive non-native species worldwide requires a global approach to identify which introduced species are likely to pose an elevated risk of impact to native species and ecosystems. To inform policy, ...

• Mammalian herbivore movement into drought refugia has cascading effects on savanna insect communities 

  Trisos, M.O.; Parr, C.L.; Davies, A.B.; Leitner, M.; February, E.C. (2021)

  Global climate change is predicted to increase the frequency of droughts, with major impacts on tropical savannas. It has been suggested that during drought, increased soil moisture and nutrients on termite mounds could ...

• The relationship between bite force, morphology, and diet in southern African agamids 

  Tan, W.C.; Measey, J.; Vanhooydonck, B.; Herrel, A. (2021)

  Background Many animals display morphological and behavioural adaptations to the habitats in which they live and the resources they exploit. Bite force is an important whole-organism performance trait that allows an increase ...

• Range-wide population viability analyses reveal high sensitivity to wildflower harvesting in extreme environments Range-wide population viability analyses reveal high sensitivity to wildflower harvesting in extreme environments 

  Treurnicht, M.; Schurr, F.M.; Slingsby, J.A.; Esler, K.J.; Pagel, J.; Treurnicht, M.; Schurr, F.M.; Slingsby, J.A.; Esler, K.J.; Pagel, J. (2021 2021)

  Abstract 1. The ecological effects of harvesting from wild populations are often uncertain, especially since the sensitivity of populations to harvesting can vary across species’ geographical ranges. In the Cape Floristic ...

• The harvestmen fauna (Arachnida: Opiliones) of the Katunsky Biosphere Reserve and adjacent territories (South Siberia, Russia), with a description of a new species of Sabacon (Sabaconidae) and notes on Sabacon sergeidedicatum Martens, 1989 

  Trilikauskas, L.A.; Azarkina , G.N. (2021)

  An annotated list of harvestmen species (six species in two families) of the Katunsky Biosphere Reserve and adjacent territories in the Altai Republic, Russia is provided. A new species, Sabacon zateevi sp. nov. (♂ ♀ from ...

• Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change 

  Ricciardi, A.; Iacarella, J.C.; Aldridge, D.C.; Blackburn, T.M.; Carlton, J.T.; Catford, J.A.; Dick, J.T.A.; Hulme, P.E.; Jeschke, J.M.; Liebhold, A.M.; Lockwood, J.L.; MacIsaac, H.J.; Meyerson, L.A.; Pyšek, P.; Richardson, D.M.; Ruiz, G.M.; Simberloff, D.; Vilà, M.; Wardle, D.A. (2021)

  Unprecedented rates of introduction and spread of non-native species pose burgeoning challenges to biodiversity, natural resource management, regional economies, and human health. Current biosecurity efforts are failing ...

• Holistic understanding of contemporary ecosystems requires integration of data on domesticated, captive and cultivated organisms 

  Groom, Q.; Adriaens, T.; Bertolino, S.; Phelps, K.; Poelen, J.H.; Reeder, D.M.; Richardson, D.M.; Simmons, N.B.; Upham, N. (2021)

  Domestic and captive animals and cultivated plants should be recognised as integral components in contemporary ecosystems. They interact with wild organisms through such mechanisms as hybridization, predation, herbivory, ...

• A chronicle of alien medicinal plants used as traditional medicine in South Africa, and their status as invasive species 

  Williams, V.L.; Wojtasik, E.M.; Byrne, M.J. (2021)

  South Africa's colonial past has shaped its environmental history, including introductions of alien plants. Indentured Indian labourers, mainly from Tamil Nadu, that were brought to South Africa in the 1860s, acquired ...

• Botanical gardens as key resources and hazards for biosecurity 

  Wondafrash, M.; Wingfield, M.J.; Wilson, J.R.U.; Hurley, B.P.; Slippers, B.; Paap, T. (2021)

  Biodiversity and economic losses resulting from invasive plant pests and pathogens are increasing globally. For these impacts and threats to be managed effectively, appropriate methods of surveillance, detection and ...

• Geographic variation in acclimation responses of thermal tolerance in South African diving beetles (Dytiscidae: Coleoptera) 

  Hidalgo-Galiana, A.; Ribera, I.; Terblanche, J.S. (2021)

  Understanding sources of variation in animal thermal limits is critical to forecasting ecological responses to climate change. Here, we estimated upper and lower thermal limits, and their capacity to respond to thermal ...

• The invasion ecology of sleeper populations: prevalence, persistence, and abrupt shifts 

  Spear, M.J.; Walsh, J.R.; Ricciardi, A.; Vander Zanden, M.J. (2021)

  It is well established that nonnative species are a key driver of global environmental change, but much less is known about the underlying drivers of nonnative species outbreaks themselves. In the present article, we explore ...

• Interspecific competition in germination of bird-dispersed seeds in a habitat with sparse tree vegetation in South Africa 

  Mokotjomela, T.M.; Vukeya, L.; Malebo, N.; Oke, S. (2021)

  Avian frugivores provide directed seed dispersal services that contribute in shaping the native plant communities and facilitate population persistence. By transporting and scarifying the seeds during ingestion, avian ...

• Progeny of Xenopus laevis from altitudinal extremes display adaptive physiological performance 

  Wagener, C.; Kruger, N.; Measey, J. (2021)

  Environmental temperature variation generates adaptive phenotypic differentiation in widespread populations. We used a common garden experiment to determine whether offspring with varying parental origins display adaptive ...

• Propagating uncertainty from catchment experiments to estimates of streamflow reduction by invasive alien plants in southwestern South Africa 

  Moncrieff, G.R.; Slingsby, J.A.; Le Maitre, D.C. (2021)

  Abstract Long-term catchment experiments from South Africa have demonstrated that afforestation of grasslands and shrublands significantly reduces surface-water runoff. These results have guided the country’s forestry ...

• Non-native small mammal species in the South African pet trade 

  Shivambu, N.; Shivambu, T.C.; Downs, C.T. (2021)

  Non-native small mammals are amongst the most popular species traded as pets around the world. Some of these mammals have become invasive through various pet trade releases and escapees in most countries. In South Africa, ...

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