• Origin of climatic data can determine the transferability of species distribution models 

  Datta, A.; Schweiger, O.; Kühn, I. (2020)

  Methodological research on species distribution modelling (SDM) has so far largely focused on the choice of appropriate modelling algorithms and variable selection approaches, but the consequences of choosing amongst ...

• Plant biodiversity in the face of global change 

  Le Roux, J.J.; Leishman, M.R.; Cinantya, A.P.; Gufu, G.D.; Hirsch, H.; Keet, J.H.; Manea, A.; Saul, W.C.; Tabassum, S.; Warrington, S.; Yannelli, F.A.; Ossola, A. (2020)

• Road avoidance and its energetic consequences for reptiles 

  Paterson, J.E.; Baxter-Gilbert, J.; Beaudry, F.; Carstairs, S.; Chow-Fraser, P.; Edge, C.B.; Lentini, A.M.; Litzgus, J.D.; Markle, C.E.; McKeown, K.; Moore, J.A.; Refsnider, J.M.; Riley, J.L.; Rouse, J.D.; Seburn, D.C.; Zimmerling, J.R.; Davy, C.M. (2019)

  Roads are one of the most widespread human-caused habitat modifications that can increase wildlife mortality rates and alter behavior. Roads can act as barriers with variable permeability to movement and can increase ...

• Identifying knowledge gaps in the research and management of invasive species in India 

  Mungi, N.A.; Kaushik, M.; Mohanty, N.P.; Rastogi, R.; Johnson, J.A.; Qureshi, Q. (2019)

  India, a megadiverse tropical country is grappling with the issue of biological invasions. As a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity, India is committed for managing its major biological invasions by 2020. ...

• Fine-scale invasion genetics of the quarantine pest, Anoplophora glabripennis, reconstructed in single outbreaks 

  Tsykun, T.; Javal, M.; Hölling, D.; Roux, G.; Prospero, S. (2019)

  The xylophagous cerambycid Anoplophora glabripennis, the Asian long-horned beetle (ALB), is highly polyphagous and can colonize a wide range of broadleaved host trees causing significant economic damage. For this reason, ...

• Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) road mortality and extralimital occurrence in Western Cape, South Africa 

  Baxter-Gilbert, J.; Riley, J.L. (2019)

  During field surveys in the Spring of 2018 we made two observations of Leopard Tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) on roadsides near Lambert's Bay, WC, South Africa. One was a deceased adult female, killed as a result of a ...

• Operative temperature dataset in areas with native and invasive vegetation 

  Garcia, Raquel A.; Morran, Ella E.; Clusella-Trullas, Susana

  Operative temperature data collected in both “native areas” (native renosterveld vegetation) and “invaded areas” (native renosterveld vegetation areas invaded by alien trees, mainly Acacia saligna). The data were collected ...

• Using network theory to understand and predict biological invasions 

  Frost, C.M.; Allen, W.J.; Courchamp, F.; Jeschke, J.M.; Saul, W.C.; Wardle, D.A. (2019)

  Understanding and predicting biological invasions is challenging because of the complexity of many interacting players. A holistic approach is needed with the potential to simultaneously consider all relevant effects and ...

• Secondary invasion after clearing invasive Acacia saligna in the South African fynbos 

  Nsikani, M.M.; Gaertner, M.; Kritzinger-Klopper, S.; Ngubane, N.P.; Esler, K.J. (Eslervier, 2019)

  It is often assumed that clearing invasive alien species will lead to the dissipation of their negative impacts and recovery of native plant diversity. However, this is often not the case because clearing of primary invasive ...

• No survival of native larval frogs in the presence of invasive Indian bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus tadpoles 

  Mohanty, N.P.; Measey, J. (Springer, 2019)

  Invasive amphibians have considerable negative impacts on recipient ecosystems, however, impact has been assessed for only a few species, limiting risk assessments. In particular, the impact of invasive anurans with ...

• Phenotypic plasticity in locomotor performance of a monophyletic group of weevils accords with the ‘warmer is better’ hypothesis 

  Treasure, A.M.; Chown, S.L. (The Company of Biologists Ltd, 2019)

  Ectotherms may respond to variable environmental conditions by altering their phenotypes. Phenotypic plasticity was initially thought to be beneficial to an organism’s physiological fitness but several alternative hypotheses ...

• Ghosts from the past: even comprehensive sampling of the native range may not be enough to unravel the introduction history of invasive species – the case of Acacia dealbata invasions in South Africa 

  Hirsch, H.; Castillo, M.L.; Impson, F.A.C.; Kleinjan, C.; Richardson, D.M.; Le Roux, J.J. (Botanical Society of America, 2019)

  PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Knowledge about the introduction history (source(s), number and size of introduction events) of an invasive species is a crucial prerequisite to understand invasion success and to facilitate effective ...

• Prioritising pathways of unintentional introduction and spread of invasive alien species in Germany 

  Rabitsch, W.; Heger, T.; Jeschke, J.M.; Saul, W.-C. (2018)

  To implement Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, the most important pathways of unintentional introduction and spread of invasive alien species of Union concern in Germany need to be identified. Based on the standardised pathway ...

• Standards for distribution models in biodiversity assessments 

  Araujo, M.B.; Anderson, R.P.; Barbosa, A.M.; Beale, C.M.; Dormann, C.F.; Early, R.; Garcia, R.A.; Guisan, A.; Maiorano, L.; Naimi, B.; O'Hara, R.B.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Rahbek, C. (Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0, 2019)

  Demand for models in biodiversity assessments is rising, but which models are adequate for the task? We propose a set of best-practice standards and detailed guidelines enabling scoring of studies based on species distribution ...

• Ethno-ornithology of Karen and Ranchi inhabitants of the Andaman Islands: An annotated checklist of local names and etymology 

  Mohanty, N.P.; Chakravarty, R. (New Ornis Foundation, 2018)

• Using public surveys to reliably and rapidly estimate the distributions of multiple invasive species on the Andaman archipelago 

  Mohanty, N.P.; Sachin, A.; Selvaraj, G.; Vasudevan, K. (The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, 2018)

  To effectively manage multiple biological invasions, information on their distributions must be generated rapidly and over large spatial scales. Using public surveys in a false-positive occupancy framework, we reliably ...

• The terrestrial life of sea kraits: insights from a long-term study on two Laticauda species (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae) in the Andaman Islands, India 

  Tyabji, Z.; Mohanti, N.P.; Young, E.; Khan, T. (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0, 2018)

  Sea kraits forage in water and return to land to digest their prey, mate, slough, and lay their eggs. The temporal terrestrial patterns in encounter rate and behaviour of two species of sea kraits Laticauda colubrina and ...

• Long-distance migratory birds threatened by multiple independent risks from global change 

  Zurell, D.; Graham, C.H.; Gallien, L.; Thuiller, W.; Zimmermann, N.E. (Springer Nature Publishing, 2018)

  Many species migrate long distances annually between their breeding and wintering areas1. Although global change affects both ranges, impact assessments have generally focused on breeding ranges and ignored how environmental ...

• Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science 

  Canavan, S.; Meyerson, L.A.; Packer, J.G.; Pysek, P.; Maurel, N.; Lozano, V.; Richardson, D.M.; Brundu, G.; Canavan, K.; Cicatelli, A.; Cuda, J.; Dawson, W.; Essl, F.; Guarino, F.; Guo, W.-Y.; van Kleunen, M.; Kreft, H.; Lambertini, C.; Pergl, J.; Skalova, H.; Soreng, R.J.; Visser, V.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Weigelt, P.; Winter, M.; Wilson, J.R.U. (Springer, 2019)

  Species in the grass family (Poaceae) have caused some of the most damaging invasions in natural ecosystems, but plants in this family are also among the most widely used by humans. Therefore, it is important to be able ...

• Climate change vulnerability assessment of species 

  Foden, W.B.; Young, B.E.; Akcakaya, H.R.; Garcia, R.A.; Hoffmann, A.A.; Stein, B.A.; Thomas, C.D.; Wheatley, C.J.; Bickford, D.; Carr, J.A.; Hole, D.G.; Martin, T.G.; Pacifici, M.; Pearce-Higgins, J.W.; Platts, P.J.; Visconti, P.; Watson, J.E.M.; Huntley, B. (Wiley Periodicals Inc., 2019)

  Assessing species' vulnerability to climate change is a prerequisite for developing effective strategies to conserve them. The last three decades have seen exponential growth in the number of studies evaluating how, how ...

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