Biological Invasions

Papers
(The median citation count of Biological Invasions is 2. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Allelopathy is pervasive in invasive plants93
Are the “100 of the world’s worst” invasive species also the costliest?59
Economic costs of invasive alien ants worldwide53
Managing biological invasions: the cost of inaction52
The rise and fall of an alien: why the successful colonizer Littorina saxatilis failed to invade the Mediterranean Sea44
Plant invasion as an emerging challenge for the conservation of heritage sites: the spread of ornamental trees on ancient monuments in Rome, Italy39
Lake morphometry determines Dreissena invasion dynamics38
Oh the places they’ll go: improving species distribution modelling for invasive forest pests in an uncertain world38
Invasive alien species as simultaneous benefits and burdens: trends, stakeholder perceptions and management36
Differential and interacting impacts of invasive plants and white-tailed deer in eastern U.S. forests33
The second wave of earthworm invasions in North America: biology, environmental impacts, management and control of invasive jumping worms32
Introduction pathways of economically costly invasive alien species32
Alien fish fauna of southeastern Brazil: species status, introduction pathways, distribution and impacts30
Allelopathic and competitive interactions between native and alien plants30
Alien plant invasions in Mediterranean habitats: an assessment for Sicily29
Non-linear physiological responses to climate change: the case of Ceratitis capitata distribution and abundance in Europe26
Assessing changes to ecosystem structure and function following invasion by Spartina alterniflora and Phragmites australis: a meta-analysis26
Massive economic costs of biological invasions despite widespread knowledge gaps: a dual setback for India26
The role of disturbance in invasive plant establishment in a changing climate: insights from a drought experiment25
The New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum): autecology and management of a global invader25
Negative impacts of invasive predators used as biological control agents against the pest snail Lissachatina fulica: the snail Euglandina ‘rosea’ and the flatworm Platydemus manokwari25
Multiple lionfish (Pterois spp.) new occurrences along the Brazilian coast confirm the invasion pathway into the Southwestern Atlantic22
Urban sprawl facilitates invasions of exotic plants across multiple spatial scales22
Breathing space: deoxygenation of aquatic environments can drive differential ecological impacts across biological invasion stages22
Trait positions for elevated invasiveness in adaptive ecological networks22
A review of the impacts of biological invasions in South Africa22
Anthropogenic factors overrule local abiotic variables in determining non-native plant invasions in mountains21
Invasive alien species records are exponentially rising across the Earth21
Lock operations influence upstream passages of invasive and native fishes at a Mississippi River high-head dam21
The nature of economic costs of biological invasions20
The use of environmental DNA metabarcoding and quantitative PCR for molecular detection of marine invasive non-native species associated with artificial structures20
Surprisingly high economic costs of biological invasions in protected areas19
Pushing the switch: functional responses and prey switching by invasive lionfish may mediate their ecological impact19
A novel approach to quantifying trophic interaction strengths and impact of invasive species in food webs19
The invasive aquatic fern Azolla filiculoides negatively impacts water quality, aquatic vegetation and amphibian larvae in Mediterranean environments19
Illegal and unmanaged aquaculture, unregulated fisheries and extreme climatic events combine to trigger invasions in a global biodiversity hotspot19
Alien flora in Calabria (Southern Italy): an updated checklist19
The dilemma of Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus): a valued pasture grass and a highly invasive species19
Long-term invasion dynamics of Spartina increase vegetation diversity and geomorphological resistance of salt marshes against sea level rise18
Detection of Anolis carolinensis using drone images and a deep neural network: an effective tool for controlling invasive species18
Biological invasion risk assessment of Tuta absoluta: mechanistic versus correlative methods18
North American channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus: a neglected but potentially invasive freshwater fish species?18
Occurrence of bee viruses and pathogens associated with emerging infectious diseases in native and non-native bumble bees in southern Chile17
Invasive legume affects species and functional composition of mountain meadow plant communities17
Fruit and seed traits of native and invasive plant species in Hawai‘i: implications for seed dispersal by non-native birds17
Naturalised plants transform the composition and function of the New Zealand flora17
Biological and trophic consequences of genetic introgression between endemic and invasive Barbus fishes17
Global distribution and diversity of alien Ponto-Caspian amphipods16
Dynamics and predicted distribution of an irrupting ‘sleeper’ population: fallow deer in Tasmania16
Recreational boats routinely transfer organisms and promote marine bioinvasions16
A clue to invasion success: genetic diversity quickly rebounds after introduction bottlenecks16
The invasive Opuntia ficus-indica homogenizes native plant species compositions in the highlands of Eritrea16
Patterns of post-fire invasion of semiarid shrub-steppe reveals a diversity of invasion niches within an exotic annual grass community16
Pine invasion drives loss of soil fungal diversity15
Testing the efficacy of hyperspectral (AVIRIS-NG), multispectral (Sentinel-2) and radar (Sentinel-1) remote sensing images to detect native and invasive non-native trees15
Invasive plants in Brazil: climate change effects and detection of suitable areas within conservation units15
Two decades of data reveal that Biological Invasions needs to increase participation beyond North America, Europe, and Australasia15
Comparing methods for predicting the impacts of invasive species15
Kudzu in Europe: niche conservatism for a highly invasive plant15
The alien flora of Sudan and South Sudan: taxonomic and biogeographical composition15
Impacts of the invasive plant Carpobrotus edulis on herbivore communities on the Iberian Peninsula15
Do alien predators pose a particular risk to duck nests in Northern Europe? Results from an artificial nest experiment15
Invading parasites: spillover of an alien nematode reduces survival in a native species15
Network connectivity of Minnesota waterbodies and implications for aquatic invasive species prevention14
Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction14
How removal of cats and rats from an island allowed a native predator to threaten a native bird14
The dos and don’ts for predicting invasion dynamics with species distribution models14
Empirical evidence on the effects of climate on the viability of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations in European lakes14
Species composition of introduced and natural minnow populations of the Phoxinus cryptic complex in the westernmost part of the Po River Basin (north Italy)14
Lag times and invasion dynamics of established and emerging weeds: insights from herbarium records of Queensland, Australia14
Optimum lionfish yield: a non-traditional management concept for invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) fisheries14
Urban alien plants in temperate oceanic regions of Europe originate from warmer native ranges14
Modelling the damage costs of invasive alien species13
Physiochemical responses of Ailanthus altissima under the challenge of Verticillium dahliae: elucidating the decline of one of the world’s worst invasive alien plant species13
Fighting on the edge: reproductive effort and population structure of the invasive coral Tubastraea coccinea in its southern Atlantic limit of distribution following control activities13
Predator–prey interactions as key drivers for the invasion success of a potentially neurotoxic sea slug13
Highly competitive native aquatic species could suppress the growth of invasive aquatic species with similar traits13
Integrating expert opinion and traditional ecological knowledge in invasive alien species management: Corbicula in Eastern Europe as a model13
Causes and consequences of Cedrela odorata invasion in West African semi-deciduous tropical forests13
Broad-scale detection of environmental DNA for an invasive macrophyte and the relationship between DNA concentration and coverage in rivers13
Translational invasion ecology: bridging research and practice to address one of the greatest threats to biodiversity13
The faunal Ponto-Caspianization of central and western European waterways13
Controlling common carp (Cyprinus carpio): barriers, biological traits, and selective fragmentation13
Looking at the big picture: worldwide population structure and range expansion of the cosmopolitan pest Ceratitis capitata (Diptera, Tephritidae)13
Competition between a native and introduced pollinator in unmanaged urban meadows12
Possible impacts of non-native plant, pathogen, invertebrate and fish taxa on the indigenous ichthyofauna in South African estuaries: a preliminary review12
Public education improves farmers knowledge and management of invasive alien species12
Pattern to process, research to practice: remote sensing of plant invasions12
Light pollution affects invasive and native plant traits important to plant competition and herbivorous insects12
GIRAE: a generalised approach for linking the total impact of invasion to species' range, abundance and per-unit effects12
Landscape composition governs the abundance patterns of native and invasive Columbidae species along an urban–rural gradient and contribute to their partitioning12
The role of heterogenous environmental conditions in shaping the spatiotemporal distribution of competing Aedes mosquitoes in Panama: implications for the landscape of arboviral disease transmission12
Distribution and potential impacts of non-native Chinese pond mussels Sinanodonta woodiana (Lea, 1834) in Bavaria, Germany12
Invasion status and impacts of parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) in West-Central region of Bhutan12
Interactive effects of nutrient availability, fluctuating supply, and plant parasitism on the post-invasion success of Bidens pilosa12
A global impact assessment of Acacia species introduced to South Africa12
Seasonal depth distribution and thermal experience of the non-indigenous round goby Neogobius melanostomus in the Baltic Sea: implications to key trophic relations12
A multidimensional framework to inform stakeholder engagement in the science and management of invasive and pest animal species12
Metabarcoding, direct stomach observation and stable isotope analysis reveal a highly diverse diet for the invasive green crab in Atlantic Patagonia12
Timing and hydrological conditions associated with bigheaded carp movement past navigation dams on the upper Mississippi river12
Undaria pinnatifida exudates trigger shifts in seawater chemistry and microbial communities from Atlantic Patagonian coasts12
Hotspots of invasive plant abundance are geographically distinct from hotspots of establishment11
Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae): a threat to native fishes of Lake Malawi?11
Shifts in thermal tolerance of the invasive Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) across native and introduced ranges11
Determinants of invasion by single versus multiple plant species in temperate lowland forests11
Phytophthora species repeatedly introduced in Northern California through restoration projects can spread into adjacent sites11
Different refuge types dampen exotic invasion and enhance diversity at the whole ecosystem scale in a heterogeneous river system11
Ontogenetic shift in the trophic role of the invasive killer shrimp Dikerogammarus villosus: a stable isotope study11
Invasion genetics of the Asian hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax in Southern Europe11
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
Environmental niche and functional role similarity between invasive and native palms in the Atlantic Forest11
Microbial mutualist distribution limits spread of the invasive legume Medicago polymorpha11
Discovering the Pandora’s box: the invasion of alien flatworms in Italy11
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)11
The Jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata) in the southeastern U.S.: an opportunity for research and a call for reasonable journalism11
Oil palm and rubber expansion facilitates earthworm invasion in Indonesia11
Invasion and spatial distribution of wild pigs (Sus scrofa L.) in Brazil10
Pollination and reproduction enhance the invasive potential of an early invader: the case of Lythrum salicaria (purple loosetrife) in South Africa10
Genetic and phenotypic displacement of an endemic Barbus complex by invasive European barbel Barbus barbus in central Italy10
Host-parasite relationships in invasive species: macroecological framework10
Plethodontid salamanders show variable disease dynamics in response to Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans chytridiomycosis10
The role of weed seed contamination in grain commodities as propagule pressure10
Behavioural, morphological, and life history shifts during invasive spread10
Tracing the origins of recent Queensland fruit fly incursions into South Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand10
Outreach increases detections of an invasive species in a crowdsourced monitoring program10
Functional segregation of resource-use strategies of native and invasive plants across Mediterranean biome communities10
Biotic resistance or invasional meltdown? Diversity reduces invasibility but not exotic dominance in southern California epibenthic communities10
What’s for dinner? Assessing the value of an edible invasive species and outreach actions to promote its consumption10
Invasion of an inconspicuous ambrosia beetle and fungus may affect wood decay in Southeastern North America10
Glossy privet (Ligustrum lucidum) invasion decreases Chaco Serrano forest bird diversity but favors its seed dispersers10
Alien vs. predator: influence of environmental variability and predation on the survival of ascidian recruits of a native and alien species10
Native range climate is insufficient to predict anuran invasive potential10
The right tree in the right place? A major economic tree species poses major ecological threats10
Nitrogen addition, but not pulse frequency, shifts competitive interactions in favor of exotic invasive plant species10
Unaided dispersal risk of Magallana gigas into and around the UK: combining particle tracking modelling and environmental suitability scoring10
Optimizing the location of watercraft inspection stations to slow the spread of aquatic invasive species10
An exotic magnet plant alters pollinator abundance and behavior: a field test with a native mistletoe10
Identifying, reducing, and communicating uncertainty in community science: a focus on alien species10
Introduced, invaded and forgotten: allopatric and sympatric native snow trout life-histories indicate brown trout invasion effects in the Himalayan hinterlands10
Rapid spatial expansion and population increase of invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) observed on natural habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico10
Environmental stress determines the colonization and impact of an endophytic fungus on invasive knotweed10
The invasion history of Elodea canadensis and E. nuttallii (Hydrocharitaceae) in Italy from herbarium accessions, field records and historical literature10
Using native grass seeding and targeted spring grazing to reduce low-level Bromus tectorum invasion on the Colorado Plateau10
Factors driving historic intercontinental invasions of European pine bark beetles9
Dumpsters and other anthropogenic structures as habitat for invasive African rock agama lizards in Florida9
History, control, epidemiology, ecology, and economy of the invasion of European rabbits in Chile: a comparison with Australia9
Risks of giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) range increase in North America9
Gall size of Dryocosmus kuriphilus limits down-regulation by native parasitoids9
Behavioral responses to numerical differences when two invasive ants meet: the case of Lasius neglectus and Linepithema humile9
Hidden invasion and niche contraction revealed by herbaria specimens in the fungal complex causing oak powdery mildew in Europe9
Changes in native and introduced host–parasite networks9
Uncoupled flowering and fruiting phenology as the strategy of non-native invasive woody species in seasonally dry ecosystems9
Parasite DNA detection in water samples enhances crayfish plague monitoring in asymptomatic invasive populations9
Increased adaptive phenotypic plasticity in the introduced range in alien weeds under drought and flooding9
Invaders responded more positively to soil biota than native or noninvasive introduced species, consistent with enemy escape9
Diet overlap of common and at-risk riverine benthic fishes before and after Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) invasion9
Genome size variation in Cactaceae and its relationship with invasiveness and seed traits9
Cat got your tongue? The misnomer of ‘community cats’ and its relevance to conservation9
A comparison of the predatory impacts of an invasive and native crab species using a functional response approach9
Phytophthora and vascular plant species distributions along a steep elevation gradient9
Overwhelming evidence galvanizes a global consensus on the need for action against Invasive Alien Species9
Non-native earthworms alter the assembly of a meadow plant community9
Influence of reproductive biology on establishment capacity in introduced Hymenoptera species9
Utilizing environmental DNA for wide-range distributions of reproductive area of an invasive terrestrial toad in Ishikari river basin in Japan9
Oystershell scale: an emerging invasive threat to aspen in the southwestern US9
Tracking the early stages of an invasion with biotelemetry: behaviour of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in Canada’s historic Rideau Canal9
A science-based policy for managing free-roaming cats9
Multiple introductions and genetic admixture facilitate the successful invasion of Plantago virginica into China9
Predation of wildlife by domestic cats in a Neotropical city: a multi-factor issue9
Alien flora in a boreal region of European Russia: an example of Kostroma oblast9
Valuing the information hidden in true long-term data for invasion science9
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
Competitive trait hierarchies of native communities and invasive propagule pressure consistently predict invasion success during grassland establishment8
The naturalized vascular flora of Malesia8
Knowledge, reason and emotion: using behavioral theories to understand people’s support for invasive animal management8
Boat ramps facilitate the dispersal of the highly invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)8
Germination of an invasive fern responds better than native ferns to water and light stress in a Mexican cloud forest8
Is intraspecific variability an advantage in mountain invasions? Comparing functional trait variation in an invasive and a native woody species along multiple environmental gradients8
The role of invasive tunicates as reservoirs of molluscan pathogens8
Provenance and genetic diversity of the non-native geckos Phelsuma grandis Gray 1870 and Gekko gecko (Linnaeus 1758) in southern Florida, USA8
Quantifying the potential impact of alien plants of Iran using the Generic Impact Scoring System (GISS) and Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)8
Multidimensional niche differentiation might buffer invasion impacts: the case of oligohaline corophiids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the Baltic Sea8
Native and exotic plant invasions vary across habitat types and anthropogenic disturbances in a tourism-heavy protected area8
The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) as a potential pest for agriculture in the Mediterranean basin8
Can the enemy release hypothesis explain the success of Rumex (Polygonaceae) species in an introduced range?8
What’s coming eventually comes: a follow-up on an invader’s spread by the world’s largest water diversion in China8
Impacts of drought and native grass competition on buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare)8
Comparison of the community composition of aquatic insects between wetlands with and without the presence of Procambarus clarkii: a case study from Japanese wetlands8
Hybrid watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum × Myriophyllum sibiricum) exhibits traits associated with greater invasiveness than its introduced and native parental taxa8
Global invasion history and native decline of the common starling: insights through genetics8
Non-native fishes in Brazilian freshwaters: identifying biases and gaps in ecological research8
Physiological and transcriptomic responses of Mikania micrantha stem to shading yield novel insights into its invasiveness8
The invasive herb Lupinus polyphyllus can reduce plant species richness independently of local invasion age8
Matching a snail’s pace: successful use of environmental DNA techniques to detect early stages of invasion by the destructive New Zealand mud snail8
Molecular analysis reveals multiple native and alien Phoxinus species (Leusciscidae) in the Netherlands and Belgium8
Invasion of Ceratium furcoides in subtropical lakes in Uruguay: Environmental drivers and fish kill record during its bloom8
Invasive bumble bee disrupts a pollination mutualism over space and time8
Combining citizen science and recreational hunters to monitor exotic ungulates and native wildlife in a protected area of northeastern Argentina8
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
The impacts of invasive trees on the structure and composition of tropical forests show some consistent patterns but many are context dependent8
Invasive knotweed modifies predator–prey interactions in the soil food web8
Prevalence of maternally-inherited bacteria in native and invasive populations of the harlequin ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis7
Environmental factors regulate occupancy of free-ranging dogs on a sub-Antarctic island, Chile7
Wide tolerance to environmental conditions and substrate colonization mediates the invasion of false mussels (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) in brackish systems7
Predicting how climate change and globally invasive piscivorous fishes will interact to threaten populations of endemic fishes in a freshwater biodiversity hotspot7
Severe introduced predator impacts despite attempted functional eradication7
Functional diversity changes in native and alien urban flora over three centuries7
Alien birds in Argentina: pathways, characteristics and ecological roles7
Expansion of Ash Dieback towards the scattered Fraxinus excelsior range of the Italian peninsula7
The enemy within: consequences of the invasive bullfrog on native anuran populations7
Altitudinal distribution of the entire invasive small mammal guild in the eastern dryland zone of New Zealand’s Southern Alps7
The value of dump sites for monitoring biological invasions in South Africa7
Alien flora of Nigeria: taxonomy, biogeography, habitats, and ecological impacts7
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
Rapid continental spread of a salt-tolerant plant along the European road network7
Perils of brown trout (Salmo spp.) mitigation-driven translocations: a case study from the Vlasina Plateau, Southeast Serbia7
Challenges in eDNA detection of the invasive European green crab, Carcinus maenas7
Confirming the broadscale eradication success of nutria (Myocastor coypus) from the Delmarva Peninsula, USA7
A self-study of editorial board diversity at Biological Invasions7
The role of invasive alien species in the emergence and spread of zoonoses7
Revealing novel interactions between oak and Tubakia species: evidence of the efficacy of the sentinel arboreta strategy7
Alien flora of Iran: species status, introduction dynamics, habitats and pathways7
Diversity of resident plant communities could weaken their allelopathic resistance against alien and native invaders7
Determining resource intake of a nonnative fish highlights potential predatory and competitive interactions7
Effects of invasive wetland macrophytes on habitat selection and movement by freshwater turtles7
Establishment of invasive Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) in the Mississippi River basin: identifying sources and year classes contributing to recruitment7
Global marine biosecurity and ship lay-ups: intensifying effects of trade disruptions7
Survival of an Extinct in the Wild skink from Christmas Island is reduced by an invasive centipede: implications for future reintroductions7
Recent massive invasions of the circumboreal sea anemone Metridium senile in North and South Patagonia7
Behavioral response of juvenile silver and bighead carp to conspecific and heterospecific alarm cues7
Integrating across knowledge systems to drive action on chronic biological invasions7
Non-native prey species supporting fish assemblage biomass in a Neotropical reservoir7
Clonal diversity amongst island populations of alien, invasive Lemna minuta kunth7
Effects of surrounding landscape on the performance of Solidago canadensis L. and plant functional diversity on heavily invaded post-agricultural wastelands7
Origin of the green iguana (Iguana iguana) invasion in the greater Caribbean Region and Fiji7
The bioeconomic paradox of market-based invasive species harvest: a case study of the commercial lionfish fishery7
Climatic drivers and ecological impacts of a rapid range expansion by non-native smallmouth bass7
Introduced populations of the garden lupine are adapted to local generalist snails but have lost alkaloid diversity7
Taxonomic shortcuts lead to long delays in species discovery, delineation, and identification7
Trophic ecology of the Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus as an invasive non-native species in the Aegean Sea7
Using citizen science for early detection of tree pests and diseases: perceptions of professional and public participants7
Among demons and killers: current and future potential distribution of two hyper successful invasive gammarids7
The fast invasion of Europe by the box tree moth: an additional example coupling multiple introduction events, bridgehead effects and admixture events7
Last snail standing? superior thermal resilience of an alien tropical intertidal gastropod over natives in an ocean-warming hotspot7
Invasive vermiculated sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) has an impact on highly valued native fish species6
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
Predicted threats to a native squirrel from two invading species based on citizen science data6
Wild boar rooting impacts soil function differently in different plant community types6
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