Characteristics of exotic ants in North America by Daniela Wittenborn, Jonathan Jeschke

“…The worldwide transport of species beyond their native range is an increasing problem, e.g. for global biodiversity. Many introduced species are able to establish in new environments and some even become invasive. …”
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Demography of some non-native isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Oniscidea) in a Mid-Atlantic forest, USA by Elisabeth Hornung, Katalin Szlavecz, Miklós Dombos

“…Introduced species dominate the terrestrial isopod fauna in most inland habitats of North America, including urban landscapes. …”
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A global analysis of avian island diversity–area relationships in the Anthropocene by Matthews, TJ, Wayman, JP, Whittaker, R

“…In several cases introduced species seem to have ‘re-calibrated’ the IDARs such that they resemble the historic period prior to recent extinctions.…”

Forest Health Assessment in Four Jordanian Reserves Located in Semi-Arid Environments by Kholoud M. Alananbeh, Yahia A. Othman, Monther M. Tahat, Hussen Al-Dakil, Anas Abu Yahya, Bilal Ayasrah, Thabit Al-Share, Sameh Alkhatatbeh, Rafat Al-Zoubi, Malik Alnaanah, Sufian Malkawy, Muslim B. Alananbeh

“…Interestingly, the native species had better water relations (RWC, Ψsmd) and gas exchange performance than the introduced species. Overall, it is better to grow native species, and exclude anthropogenic pressure on the territory of introduced species. …”
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Papel hidrológico-ambiental de pastizales nativos e introducidos en la cuenca alta del río Chuvíscar, Chihuahua, México by Óscar Alejandro Viramontes-Olivas, Víctor Manuel Reyes-Gómez, Alfredo Rangel-Rodríguez, Carlos Ortega-Ochoa, Ricardo A. Soto-Cruz, Javier Camarillo-Acosta, Tuotcha Lebgue-Keleng

“…The D. californica, mixed with other native and introduced species, showed high values of hydraulic conductivity (Ks = 40 average ± 6 mm h-1), B. gracilis (Ks = 32 ± 8 mm h-1) and low in E. superba (Ks = 24 ± 16 mm h-1). …”
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Taiwan's Breeding Bird Survey reveals very few declining species by Da-Li Lin, Jerome Chie-Jen Ko, Tatsuya Amano, Cheng-Te Hsu, Richard A. Fuller, Martine Maron, Meng-Wen Fan, Scott Pursner, Tsai-Yu Wu, Shih-Hung Wu, Wan-Jyun Chen, Elisa Bayraktarov, Taej Mundkur, Ruey-Shing Lin, Tzung-Su Ding, Yung-Jaan Lee, Pei-Fen Lee

“…We modelled the population trajectories of 107 regularly-occurring breeding bird species in Taiwan (100 native and seven introduced species) and developed MSIs for (i) forest, (ii) farmland, and (iii) introduced bird species based on the Taiwan Breeding Bird Survey dataset between 2011 and 2019. …”
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Mini Forest - An approach to evaluate the adaptability of Western Ghats species for afforestation by Sankara Rao K., Harish R. Bhat, Varsha A. Kulkarni, T.V. Ramachandra

“…The results showed that the introduced species are opportunistic and readily acclimatized and grew well overcoming the need for the edaphic and other factors that are believed to be responsible for their endemicity. …”
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Which features at home make a plant prone to become invasive? by Javier Galán Díaz, Enrique G. de la Riva, Irene Martín-Forés, Montserrat Vilà

“…We argue that, in regions with well-known introduction histories, such as the Mediterranean Biome, the consideration of co-dominant non-introduced species as a control group allows a better understanding of the invasion process. …”
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Interpretation Center for the Revaluation of Flora and Fauna in Cusco, Perú by Doris Esenarro, Patricia Vasquez, Walter Morales, Vanessa Raymundo

“…Due to the lack of awareness spaces, deforestation, water pollution, and the planting of introduced species in the area, there is a loss of endemic flora and fauna. …”
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Regional Climate Change Impact on Coastal Tourism: A Case Study for the Black Sea Coast of Russia by Evgeniia A. Kostianaia, Andrey G. Kostianoy

“…We discuss such natural phenomena as air and sea warming, extreme weather events, coastal upwelling, heavy rains, river plumes, wind and waves, tornado, rip currents, sea-level rise, algal bloom, introduced species, and other features characteristic for the region that seriously impact coastal tourism today, and may intensify in the nearest future. …”
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POXVIRUS DISEASE OF SQUIRRELS (POXVIRIDAE, CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, SQPV - SQUIRREL POXVIRUS) by S. V. Borisevich, L. F. Stovba, D. I. Paveliev

“…The distribution of gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) throughout the UK during the 20th century and the decrease in the population of red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) is one of the most well-documented cases of ecological change of local fauna by the introduced species. The tendency to expand the distribution of the smallpox virus from Great Britain to the Western part of Europe has been noted. …”
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Preliminary study of land snails in San Cristobal Island, Galapagos by Isabel Villarruel Oviedo, Stella de la Torre

“…We identified three native and two introduced species; additionally, three species (or groups of species) were identified to the genus level. …”
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THE LATENT PERIOD OF SOME OF SPECIES OF THE GENUS <i> MALUS </i> INTRODUCED IN THE PETER THE GREAT BOTANICAL GARDEN by K. G. Tkachenko

“…Petersburg, a considerable number of introduced species of fruit each year form a complete and viable seeds. …”
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Trends in the decapod crustacean community at the southernmost estuary of the Atlantic coast of Europe by Enrique González-Ortegón, Gustavo F. de Carvalho-Souza, Cesar Vilas, Francisco Baldó, Jose A. Cuesta

“…Abstract Climate change may enhance the establishment of introduced species, as well as the poleward shift in distribution of numerous species over decades. …”
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Re-examining the relationship between invasive lionfish and native grouper in the Caribbean by Abel Valdivia, John F. Bruno, Courtney E. Cox, Serena Hackerott, Stephanie J. Green

“…Biotic resistance is the idea that native species negatively affect the invasion success of introduced species, but whether this can occur at large spatial scales is poorly understood. …”
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New geographical records and key to the species of Eumerus Meigen, 1823 (Diptera, Syrphidae) introduced into the Americas and Hawaii by Bolívar R. Garcete-Barrett, Mírian N. Morales, Martin Hauser, John T. Smit, Luis González, María Bernarda Ramírez De López, Osmar Arias, Marcial Adorno, Gerald Sormanti, Adriana Mereles

“…Several reports of introduced species of this genus in the Americas have been recorded since early in the twentieth century, with a present list of six species recorded to date from the Americas and the US territory of Hawaii. …”
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From the cage to the wild: introductions of Psittaciformes to Puerto Rico by Wilfredo Falcón, Raymond L. Tremblay

“…Our results indicate that most introduced species which have been detected as established still persist, although mostly in localized areas and small populations. …”
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Rapid divergence in physiological and life-history traits between northern and southern populations of the British introduced neo-species, Senecio squalidus by Allan, E, Pannell, J

“…Here, we compare northern and southern populations of the introduced species Senecio squalidus in Britain; S. squalidus has been in southern Britain for approximately 200 years and reached Scotland only about 50 years ago. …”

Discerning the status of a rapidly declining naturalised bird: the Golden Pheasant in Britain by Smith, WJ, Jezierski, MT, Balmer, DE

“…The Golden Pheasant in Britain provides a case study of an introduced species that at first appeared to thrive before declining to the point where no viable wild populations remain. …”

Envisioning the future with ‘compassionate conservation’: An ominous projection for native wildlife and biodiversity by Callen, A, Hayward, M, Klop-Toker, K, Allen, B, Ballard, G, Broekhuis, F, Clarke, R, Clulow, J, Clulow, S, Daltry, J, Davies-Mostert, H, Di Blanco, Y, Dixon, V, Fleming, P, Howell, L, Kerley, G, Legge, S, Lenga, D, Major, T, Montgomery, R, Moseby, K, Meyer, N, Parker, D, Périquet, S, Read, J, Scanlon, R, Shuttleworth, C, Tamessar, C, Taylor, W, Tuft, K, Upton, R, Valenzuela, M, Witt, R, Wüster, W

“…Taken literally, ‘Compassionate Conservation’ will deny current conservation practices such as captive breeding, introduced species control, biocontrol, conservation fencing, translocation, contraception, disease control and genetic introgression. …”