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2021
Journal article
Disentangling parasitic vines in the tropics: taxonomic notes for an accurate identification of Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) and Cassytha (Lauraceae).
Abstract Parasitic plants are often associated with agricultural, forestry and grassland economic losses, but they are also keystone species in their natural ecosystems. Cuscuta (Convolvulaceae) and Cassytha (Lauraceae) are parasitic plants which have evolved similar stem habit and morphology, rendering them remarkably similar during the vegetative stage. Since both genera...Soares da Silva, Simone ; Simão-Bianchini, Rosângela ; Simões, Ana Rita Giraldes ; Costea, Mihai
Invasive species, Cuscuta, Cassytha, Love vine, Morphology, Dodders, and Weeds
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2021
Journal article
Widespread homogenization of plant communities in the Anthropocene.
Native biodiversity decline and non-native species spread are major features of the Anthropocene. Both processes can drive biotic homogenization by reducing trait and phylogenetic differences in species assemblages between regions, thus diminishing the regional distinctiveness of biotas and likely have negative impacts on key ecosystem functions. However, a global assessment... -
2021
Journal article
Potential benefits to breeding seabirds of converting abandoned coconut plantations to native habitats after invasive predator eradication.
Carr, Peter ; Trevail, Alice ; Bárrios, Sara ; Clubbe, Colin ; Freeman, Robin …
Rat eradication, Invasive species, Vegetation management, Chagos Archipelago, Sea birds, and Restoration
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2020
Journal article
A new malaria vector in Africa: Predicting the expansion range of Anopheles stephensi and identifying the urban populations at risk.
In 2012, an unusual outbreak of urban malaria was reported from Djibouti City in the Horn of Africa and increasingly severe outbreaks have been reported annually ever since. Subsequent investigations discovered the presence of an Asian mosquito species; Anopheles stephensi, a species known to thrive in urban environments. Since that...Sinka, M. E. ; Pironon, S. ; Massey, N. C. ; Longbottom, J. ; Hemingway, J. …
Vector, Africa, Species distribution model, Ensemble modeling, Anopheles stephensi , Urban malaria, and Invasive species