Progress in invasion biology: predicting invaders.

By C. Kolar, David M. Lodge. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2001

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Predicting which species are probable invaders has been a long-standing goal of ecologists, but only recently have quantitative methods been used to achieve such a goal. Although restricted to few taxa, these studies reveal clear relationships between the characteristics of releases and the species involved, and the successful establishment and spread of invaders. For example, the probability of bird establishment increases with the number of individuals released and the number of release events. Also, the probability of plant invasiveness increases if the species has a history of invasion and reproduces vegetatively. These promising quantitative approaches should be more widely applied to allow us to predict patterns of invading species more successfully.

Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Mammal invaders on islands: impact, control and control impact (2003, background): “A large part of research on biological invasion is focussed on characterising the biological attributes of successful invading species (Crawley, 1986; Williamson, 1996; Mack et al., 2000; Kolar & Lodge, 2001; Sakai et al., 2001).”
Habitat Differences in Marine Invasions of Central California (2005, background): “Rates of introduction and establishment do indeed seem correlated – propagule pressure predicts invasion success (Williamson 1996; Kolar and Lodge 2001).”
Deep Invasion Ecology and the Assembly of Communities in Historical Time (2009, background): “A desire that merges academic interests with management concerns to predict what phenomena and processes characterize invaders and invasible habitats (Ricciardi and Rasmussen 1998; Bax et al. 2001; Kolar and Lodge 2001; Chap.”
Geographical variation in vegetative growth and sexual reproduction of the invasive Spartina alterniflora in China (2016, background): “On the other hand, some introduced species rapidly spread to cover large geographic areas, suggesting that they are not limited by environmental variability (Kolar & Lodge 2001; Facon et al. 2006; Drenovsky et al. 2012).”
A century of the ornamental plant trade and its impact on invasion success (2007, result): “This puts our study in line with several studies identifying plant traits that are related to the invasiveness of plant species (Rejmánek & Richardson, 1996; Williamson & Fitter, 1996; Reichard & Hamilton, 1997; Kolar & Lodge, 2001; Frappier & Eckert, 2003; Hamilton et al ., 2005).”
Introduction of Non-Native Oysters: Ecosystem Effects and Restoration Implications (2005, background): “Factors also often differ in their predictive value for establishment and impact (Kolar & Lodge 2001).”
The significance of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands for the assessment of the vulnerability of native communities to climate change, alien insect invasions and plant viruses (2011, background): “…damage through their increasingly greater alteration of terrestrial, marine and freshwater communities, and thus are becoming a worldwide ecological and conservation concern (Kolar and Lodge 2001; Mooney and Cleland 2001; Richardson and Pysek 2008; Simberloff 2003; Streftaris and Zenetos 2006).”
The phenology of plant invasions: a community ecology perspective (2011, positive): “This idea has long been hypothesized for flowering period (Kolar and Lodge 2001), and studies in California (Gerlach and Rice 2003) and across Ontario (Cadotte and Lovett-Doust 2002) have provided empirical support for this hypothesis.”
What explains the invading success of the aquatic mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Hydrobiidae, Mollusca)? (2008, background): “Biological invasions may alter the properties of the invaded habitat, decline biodiversity and induce biotic homogenization (Enserink, 1999; Kolar & Lodge, 2001; Cambray, 2003; Mills et al., 2003).”
Introduction pathways and establishment rates of invasive aquatic species in Europe (2005, neutral): “Despite the vast literature and great ecological impact of freshwater invasions, the tens rule has been mostly evaluated for terrestrial plants, birds, and biocontrol insects (Williamson 1996; Kolar and Lodge 2001; Lockwood et al. 2001).”
Invasion Biology 1958-2005: The Pursuit of Science and Conservation (2004, background): “Kolar and Lodge (2001) were more optimistic that traits could be used as predictors of invasions, concluding that quantitative approaches (e.g., Daehler and Carino 2000) were making progress and that these approaches should " allow us to predict patterns of invading species more successfully.”
How successful are plant species reintroductions (2011, background): “…persistence and spread are competitive ability, vegetative reproduction, seed bank persistence, wind pollination, plant size, growth rate and leaf area (e.g. Kolar and Lodge, 2001; Pywell et al., 2003; Farnsworth, 2007; Milbau and Stout, 2008; Cornwell and Ackerly, 2010; van Kleunen et al., 2010).”
Gateways to alien invasions in the European seas (2014, background): “The invasion process consists of three main steps: the introduction of an alien species outside its native range through a transport pathway; the establishment of a viable, self-sustaining population in the new ecosystem; and the subsequent dispersal of the species outside its point of introduction ”
Invaders are not a random selection of species (2009, background): “Both of these aspects of invasion have been considered by researchers for decades (e.g., Elton 1958; Baker 1965; Mack 1996; Williamson 1996, 1999; Morton 1997; Kolar and Lodge 2001; Fargione et al. 2003).”
Founder events predict changes in genetic diversity during human‐mediated range expansions (2011, background): “…the relative role of admixture and life history for maintenance of genetic diversity in introduced population, and to test whether genetic variation affects establishment success and invasiveness using comparative data within and between species (Kolar & Lodge, 2001; Blackburn et al., 2009).”
Behavioural processes affecting development: Tinbergen's fourth question comes of age (2003, background): “For instance, invasion biology considers situations in which the members of a species establish themselves in new localities, where they experience a different set of selective pressures than those experienced by their ancestors in the habitat of origin (Vermeij 1996; Kolar & Lodge 2001).”