Luke P. Miller

TL;DR: It is found that one-sixth of the global land surface is highly vulnerable to invasion, including substantial areas in developing economies and biodiversity hotspots, and there is a clear need for proactive invasion strategies in areas with high poverty levels, high biodiversity and low historical levels of invasion.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify mechanisms by which extreme climatic events may influence the invasion process, from initial introduction through establishment and spread, and summarize how ECEs can enhance invasions by promoting the transport of propagules into new regions, by decreasing the resistance of native communities to establishment, and also sometimes by putting existing non-native species at a competitive disadvantage.

TL;DR: A meta-analytical approach is taken to broadly evaluate whether non-native species are poised to respond more positively than native species to future climatic conditions, including enhanced positive responses to more favourable conditions and stronger negative responses to less favourable conditions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review trends in the horticultural trade and invasion patterns of previously introduced species and show that novel species introductions from emerging horticulture trade partners are likely to rapidly increase invasion risk.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that high-intertidal congeners of Lottia employ a “preparative defense” strategy involving maintenance of high constitutive levels of Hsp70 in their cells as a mechanism for protection against periods of extreme and unpredictable heat stress.