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Alien plants as mediators of ecosystem services and disservices in urban systems: a global review

Author: Potgieter, LJ ; Gaertner, M ; Kueffer, C ; Livingstone, SW ; O’Farrell, Patrick J ; Richardson, DM Date: Dec 2017 Urban areas have unique assemblages of species which are governed by novel ecological processes. People living in these environments have specific needs and demands in terms of ecosystem services (ES). Urban ecosystems are transformed in many ... Read more
Invasive alien trees and water resources in South Africa: case studies of the costs and benefits of management

Author: Le Maitre, David C ; Van Wilgen, BW ; Gelderblom, CM ; Bailey, C ; Chapman, RA ; Nel, JA Date: 01 May 2002 Invasive alien plants are consumptive water-users, and may have reduced river flows in South Africa by about 6.7% according to a broad-scale study. An effective programme to bring the invasions under control would cost about US$ 92 million ... Read more
Mapping the potential ranges of major plant invaders in South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland using climatic suitability

Author: Rouget, M ; Richardson, DM ; Nel, JL ; Le Maitre, David C ; Egoh, Benis N ; Mgidi, T Date: Sep 2004 Most national or regional initiatives aimed at managing biological invasions lack objective protocols for prioritizing invasive species and areas based on likely future dimensions of spread. South Africa has one of the most ambitious national ... Read more
Predicting invasive species impacts on hydrological processes: the consequences of plant physiology for landscape processes

Author: Le Maitre, David C Date: 2004 The adverse impacts of invading alien organisms are widely recognized as one of the major threats to biodiversity and are receiving growing recognition as a major socioeconomic threat. The hydrological impacts of alien plants have received ... Read more
Preliminary assessment of the impacts of invasive alien plants on ecosystem services in South Africa

Author: Van Wilgen, BW ; Le Maitre, David C ; Reyers, B ; Schonegevel, L ; Richardson, DM Date: 2006 Despite significant advances in the science of invasion ecology, surprisingly little is known about the magnitude of the impacts of invasions. The work described in this paper aims to develop spatially explicit databases of both ecosystem ... Read more

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