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Scientific Publications

A Novoa, S Canavan, D Lieurance, D Simberloff, LA Meyerson (2022) Exploring the performance of Biological Invasions in social media five years after opening its Facebook and Twitter accounts. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-022-02901-8

K Dehnen-Schmutz, A Novoa (2022) Advances in the management of invasive plants. In: Global plant invasions. Springer, Cham.

 

RT Shackleton, G Vimercati, AF Probert, S Bacher, CA Kull, A Novoa (2022) Consensus and controversy in the discipline of invasion science. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13931

D Moodley, E Angulo, RN Cuthbert, B Leung, A Turbelin, A Novoa, M Kourantidou, G Heringer, PJ Haubrock, D Renault, M Robuchon, J Fantle-Lepczyk, F Courchamp, C Diagne (2022) Surprisingly high economic costs of biological invasions in protected areas. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-022-02732-7

 

AJ Turbelin, C Diagne, EJ Hudgins, D Moodley, M Kourantidou, A Novoa, PJ Haubrock, C Bernery, RE Gozlan, RA Francis, F Courchamp (2022) Introduction pathways of economically costly invasive alien species. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-022-02796-5

 

A Novoa, LC Foxcroft, J-H Keet, P Pyšek, JJ Le Roux (2021) The invasive cactus Opuntia stricta creates fertility islands in African savannas and benefits from those created by native trees. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-99857-x

 

A Novoa, D Moodley, JA Catford, M Golivets, J Bufford, F Essl, B Lenzer, Z Pattison, P Pyšek (2021) Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated. NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.69.74121 

 

AS Vaz, A Novoa, JR Vicente, JP Honrado, RT Shackleton (2021) Invaders on the Horizon! Scanning the Future of Invasion Science and Management. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.756339

 

E Angulo, L Ballesteros-Mejia, A Novoa, VG Duboscq-Carra, C Diagne, F Courchamp (2021) Economic costs of invasive alien species in Spain. NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.67.59181

 

M Kourantidou†, RN Cuthbert†, PJ Haubrock†, A Novoa†, NG Taylor†, B Leroy, C Capinha, D Renault, E Angulo, C Diagne, F Courchamp (2021) Economic costs of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean basin. NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.67.58926

 

C Diagne, A Turbelin, D Moodley, A Novoa, B Leroy, E Angulo, T Adamjy, CAKM Dia, A Taheri, J Tambo, G Dobigny, F Courchamp (2021) The economic costs of biological invasions in Africa: a growing but neglected threat?. NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.67.59132

 

PJ Haubrock†, AJ Turbelin†, RN. Cuthbert†, A Novoa†, NG Taylor†, E Angulo, L Ballesteros-Mejia, TW Bodey, C Capinha, C Diagne, F Essl, M Golivets, N Kirichenko, M Kourantidou, B Leroy, D Renault, L Verbrugge, F Courchamp (2021) Economic costs of invasive alien species across Europe, NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.67.58196

 

S Lopes, L Mota, M Castro, G Nobre, A Novoa, DM Richardson, J Loureiro, S Castro (2021) Genome size variation in Cactaceae and its relationship with invasiveness and seed traits. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-021-02557-w

 

I Jarić, C Bellard, RA Correia, F Courchamp, K Douda, F Essl, JM Jeschke, G Kalinkat, L Kalous, RJ Lennox, A Novoa, R Proulx, P Pyšek, A Soriano–Redondo, AT Souza, R Vardi, D Veríssimo, U Roll (2021) Invasion Culturomics and iEcology. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13707

 

J-H Keet, AG Ellis, C Hui, A Novoa, JJ Le Roux (2021) Impacts of Invasive Australian Acacias on Soil Bacterial Community Composition, Microbial Enzymatic Activities, and Nutrient Availability in Fynbos Soils. Microbial Ecology. doi: 10.1007/s00248-021-01683-1

 

P Pyšek, S Bacher, T Blackburn, JA Catford, P Hulme, I Kühn, A Novoa, J Pergl, DM Richardson, J Wilson (2020) MAcroecological Framework for Invasive Aliens (MAFIA): disentangling large-scale context-dependence. NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.62.52787

 

G Brundu, A Pauchard, P Pyšek, J Pergl, A Brunori, B Caldwell, S Canavan, T Campagnaro, L Celesti-Grapow, M Dechoum, J-M Dufour-Dror, F Essl, S Flevaris, LS Flory, P Genovesi, F Guarino, L Guangzhe, PE Hulme, H Jäger, CJ Kettle, F Krumm, B Langdon, K Lapin, JJ Le Roux, A

Novoa, M Nuñez, S Oldfield, AJ Porté, E Pötzelsberger, J Sande Silva, U Schaffner, T Sitzia, R Tanner, N Tshidada, M Vitkova, J Wilson, S Ziller, D Richardson (2020) Global guidelines for the use of non-native trees: awareness, sustainable use, invasion risk prevention and mitigation, NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.65.58380

 

PA Robertson, A Mill, A Novoa, JM Jeschke, F Essl, B Gallardo, J Geist, I Jarić, X Lambin, C Musseau, J Pergl, P Pyšek, W Rabitsch, M von Schmalensee, M Shirley, DL Strayer, RA Stefansson, K Smith, O Booy (2020) A proposed unified framework to describe the management of biological invasions. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02298-2

 

A Novoa, J-H Keet, Y Lechuga-Lago, P Pyšek, JJ Le Roux (2020) Urbanization and Carpobrotus edulis invasion alter the diversity and composition of soil bacterial communities in coastal areas. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiaa106

 

D Moodley, LC Foxcroft, A Novoa, K Pyšková, J Pergl, P Pyšek (2020) Invasive alien species add to the uncertain future of protected areas. NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.57.52188

 

J Rodríguez, A Novoa, A Cordero-Rivera, DM Richardson, L González. Biogeographical comparison of terrestrial invertebrates and trophic feeding guilds in the native and invasive ranges of Carpobrotus edulis (2020) NeoBiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.56.49087

 

I Jarić, F Courchamp, RA Correia, SL Crowley, F Essl, A Fischer, P González‐Moreno, G Kalinkat, X Lambin, B Lenzner, Y Meinard, A Mill, C Musseau, A Novoa, J Pergl, P Pyšek, K Pyšková, P Robertson, M von Schmalensee, RT Shackleton, RA Stefansson, K Štajerová, D Veríssimo,

JM Jechke (2020) The role of species charisma in biological invasions. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. doi: 10.1002/fee.2195

 

M Enders, F Havemann, F Ruland, M Bernard‐Verdier, JA Catford, L Gómez‐Aparicio, S Haider, T Heger, C Kueffer, I Kühn, LA Meyerson, C Musseau, A Novoa, A Ricciardi, A Sagouis, C Schittko, DL Strayer, M Vilà, F Essl, PE Hulme, M van Kleunen, S Kumschick, JL Loockwood, AL Mabey, MA McGeoch, E Palma, P Pyšek, W-C Saul, FA Yannelli, JM Jeschke (2020) A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network. Global Ecology and Biogeography. doi: 10.1111/geb.13082

 

RT Shackleton, A Novoa, CM Shackleton, CA Kull (2020). The social dimensions of biological invasions in South Africa. In: Biological Invasions in South Africa (pp. 701-729). Springer, Cham.

 

A Novoa, DM Richardson, P Pyšek, LA Meyerson, S Bacher, S Canavan, JA Catford, J Čuda, F Essl, L Foxcroft, P Genovesi, H Hirsch, C Hui, MC Jackson, C Kueffer, JJ Le Roux, J Measey, NP Mohanty, D Moodley, H Müller-Schärer, JG Packer, J Pergl, TB Robinson, W-C Saul, RT Shackleton, V Visser, O Weyl, FA Yannelli, JRU Wilson (2020) Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02220-w

 

FA Yannelli, A Novoa, P Lorenzo, J Rodríguez, JJ Le Roux (2020) No evidence of novel weapons: biochemical recognition modulates early ontogenetic processes in native species and invasive acacias. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-019-02110-w

 

A Novoa, G Brundu, MD Day, V Deltoro, F Essl, LC Foxcroft, G Fried, H Kaplan, S Kumschick, S Lloyd, E Marchante, H Marchante, ID Paterson, P Pyšek, DM Richardson, A Witt, HG Zimmermann, JRU Wilson (2019) Global Actions for Managing Cactus Invasions. Plants. doi: 10.3390/plants8100421

 

L Kehoe, T Reis, M Virah-Sawmy, A Balmford, T Kuemmerle, et al. (2019) Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable. Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw8276

 

S Warrington, A Ellis, A Novoa, EM Wandrag, P Hulme, RP Duncan, A Valentine, JJ Le Roux (2019) Cointroductions of Australian acacias and their rhizobial mutualists in the Southern Hemisphere. Journal of Biogeography. doi: 10.1111/jbi.13602

 

A Pauchard, LA Meyerson, S Bacher, TM Blackburn, G Brundu, MW Cadotte, F Courchamp, F Essl, P Genovesi, S Haider, ND Holmes, PE Hulme, JM Jeschke, JL Lockwood, A Novoa, MA Nuñez, DA Peltzer, P Pyšek, DM Richardson, D Simberloff, K Smith, BW van Wilgen, M Vilà, JRU Wilson, M Winter, RD Zenni (2018) Biodiversity assessments: Origin matters. PLoS biology. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2006686

 

A Novoa, V Flepu, JS Boatwright (2018) Is spinelessness a stable character in cactus pear cultivars? Implications for invasiveness. Journal of Arid Environments. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.09.013

 

RT Shackleton, BMH Larson, A Novoa, DM Richardson, CA Kull (2018) The human and social dimensions of invasion science and management. Journal of Environmental Management. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.08.041

 

JG Campoy, ATR Acosta, L Affre, R Barreiro, G Brundu, E Buisson, L González, M Lema, A Novoa, R Retuerto, SR Roiloa, J Fagúndez (2018) Monographs of invasive plants in Europe: Carpobrotus. Botany Letters. doi: 10.1080/23818107.2018.1487884

 

RT Shackleton, DM Richardson, CM Shackleton, B Bennett, SL Crowley, K Dehnen-Schmutz, RA Estévez, A Fischer, C Kueffer, CA Kull, E Marchante, A Novoa, LJ Porgieter, J Vaas, AS Vaz, BMH Larson (2018) Explaining people's perceptions of invasive alien species: A conceptual framework. Journal of Environmental Management. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.04.045

 

RT Shackleton, T Adriens, G Brundu, K Dehnen-Schmutz, RA Estévez, J Fried, BMH Larson, S Liu, E Marchante, H Marchante, MC Moshobane, A Novoa, M Reed, DM Richardson (2018) Stakeholder engagement in the study and management of invasive alien species. Journal of Environmental Management. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.04.044

 

M van Kleunen, F Essl, J Pergl, G Brundu, M Carboni, S Dullinger, R Early, P González-Moreno, QJ Groom, PE Hulme, C Kueffer, I Kühn, C Máguas, N Maurel, A Novoa, M Parepa, P Pyšek, H Seebens, R Tanner, JM Touza, LNH Verbrugge, E Weber, W Dawson, H Kreft, P Weigelt, M Winter, G Klonner, MV Talluto and K Dehnen-Schmutz (2018) The changing role of ornamental horticulture in alien plant invasions. Biological Reviews. doi: 10.1111/brv.12402

 

A Novoa, R Shackleton, S Canavan, C Cybèle, S Davies, K Dehnen-Schmutz, J Fried, M Gaertner, S Geerts, C Griffiths, H Kaplan, S Kumschick, D Le Maitre, J Measey, AL Nunes, DM Richardson, TB Robinson, J Touza, JRU Wilson (2018) A framework for engaging stakeholders on the management of alien species. Journal of Environmental Management. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.059

 

Y Lechuga-Lago, A Novoa, JJ Le Roux and L González (2017) Understanding the influence of urbanization on invasibility: Carpobrotus edulis as an exemplar. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-017-1593-z

 

M Gaertner, A Novoa, J Fried and DM Richardson (2017) Managing invasive species in cities: A decision support framework applied to Cape Town. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-017-1587-x

 

A Novoa, K Dehnen-Schmutz, J Fried and G Vimercati (2017) Does public awareness increase support for invasive species management? Promising evidence across taxa and landscape types. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-017-1592-0

 

PE Hulme, G Brundu, M Carboni, K Dehnen-Schmutz, S Dullinger, R Early, F Essl, P González- Moreno, QJ Groom, C Kueffer, I Kühn, N Maurel, A Novoa, J Pergl, P Pyšek, H Seebens, R Tanner, JM Touza, M van Kleunen and LNH Verbrugge (2017) Integrating invasive species policies across ornamental horticulture supply‐chains to prevent plant invasions. Journal of Applied Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12953

 

MM Nsikani, A Novoa, BW van Wilgen, JH Keet, and M Gaertner (2017) Acacia saligna’s soil legacy effects persist up to ten years after clearing: Implications for ecological restoration. Austral Ecology. doi: 10.1111/aec.12515

 

A Novoa, JJ Le Roux, DM Richardson and JRU Wilson (2017) Level of environmental threat posed by horticultural trade in Cactaceae. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12892

 

T Zengeya, P Ivey, DJ Woodford, O Weyl, A Novoa, R Shackleton, DM Richardson and B van Wilgen (2017) Managing conflict-generating invasive species in South Africa: Challenges and trade-offs. Bothalia. doi: 10.4102/abc.v47i2.2160

 

H Kaplan, JRU Wilson, H Klein, L Henderson, H Zimmermann, P Manyama, P Ivey, DM Richardson and A Novoa (2017) A proposed national strategic framework for the management of Cactaceae in South Africa. Bothalia. doi:10.4102/abc.v47i2.2149

 

A Novoa, S Kumschick, DM Richardson and JRU Wilson (2016) Native range size and growth form in Cactaceae predicts invasiveness and impact. Neobiota. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.30.7253

 

SR Roiloa, R Retuerto, J Campoy, A Novoa and R Barreiro (2016) Division of labour brings greater benefits to clones of Carpobrotus edulis in the non-native range: evidence for rapid adaptive evolution. Frontiers in Plant Science. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00349

 

A Novoa, J Rodríguez, A López-Nogueira, DM Richardson and L González (2016) Seed characteristics in Cactaceae: Useful diagnostic features for screening species for invasiveness? South African Journal of Botany. doi: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.01.003

 

A Novoa, H Kaplan, JRU Wilson and DM Richardson (2016) Resolving a prickly situation: Involving stakeholders in invasive cactus management in South Africa. Environmental Management. doi: 10.1007/s00267-015-0645-3

 

A Novoa, H Kaplan, S Kumschick, JRU Wilson and DM Richardson (2015) Soft touch or heavy hand? Legislative approaches for preventing invasions: Insights from Cacti in South Africa. Invasive Plant Science and Management. doi: 10.1614/IPSM-D-14-00073.1

 

A Novoa, JJ Le Roux, MP Robertson, JRU Wilson and DM Richardson (2015) Introduced and invasive cactus species–a global review. AoB Plants. doi: 10.1093/aobpla/plu078

 

V Deltoro, MA Gómez-Serrano, E Laguna, A Novoa (2014) Bases para el control del cactus invasor Cylindropuntia pallida. Colección Manuales Técnicos de Biodiversidad, 5. Conselleria d’Infraestructures, Territori i Medi Ambient. Generalitat Valenciana. Valencia.

 

P Souza-Alonso, A Novoa and L González (2014) Soil biochemical alterations and microbial community responses under Acacia dealbata Link invasion. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.09.008

 

A Novoa and L González (2014) Impacts of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) NE Br. on the germination, establishment and survival of native plants: a clue for assessing its competitive strength. PloS ONE. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107557

 

A Novoa, R Rodríguez, D Richardson and L González (2014) Soil quality: a key factor in understanding plant invasion? The case of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) NE Br. Biological Invasions. doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0531-y

 

A Novoa, L González, L Moravcová and P Pysek (2013) Constraints to native plant species establishment in coastal dune communities invaded by Carpobrotus edulis: Implications for restoration. Biological Conservation. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.008

 

E Laguna, VI Deltoro, PP Ferrer, A Novoa and D Guillot (2013) About the binomen Cylindropuntia rosea (Cactaceae) and its invasive individuals recorded in the Valencian Community (Spain). Bouteloua.

 

A Novoa, L González, L Moravcová and P Pysek (2012) Effects of Soil Characteristics, Allelopathy and Frugivory on Establishment of the Invasive Plant Carpobrotus edulis and a Co-Occuring Native, Malcolmia littorea. PLoS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053166

 

†Equal contributions

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