Invasive Species

A topic within Ecology, itself one of 13 topics in that field and part of Biology.

Reading on Invasive Species

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Report2023

Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and Their Control

IPBES

The global scientific assessment finds invasive alien species have contributed to sixty percent of recorded extinctions and cost the world economy hundreds of billions annually.

link checked 17 Sept 2026

Biology · Ecology

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Paper1996

The Varying Success of Invaders

Mark Williamson & Alastair Fitter

Proposes the 'tens rule' -- roughly one in ten introduced species establishes, and one in ten of those becomes damaging -- as a baseline for predicting invasion risk.

link failing as of 17 Sept 2026

Biology · Ecology

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Reading on Invasive Species

Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and Their Control

The Varying Success of Invaders

Other topics in Ecology