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Shackleton CM, McGary D, Fourie S et al (2007) Assessing the effects of invasive species on
rural livelihoods: case examples and framework from South Africa. Hum Ecol 35:113–127.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9095-0
Shaughnessy G (1980) Historical ecology of alien woody plants in the vicinity of Cape Town,
South Africa. PhD thesis, University of Cape Town
Simberloff D (2003) Confronting introduced species: a form of xenophobia? Biol Invasions
5:179–192. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026164419010
Simberloff D, Meyerson L, Pyšek P et al (2017) Honoring Harold A. Mooney: citizen of the
world and catalyst for invasion science. Biol Invasions 19:2219–2222. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s10530-017-1498-x
Slingsby J, Merow C, Aiello-Lammensde M et al (2017) Intensifying postfire weather and biological invasion drive species loss in a Mediterranean-type biodiversity hotspot. Proc Nat Acad Sci
U S A 114:4697–4702. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1619014114
Taylor HC (1969a) Pest plants and nature conservation in the winter rainfall region. J Bot Soc S Afr
44:32–38
Taylor HC (1969b) A vegetation survey of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. M.Sc. thesis,
University of Cape Town
Usher MB, Kruger FJ, Macdonald IAW et al (1988) Ecology of biological invasions into nature
reserves: an introduction. Biol Conserv 44:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(88)90002-X
van de Venter A (1999) Enquiring minds. Briza, Pretoria
van Sittert L (2002) Our irrepressible fellow colonists: the biological invasion of prickly pear
(Opuntia ficus-indica) in the Eastern Cape Colony c. 1870 – 1910. In: Dovers RW,
Edgecombe R, Guest B (eds) South Africa’s environmental history: cases and comparisons.
David Philip, Cape Town. https://doi.org/10.1006/jhge.2001.0457
van Wilgen BW (2004) Scientific challenges in the field of invasive alien plant management. S Afr J
Sci 100:19–20
van Wilgen BW, Siegfried WR (1986) Seed dispersal properties of three pine species as a
determinant of invasive potential. S Afr J Bot 52:546–548. https://doi.org/10.1016/S02546299(16)31489-2
van Wilgen BW, Wannenburgh A (2016) Co-facilitating invasive species control, water conservation and poverty relief: achievements and challenges in South Africa’s working for water
programme. Curr Opin Env Sust 19:7–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2015.08.012
van Wilgen BW, Wilson JR (eds) (2018) The status of biological invasions and their management in
South Africa 2017. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch and DST-NRF
Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch
van Wilgen BW, Cowling RM, Burgers CJ (1996) Valuation of ecosystem services: a case study
from the fynbos, South Africa. Bioscience 46:184–189. https://doi.org/10.2307/1312739
van Wilgen BW, Little PR, Chapman RA et al (1997) The sustainable development of water
resources: history, financial costs and benefits of alien plant control programmes. S Afr J Sci
93:404–411
van Wilgen BW, de Wit MP, Anderson HJ et al (2004) Costs and benefits of biological control of
invasive alien plants: case studies from South Africa. S Afr J Sci 100:113–122
van Wilgen BW, Reyers B, Le Maitre DC et al (2008) A biome-scale assessment of the impact of
invasive alien plants on ecosystem services in South Africa. J Environ Manag 89:336–349.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.06.015
van Wilgen BW, Cowling RM, Marais C et al (2012a) Challenges in invasive alien plant control
in South Africa. S Afr J Sci 108(11/12):3. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajs.v108i11/12.1445
van Wilgen BW, Forsyth GG, Le Maitre DC et al (2012b) An assessment of the effectiveness
of a large, national-scale invasive alien plant control strategy in South Africa. Biol Conserv
148:28–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.035
van Wilgen BW, Davies SJ, Richardson DM (2014) Invasion science for society: a decade of
contributions from the centre for invasion biology. S Afr J Sci 110:a0074. https://doi.org/10.
1590/sajs.2014/a0074
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responses by implementing nations. BioControl 63:313–317. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526018-9888-2
Shackleton CM, McGary D, Fourie S et al (2007) Assessing the effects of invasive species on
rural livelihoods: case examples and framework from South Africa. Hum Ecol 35:113–127.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9095-0
Shaughnessy G (1980) Historical ecology of alien woody plants in the vicinity of Cape Town,
South Africa. PhD thesis, University of Cape Town
Simberloff D (2003) Confronting introduced species: a form of xenophobia? Biol Invasions
5:179–192. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026164419010
Simberloff D, Meyerson L, Pyšek P et al (2017) Honoring Harold A. Mooney: citizen of the
world and catalyst for invasion science. Biol Invasions 19:2219–2222. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s10530-017-1498-x
Slingsby J, Merow C, Aiello-Lammensde M et al (2017) Intensifying postfire weather and biological invasion drive species loss in a Mediterranean-type biodiversity hotspot. Proc Nat Acad Sci
U S A 114:4697–4702. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1619014114
Taylor HC (1969a) Pest plants and nature conservation in the winter rainfall region. J Bot Soc S Afr
44:32–38
Taylor HC (1969b) A vegetation survey of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve. M.Sc. thesis,
University of Cape Town
Usher MB, Kruger FJ, Macdonald IAW et al (1988) Ecology of biological invasions into nature
reserves: an introduction. Biol Conserv 44:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3207(88)90002-X
van de Venter A (1999) Enquiring minds. Briza, Pretoria
van Sittert L (2002) Our irrepressible fellow colonists: the biological invasion of prickly pear
(Opuntia ficus-indica) in the Eastern Cape Colony c. 1870 – 1910. In: Dovers RW,
Edgecombe R, Guest B (eds) South Africa’s environmental history: cases and comparisons.
David Philip, Cape Town. https://doi.org/10.1006/jhge.2001.0457
van Wilgen BW (2004) Scientific challenges in the field of invasive alien plant management. S Afr J
Sci 100:19–20
van Wilgen BW, Siegfried WR (1986) Seed dispersal properties of three pine species as a
determinant of invasive potential. S Afr J Bot 52:546–548. https://doi.org/10.1016/S02546299(16)31489-2
van Wilgen BW, Wannenburgh A (2016) Co-facilitating invasive species control, water conservation and poverty relief: achievements and challenges in South Africa’s working for water
programme. Curr Opin Env Sust 19:7–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2015.08.012
van Wilgen BW, Wilson JR (eds) (2018) The status of biological invasions and their management in
South Africa 2017. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch and DST-NRF
Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch
van Wilgen BW, Cowling RM, Burgers CJ (1996) Valuation of ecosystem services: a case study
from the fynbos, South Africa. Bioscience 46:184–189. https://doi.org/10.2307/1312739
van Wilgen BW, Little PR, Chapman RA et al (1997) The sustainable development of water
resources: history, financial costs and benefits of alien plant control programmes. S Afr J Sci
93:404–411
van Wilgen BW, de Wit MP, Anderson HJ et al (2004) Costs and benefits of biological control of
invasive alien plants: case studies from South Africa. S Afr J Sci 100:113–122
van Wilgen BW, Reyers B, Le Maitre DC et al (2008) A biome-scale assessment of the impact of
invasive alien plants on ecosystem services in South Africa. J Environ Manag 89:336–349.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.06.015
van Wilgen BW, Cowling RM, Marais C et al (2012a) Challenges in invasive alien plant control
in South Africa. S Afr J Sci 108(11/12):3. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajs.v108i11/12.1445
van Wilgen BW, Forsyth GG, Le Maitre DC et al (2012b) An assessment of the effectiveness
of a large, national-scale invasive alien plant control strategy in South Africa. Biol Conserv
148:28–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.035
van Wilgen BW, Davies SJ, Richardson DM (2014) Invasion science for society: a decade of
contributions from the centre for invasion biology. S Afr J Sci 110:a0074. https://doi.org/10.
1590/sajs.2014/a0074
2 A Brief, Selective History of Researchers and Research Initiatives
63