RTS radio show Point J, interviewing Cleo on invasive species:
http://avisdexperts.ch/videos/view/16646
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Where do invasive species come from?
Author: Cleo Bertelsmeier
Congratulations to Gyda who published her PhD research in collaboration with Sébastien, Olivia, Cleo and an international team of invasion biologists. The paper is about the role of biogeography, trade and regulations in explaining global flows of insect transport and establishement. You can find it here: Link
Cleo was talking about this highly invasive ant species on the Swiss radio show CQFD on RTS:
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Paper in PNAS
Aymeric Bonnamour and Cleo Bertelsmeier have published a study on historical plant invasions predicting current insect invasions. Invasive insects severely impair ecosystem functioning and impact human societies. It is therefore urgent to better predict and prevent future invasions. Using statistical models, they show that nonnative plant introductions are a major driver of insect invasions, and that insect invasions lag behind plant invasions. In the near future, new insect invasions are estimated to increase by 35% worldwide based on recent nonnative plant introductions. The Afrotropics, the Neotropics, and Indomalaya are the regions most at risk of future invasions. These results highlight that limiting the introduction and spread of nonnative plants will be key to preventing future insect invasions. Link
The study was featured on:
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Dispatch in Current Biology
Cleo Bertelsmeier highlights new research on alien ants showing that they are a particularly successful group of introduced species which have completely reshaped community structures and have spread worldwide with ongoing globalization. Link.