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Sheppard CS, Lüpke N (2024). Are alien plant species superior to natives, and is this determined by performance measure and study design? A meta-analysis. Basic and Applied Ecology 77: 16-25 (DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2024.04.002). PDF
Brendel MR, Schurr FS, Sheppard CS (2023). Alien plant fitness is limited by functional trade-offs rather than a long-term increase in competitive effects of native communities. Ecology & Evolution 13:e10468 (DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10468). PDF
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Ferenc V, Brendel MR, Sheppard CS (2023). Legume effects in a native community invaded by alien Asteraceae in a multi-species comparison. Oecologia 202:413-430 (DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05400-2). PDF
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Ferenc V, Merkert C, Zilles F, Sheppard CS (2021). Native and alien species suffer from late arrival, while negative effects of multiple alien species on natives vary. Oecologia 197:271-281 (DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-05017-3). PDF
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Sheppard CS, Brendel MR (2021). Competitive ability of native and alien plants: effects of residence time and invasion status. NeoBiota 65: 47-69 (DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.65.63179). PDF
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Corli A, Walter J, Sheppard CS (2021). Invasion success of Bunias orientalis (warty cabbage) in grasslands: a mesocosm experiment on the role of hydrological stress and disturbance. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9: 625587 (DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.625587). PDF
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Brendel MR, Schurr FS, Sheppard CS (2021). Inter- and intraspecific selection in alien plants: how population growth, functional traits and climate responses change with residence time. Global Ecology and Biogeography 30: 429-442 (DOI: 10.1111/geb.13228). PDF
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Ferenc V, Sheppard CS (2020). The stronger, the better - Trait hierarchy is driving alien species interaction. Oikos 129: 1455-1467 (DOI: 10.1111/oik.07338). PDF
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Kattge J, Bönisch G, Díaz S, Lavorel S, Prentice IC, Leadley P, Tautenhahn S, Werner G, … Sheppard CS, … and Wirth C (2020) TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology 26: 119-188 (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14904). PDF
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Corli A, Sheppard CS (2019). Effects of residence time, auto-fertility and pollinator dependence on reproductive output and spread of alien and native Asteraceae. Plants 8: 108 (DOI: 10.3390/plants8040108). PDF
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Sheppard CS (2019). Relative performance of co-occurring alien plant invaders depends on traits related to competitive ability more than niche differences. Biological Invasions 21: 1101-1114 (DOI: 10.1007/s10530-018-1884-z).
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Sheppard CS, Schurr FM (2019). Biotic resistance or introduction bias? Immigrant plant performance decreases with residence times over millennia. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28: 222-237 (DOI: 10.1111/geb.12844).
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Dormann CF, Bobrowski M, Dehling DM, Harris DJ, Hartig F, Lischke H, Moretti MD, Pagel J, Pinkert S, Schleuning M, Schmidt SI, Sheppard CS, Steinbauer MJ, Zeuss D, Kraan C (2018). Biotic interactions in species distribution modelling: ten questions to guide interpretation and avoid false conclusions. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27: 1004-1016 (DOI: 10.1111/geb.12759).
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Sheppard CS, Carboni M, Essl F, Seebens H, DivGrass Consortium, Thuiller W (2018). It takes one to know one: similarity to resident alien species increases establishment success of new invaders. Diversity and Distributions 24: 680-691 (DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12708). PDF
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Sheppard CS, Burns BR, Stanley MC (2016). Future-proofing weed management for the effects of climate change: is New Zealand underestimating the risk of increased plant invasions? New Zealand Journal of Ecology 40: 398-405 (DOI: 10.20417/nzjecol.40.45).
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Sheppard CS, Burns BR (2014). Effects of interspecific alien versus intraspecific native competition on growth of native woody plants. Plant Ecology 215: 1527-1538 (DOI: 10.1007/s11258-014-0411-2).
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Sheppard CS (2014). The effect of drought on growth of three potential new weeds in New Zealand. Plant Protection Quarterly 29: 54-60 (Link to journal).
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Sheppard CS, Burns BR, Stanley MC (2014). Predicting plant invasions under climate change: are species distribution models validated by field trials? Global Change Biology 20: 2800-2814 (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12531).
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Sheppard CS, Stanley MC (2014). Does elevated temperature and doubled CO2 increase growth of three potentially invasive plants? Invasive Plant Science and Management 7: 237-246 (DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-13-00038.1).
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Sheppard CS (2013). How does selection of climate variables affect predictions of species distributions? A case study of three new weeds in New Zealand. Weed Research 53: 259-268 (DOI: 10.1111/wre.12021).
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Sheppard CS (2013). Potential spread of recently naturalised plants in New Zealand under climate change. Climatic Change 117: 919-931 (DOI: 10.1007/s10584-012-0605-3).
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Sheppard CS, Alexander JM, Billeter R (2012). The invasion of plant communities following extreme weather events under ambient and elevated temperature. Plant Ecology 213: 1289-1301 (DOI: 10.1007/s11258-012-0086-5).
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Not peer-reviewed publications:
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Foxcroft LC, Cole NS, te Beest M, den Breeyen A, Čuda J, Foord S, Govender N, Hejda M, Khoza E, Macdonald IAW, MacFadyen S, Matsapula A, Novoa A, Pyšek P, Pyšková K, Reinhardt CF, Sheppard CS, Strathie L, Sukic T, Thwala T, Treydte AC (2024) Parthenium hysterophorus in Kruger National Park – Status, pathways, threats, and management recommendations. South African National Parks Internal Reports 10/2024. PDF
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