Invasion Biogeography
Evelyn Beaury
Biological invasions result from the introduction, rapid spread, and negative impacts of introduced species*. The invasion process plays out differently across species, time, and space. What are the ecological and anthropogenic factors that contribute to this variation? How can the spatial ecology of invasions help us understand fundamental ecological processes, such as competition and community assembly? How can our understanding of the invasion process help us develop more proactive environmental management strategies?
*These terms are used in an ecological context and are not intended to be applied in social contexts.
Selected publications:
Beaury, E.M., Finn, J.T., Corbin, J.D., Barr, V. and Bradley, B.A. (2020), Biotic resistance to invasion is ubiquitous across ecosystems of the United States. Ecology Letters, 23: 476-482. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13446
Garbowski, M., Laughlin, D. C., Blumenthal, D. M., Sofaer, H. R., Barnett, D. T., Beaury, E. M., … & Pearse, I. S. (2024). Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(40), e2403120121. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2403120121.
Beaury, E. M., Sofaer, H. R., Early, R., Pearse, I. S., Blumenthal, D. M., Corbin, J. D., … & Bradley, B. A. (2023). Macroscale analyses suggest invasive plant impacts depend more on the composition of invading plants than on environmental context. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32(11), 1964-1976. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13749
More information:
Website: Evelyn Beaury Research
Related projects: Translational Ecology