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Mona Island
        Refereed Journal Articles

  • 37. Nytch, C.J., Rojas-Sandoval, J., Erazo Oliveras, A., Santiago García, R.J. and Melendez-Ackerman, E. 2023. Effects of historical land use and recovery pathways on composition, structure, ecological function, and ecosystem services in a Caribbean secondary forest. Forest Ecology and Management. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112723005455
 
  • 36. Rojas-Sandoval J., Ferrufino-Acosta L., Flores R., Galan P., Lopez O., MacVean A., Rodriguez D., Ruiz Y. and Chacon-Madrigal E. 2022. Flora introduced and naturalized in Central America. Biological Invasions. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-022-02968-3
 
  • 35. Rojas-Sandoval J., Ackerman D.A., Marcano-Vega H., Willig M.R. 2022. Alien species affect the abundance and richness of native species in tropical forests: The role of adaptive strategies. Ecosphere http://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4291
 
  • 34. Fridley J.D, Bellingham, P.J., Closset-Kopp D., Daehler C., Dechoum M., Martin P., Murphy H., Rojas-Sandoval J., and Tng D. 2022. A general hypothesis of forest invasions by woody plants based on whole-plant carbon economics. Journal of Ecology. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14001
   
  • 32. Olivero-Lora S., Rojas-Sandoval J., and Melendez-Ackerman E. 2022. Hurricane driven changes in vegetation structure and ecosystem services in tropical urban yards: a study case in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Urban Ecosystems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-022-01236-5
     
  • 29. Zimmerman J.K., Rojas-Sandoval J., Shiels A.B. 2021. Invasive Species in Puerto Rico: The View From El Yunque. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution. 9:640121. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.640121
 
  • 28. Rojas-Sandoval J., Ackerman J.D., Tremblay RL. 2020. Island biogeography of native and alien plant species: contrasting drivers of diversity across the Lesser Antilles. Diversity and Distributions
    https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13139

  • 27. Franklin J., Andrade R., Daniels M.L., Fairbairn P., Fandino M.C., Gillespie T.W., González G., Gonzalez O., Imbert D., Kapos V., Kelly D.L., Marcano-Vega H., Meléndez-Ackerman E.J., McLaren K.P., McDonald M.A., Ripplinger J., Rojas-Sandoval J., Ross M.S., Ruiz J., Steadman D.W., Tanner E.V.J, Terrill I., Vennetier M. 2018. Geographical ecology of dry forest tree communities in the West Indies. Journal of Biogeography.  doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13198
 
  • 26. Seebens H., Blackburn TM., Dyer E., Genovesi P., Hulme PE., Jeschke JM., Pagad S, Pyšek P., Winter M., Arianoutsou M., Bacher S., Blasius B., Brundu G., Capinha C., Celesti-Grapow L., Dawson W., Dullinger S., Fuentes N., Jäger H., Kartesz J., Kenis M., Kreft H., Kühn I., Lenzner B., Liebhold A., Mosena A., Moser D., Nishino M., Pearman D., Pergl J., Rabitsch W., Rojas-Sandoval J., Roques A., Rorke S., Rossinelli S., Roy H.E., Scalera R., Schindler S., Štajerová K., Tokarska-Guzik B., Kleunen M., Walker K., Weigelt P., Yamanaka T. and Essl F. 2018. Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools. PNAS, 115(10):201719429 DOI:10.1073/pnas.1719429115 
   
  • 24. Seebens H., Blackburn TM., Dyer E., Genovesi P., Hulme PE., Jeschke JM., Pagad S, Pyšek P., Winter M., Arianoutsou M., Bacher S., Blasius B., Brundu G., Capinha C., Celesti-Grapow L., Dawson W., Dullinger S., Fuentes N., Jäger H., Kartesz J., Kenis M., Kreft H., Kühn I., Lenzner B., Liebhold A., Mosena A., Moser D., Nishino M., Pearman D., Pergl J., Rabitsch W., Rojas-Sandoval J., Roques A., Rorke S., Rossinelli S., Roy H.E., Scalera R., Schindler S., Štajerová K., Tokarska-Guzik B., Kleunen M., Walker K., Weigelt P., Yamanaka T. and Essl F. 2017. No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide. Nature Communications 8: 14435. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14435
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      Technical Reports

  • Rojas-Sandoval J. 2012-2020. Invasive Plant Species in the West Indies: revision of the distribution, invasion status, history of introduction, habitat preferences, and management recommendations for >400 plant species behaving as invasive on Caribbean islands. Technical reports commissioned by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Smithsonian Institution, and the Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI). Invasive species datasheets are available online at the CABI Invasive Species Compendium.