Refereed Journal Articles
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Technical Reports
- 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
- 33. Fumero J.J., Melendez-Ackerman E., and Rojas-Sandoval J. 2022. Pollination ecology and breeding system of the tropical tree Guaiacum sanctum on two Caribbean islands with contrasting pollinator assemblages. Journal of Pollination Ecology. https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/669/359
- 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
- 31. Melendez-Ackerman E. and Rojas-Sandoval J. 2021. Profiling native and introduced perennial garden plants in Puerto Rican urban residential yards. Journal of Urban Ecology https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juaa037
- 30. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Ackerman J.D. 2021. Ornamentals lead the way: global influences on plant invasions in the Caribbean. NeoBiota 64: 177-197. https://doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.64.62939
- 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
- 25. Rojas-Sandoval J., Tremblay R.L., Acevedo-Rodriguez P., and Diaz-Soltero H. 2017. Invasive plant species in the West Indies: geographical, ecological and floristic insights. Ecology and Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2984
- 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
- 23. Ackerman JD., Tremblay RL., Rojas-Sandoval J., and Hernandez-Figueroa H. 2016. Biotic resistance in the tropics: patterns of seed plants invasions within an island. Biological Invasions 19: 315-328.
- 22. Rojas-Sandoval J., Meléndez-Ackerman E., and Anglés-Alcázar D. 2016. Assessing the impact of grass invasion on the population dynamics of a threatened Caribbean dry forest cactus. Biological Conservation 196: 156-164.
- 21. Rojas-Sandoval J., Meléndez-Ackerman E., Fumero-Cabán J., García-Bermúdez M., Sustache J., Aragón S., Morales-Vargas M., Olivieri G., and Fernández DS. 2016. Long-term understory vegetation dynamics and responses to ungulate exclusion in the dry forest of Mona Island. Caribbean Naturalist (Special Issue) 1:138–156.
- 20. Meléndez-Ackerman E., Rojas-Sandoval J., Fernández DS, González G., Lopez H., Sustache J., Morales M.,García-Bermúdez M., and Aragón S. 2016. Associations between soil variables and vegetation structure and composition of Caribbean dry forests. Caribbean Naturalist (Special Issue) 1:176–198.
- 19. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Acevedo P. 2015. Naturalization and invasion of alien plants in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Biological Invasions 17: 149-163.
- 18. Rojas-Sandoval J., Meléndez-Ackerman E., Fumero-Cabán J., García-Bermúdez MA., Sustache J., Aragón S., Morales M., and Fernández DS. 2014. Effects of hurricane disturbance and feral goat herbivory on the structure of a Caribbean dry forest. Journal of Vegetation Science 25: 1066-1077.
- 17. Moreno LM., Meléndez-Ackerman E., Cheleuitte C., Lastra L., Rodriguez R., and Rojas-Sandoval J. 2014. Potential impacts of the invasive grass Megathyrsus maximus (Poaceae) on ground-dwelling arthropods in a Caribbean dry forest. Caribbean Naturalist 7: 1-15.
- 16. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Meléndez-Ackerman E. 2013. Population dynamics of a threatened cactus species: general assessment and effects of matrix dimensionality. Population Ecology 55: 479-491.
- 15. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Meléndez-Ackerman E. 2013. Spatial patterns of distribution and abundance of Harrisia portoricensis, an endangered Caribbean Cactus. Journal of Plant Ecology, doi: 10.1093/jpe/rtt014.
- 14. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Meléndez-Ackerman E. 2012. Effects of an invasive grass on the demography of the Caribbean cactus Harrisia portoricensis: implications for cacti conservation. Acta Oecologica 41: 30-38.
- 13. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Meléndez-Ackerman E. 2012. Factors affecting establishment success of the endangered Caribbean cactus Harrisia portoricensis. Revista de Biología Tropical 60: 867-879.
- 12. Rojas-Sandoval J., Meléndez-Ackerman E., and Fernández DS. 2012. Plan community dynamics of a tropical sem-iarid system following experimental removals of an exotic grass. Applied Vegetation Science 15: 513-524, doi: 10.1111/j.1654-109X.2012.01199.x.
- 11. Curbelo-Rodríguez J., Meléndez-Ackerman E., Rojas-Sandoval J., and Segarra-Carmona A. 2012. New Record of Cybocephalus kathrynae (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae) on Mona Island, Puerto Rico. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 56: 119-121.
- 10. Guerrero PC., Carvallo GO., Nassar JM., Rojas-Sandoval J., Sanz V., and Medel R. 2011. Ecology and evolution of negative and positive interactions in Cactacaea: lesson and pending tasks. Plant Ecology and Diversity, doi:10.1080/17550874.2011.630426.
- 9. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Meléndez-Ackerman E. 2011. Reproductive phenology of the Caribbean cactus Harrisia portoricensis: rainfall and temperature associations. Botany 89: 861-871.
- 8. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Meléndez-Ackerman E. 2011. Reproductive wind-facilitated self-pollination in Harrisia portoricensis (Cactaceae): A mechanism for reproductive assurance. International Journal of Plant Reproductive Biology 3: 1-5.
- 7. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Meléndez-Ackerman E. 2011. Notes on the natural history of Harrisia portoricensis (Cactaceae): a general update including specific recommendations for management and conservation. Caribbean Journal of Science 47: 118-123.
- 6. Rojas-Sandoval J. 2010. Natural history of the threatened cactus species Harrisia portoricensis. Kaktusy i Inne. Journal of Polish Cactus and Succulent Society 7: 4-8.
- 5. Rojas-Sandoval J. and Meléndez-Ackerman E. 2009. Pollination biology of Harrisia portoricensis (Cactaceae), an endangered Caribbean species. American Journal of Botany 96: 2270-2278.
- 4. Rojas-Sandoval J., Budde K., Fernández M., Chacón E., Quesada M., and Lobo JA. 2008. Phenology and pollination biology of Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) in the wet forest of southeastern Costa Rica. In: Weisserhofer A., W. Huber, V. Mayer, S. Pamperl, A. Weber and G. Aubrecht (Eds). Natural and Cultural History of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica, pp 539-545. Staphia 88, Freistadt, Austria.
- 3. Rojas-Sandoval J., Lobo JA., and Quesada M. 2008. Phenological patterns and reproductive success of Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) in tropical dry and wet forests of Costa Rica. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 81: 443-454.
- 2. Meléndez-Ackerman E., Rojas-Sandoval J., and Planas S. 2008. Self-compatibility of microgametophytes in Heliconia bihaii (Heliconiaceae) from St. Lucia. Caribbean Journal of Science 44: 145-149.
- 1. Lobo JA., Quesada M., Stoner K., Fuchs E., Rojas-Sandoval J., and Saborío G. 2003. Factors affecting phenological patterns of Bombacaceous trees in seasonal forest in Costa Rica and Mexico. American Journal of Botany 90: 1054-1063.
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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.