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Overview

Ana Novoa is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic, contributing notably to environmental and biological sciences. Their research spans several interconnected fields with a focus on the dynamics of biological invasions and ecological systems.

The main fields of study for Ana Novoa include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, Novoa's subfields of specialization include:

  • Ecology
  • Insect Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling

The primary topics addressed in their work are:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Forest Management and Policy

Novoa has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • NeoBiota
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biological Invasions
  • Conservation Biology
  • BioScience

Among their recent papers, key publications include:

  • Economic costs of invasive alien species across Europe, 2021, published in NeoBiota
  • A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network, 2020, published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management, 2020, published in Biological Invasions
  • A proposed unified framework to describe the management of biological invasions, 2020, published in Biological Invasions
  • The role of species charisma in biological invasions, 2020, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Frequent co-authors working alongside Ana Novoa include:

  • Petr Pyšek
  • Susan Canavan
  • Franz Essl
  • Laura A. Meyerson
  • Jonatan Rodríguez

Best Publications

  • The changing role of ornamental horticulture in alien plant invasions

    Mark van Kleunen;Mark van Kleunen;Franz Essl;Jan Pergl;Giuseppe Brundu

  • Explaining people’s perceptions of invasive alien species: A conceptual framework.

    Ross T. Shackleton;David M. Richardson;Charlie M. Shackleton;Brett Bennett;Brett Bennett

  • Economic costs of invasive alien species across Europe

    Phillip J. Haubrock;Anna J. Turbelin;Ross N. Cuthbert;Ana Novoa

  • Stakeholder engagement in the study and management of invasive alien species

    Ross T. Shackleton;Ross T. Shackleton;Ross T. Shackleton;Tim Adriaens;Giuseppe Brundu;Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz

  • A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network

    Martin Enders;Martin Enders;Frank Havemann;Florian Ruland;Florian Ruland;Maud Bernard-Verdier;Maud Bernard-Verdier

  • A framework for engaging stakeholders on the management of alien species

    Ana Novoa;Ross Shackleton;Susan Canavan;Cathleen Cybèle

  • Introduced and invasive cactus species: a global review

    Ana Novoa;Johannes J. Le Roux;Mark P. Robertson;John R.U. Wilson

  • Integrating invasive species policies across ornamental horticulture supply-chains to prevent plant invasions

    Philip E. Hulme;Giuseppe Brundu;Marta Carboni;Marta Carboni;Katharina Dehnen-schmutz

  • Does public awareness increase support for invasive species management? Promising evidence across taxa and landscape types

    Ana Novoa;Ana Novoa;Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz;Jana Fried;Giovanni Vimercati

  • Managing conflict-generating invasive species in South Africa: Challenges and trade-offs

    Tsungai A. Zengeya (Sanbi);Philip Ivey (Sanbi);Darragh J. Woodford;Olaf L. F. Weyl

  • Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management

    Ana Novoa;Ana Novoa;David M. Richardson;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Laura A. Meyerson

  • The role of species charisma in biological invasions

    Ivan Jarić;Franck Courchamp;Ricardo A Correia;Sarah L Crowley

  • Global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to prevent tree invasions and mitigate their negative impacts

    Giuseppe Brundu;Aníbal Pauchard;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Jan Pergl

  • MAcroecological Framework for Invasive Aliens (MAFIA): Disentangling large-scale context dependence in biological invasions

    Petr Pyšek;Sven Bacher;Ingolf Kühn;Ana Novoa

  • A proposed unified framework to describe the management of biological invasions

    Peter A. Robertson;Aileen Mill;Ana Novoa;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Jonathan M. Jeschke

  • The human and social dimensions of invasion science and management

    Ross T. Shackleton;Brendon M.H. Larson;Ana Novoa;David M. Richardson

  • Constraints to native plant species establishment in coastal dune communities invaded by Carpobrotus edulis : Implications for restoration

    Ana Novoa;Ana Novoa;Ana Novoa;Luís González;Lenka Moravcová;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek

  • Monographs of invasive plants in Europe: Carpobrotus

    Josefina G. Campoy;Alicia T. R. Acosta;Laurence Affre;Rodolfo Barreiro

  • Introduction pathways of economically costly invasive alien species

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  • Soil quality: a key factor in understanding plant invasion? The case of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.

    A. Novoa;A. Novoa;R. Rodríguez;D. Richardson;L. González

  • Resolving a Prickly Situation: Involving Stakeholders in Invasive Cactus Management in South Africa

    Ana Novoa;Haylee Kaplan;John R. U. Wilson;David M. Richardson

  • Impacts of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br. on the germination, establishment and survival of native plants: a clue for assessing its competitive strength.

    Ana Novoa;Luís González

Frequent Co-Authors

Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Johannes J. Le Roux
Johannes J. Le Roux Macquarie University
Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
John R. U. Wilson
John R. U. Wilson South African National Biodiversity Institute
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Jan Pergl
Jan Pergl Czech Academy of Sciences
Franck Courchamp
Franck Courchamp University of Paris-Saclay
Philip E. Hulme
Philip E. Hulme Lincoln University

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