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Overview

Laura A. Meyerson is affiliated with the University of Rhode Island in the United States and has a research focus within Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed to multiple topics primarily centered around ecological and environmental dynamics. These main topics include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Laura A. Meyerson's recent papers illustrate a focus on invasion biology and the impacts of alien species. Significant recent works include:

  • "Scientists' warning on invasive alien species," 2020, Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network," 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change," 2020, Environmental Reviews
  • "Invasion syndromes: a systematic approach for predicting biological invasions and facilitating effective management," 2020, Biological Invasions

Meyerson regularly publishes in the following venues, indicating ongoing contributions to high-profile journals and repositories:

  • Biological Invasions
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • BioScience
  • Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Collaboration is an important aspect of their work, demonstrated by frequent co-authors such as:

  • Petr Pyšek
  • Hanno Seebens
  • Daniel Simberloff
  • Sebataolo Rahlao
  • Ana Novoa

Best Publications

  • Scientists' warning on invasive alien species.

    Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme;Dan Simberloff;Sven Bacher

  • Exotic plant species as problems and solutions in ecological restoration : A synthesis

    Carla D'Antonio;Carla D'Antonio;Laura A. Meyerson;Laura A. Meyerson

  • EXPANSION OF PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS INTO TIDAL WETLANDS OF NORTH AMERICA

    Randolph M. Chambers;Laura A. Meyerson;Kristin Saltonstall

  • Invasive Alien Species in an Era of Globalization

    Laura A. Meyerson;Harold A. Mooney

  • Ecological and socioeconomic impacts of invasive alien species in island ecosystems.

    Jamie K Reaser;Laura A Meyerson;Quentin Cronk;Maj De Poorter

  • A comparison of Phragmites australisin freshwater and brackish marsh environments in North America

    L.A. Meyerson;K. Saltonstall;L. Windham;E. Kiviat

  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment.

    Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Bernd Lenzner;Sven Bacher;Sarah Bailey

  • 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

  • Biosecurity: Moving toward a Comprehensive Approach

    Laura A. Meyerson;Jamie K. Reaser

  • Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change

    Anthony Ricciardi;Josephine C. Iacarella;David C. Aldridge;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn

  • Options for National Parks and Reserves for Adapting to Climate Change

    Jill S. Baron;Jill S. Baron;Lance Gunderson;Craig D. Allen;Erica Fleishman

  • Cosmopolitan Species As Models for Ecophysiological Responses to Global Change: The Common Reed Phragmites australis

    Franziska Eller;Hana Skálová;Joshua S. Caplan;Ganesh P. Bhattarai

  • Does growing vegetables in plastic greenhouses enhance regional ecosystem services beyond the food supply

    Jie Chang;Xu Wu;Yan Wang;Laura A Meyerson

  • Biological Flora of the British Isles: Phragmites australis

    Jasmin G. Packer;Jasmin G. Packer;Laura A. Meyerson;Hana Skálová;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek

  • Phenotypic plasticity of leaf shape along a temperature gradient in Acer rubrum.

    Dana L. Royer;Laura A. Meyerson;Kevin M. Robertson;Jonathan M. Adams

  • COMPARATIVE ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF FOUR WETLAND PLANT SPECIES ALONG A CONTINUUM OF INVASIVENESS

    Elizabeth J. Farnsworth;Laura A. Meyerson

  • The hidden side of plant invasions: the role of genome size

    Jan Suda;Jan Suda;Laura A. Meyerson;Ilia J. Leitch;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek

  • Hitting the right target: taxonomic challenges for, and of, plant invasions

    Peter Pyšek;Peter Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme;Laura A. Meyerson;Gideon F. Smith;Gideon F. Smith

  • Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable

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  • Biogeography of a Plant Invasion: Plant–Herbivore Interactions

    James T. Cronin;Ganesh P. Bhattarai;Warwick J. Allen;Laura A. Meyerson

  • 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

  • Hybridization of invasive Phragmites australis with a native subspecies in North America

    Laura A. Meyerson;David V. Viola;David V. Viola;Rebecca N. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
James T. Cronin
James T. Cronin Louisiana State University
Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Daniel Simberloff
Daniel Simberloff University of Tennessee at Knoxville
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Mark van Kleunen
Mark van Kleunen University of Konstanz
Philip E. Hulme
Philip E. Hulme Lincoln University
Tim M. Blackburn
Tim M. Blackburn University College London
Hans Brix
Hans Brix Aarhus University

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