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René Eschen is affiliated with CAB International in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their publication record reflects work in closely related subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Insect Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research addresses several main topics, including Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, Plant and Animal Studies, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology.

René Eschen's recent papers include:

  • Towards estimating the economic cost of invasive alien species to African crop and livestock production (2021, CABI Agriculture and Bioscience)
  • Restoration of degraded grasslands, but not invasion by Prosopis juliflora, avoids trade-offs between climate change mitigation and other ecosystem services (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Transdisciplinary co-creation increases the utilization of knowledge from sustainable development research (2022, Environmental Science & Policy)
  • Citizen science is a vital partnership for invasive alien species management and research (2023, iScience)
  • Pathologists and entomologists must join forces against forest pest and pathogen invasions (2020, NeoBiota)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with René Eschen include Urs Schaffner, Simone Prospero, Sandra Eckert, Marc Kenis, and Iva Franić.

René Eschen's publications are often found in venues such as:

  • CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
  • Scientific Reports
  • Environmental Science & Policy
  • NeoBiota
  • iScience

Best Publications

  • The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology

    Helen E. Roy;Pëter M.J. Brown;Tim Adriaens;Nick Berkvens

  • The economic cost of invasive non-native species on Great Britain.

    F. Williams;R. Eschen;A. Harris;D. Djeddour

  • Invasive alien predator causes rapid declines of native European ladybirds

    Helen E. Roy;Tim Adriaens;Nick J. B. Isaac;Marc Kenis

  • Non-crop plants used as hosts by Drosophila suzukii in Europe

    Marc Kenis;Lorenzo Tonina;René Eschen;Bart van der Sluis

  • Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions

    Franz Essl;Sven Bacher;Tim M. Blackburn;Olaf Booy

  • Direct and indirect effects of invasive species: Biodiversity loss is a major mechanism by which an invasive tree affects ecosystem functioning

    Theo Edmund Werner Linders;Theo Edmund Werner Linders;Urs Schaffner;René Eschen;Anteneh Abebe

  • The effectiveness of classical biological control of invasive plants

    Gary D. Clewley;René Eschen;Richard H. Shaw;Denis J. Wright

  • International variation in phytosanitary legislation and regulations governing importation of plants for planting

    R. Eschen;K. Britton;E. Brockerhoff;T. Burgess

  • Carbon addition alters vegetation composition on ex-arable fields

    René Eschen;René Eschen;Simon R. Mortimer;Clare S. Lawson;Andrew R. Edwards

  • Differential effects of foliar endophytic fungi on insect herbivores attacking a herbaceous plant

    Alan C. Gange;René Eschen;René Eschen;James A. Wearn;James A. Wearn;Alim Thawer

  • Infection by a foliar endophyte elicits novel arabidopside-based plant defence reactions in its host, Cirsium arvense

    Susan E. Hartley;Rene Eschen;Julia M. Horwood;Alan C. Gange

  • Impacts of an invasive non-native annual weed, Impatiens glandulifera, on above- and below-ground invertebrate communities in the United Kingdom.

    Robert A. Tanner;Sonal Varia;René Eschen;Suzy Wood

  • Soil carbon addition affects plant growth in a species-specific way

    René Eschen;René Eschen;Heinz Müller-Schärer;Urs Schaffner

  • The impact of invasive species on social-ecological systems: Relating supply and use of selected provisioning ecosystem services.

    Theo E. W. Linders;Theo E. W. Linders;Ketema Bekele;Urs Schaffner;Eric Allan

  • Restoration of degraded grasslands, but not invasion by Prosopis juliflora, avoids trade-offs between climate change mitigation and other ecosystem services.

    Purity Rima Mbaabu;Purity Rima Mbaabu;Daniel Olago;Maina Gichaba;Sandra Eckert

  • Safeguarding global plant health: the rise of sentinels

    R. Eschen;R. O’Hanlon;A. Santini;A. Vannini

  • Taxonomic dissimilarity in patterns of interception and establishment of alien arthropods, nematodes and pathogens affecting woody plants in Europe

    René Eschen;Alain Roques;Alberto Santini

  • The foliar endophytic fungal community composition in Cirsium arvense is affected by mycorrhizal colonization and soil nutrient content.

    René Eschen;Stephanie Hunt;Charlotte Mykura;Alan C. Gange

  • Phytosanitary inspection of woody plants for planting at European Union entry points: a practical enquiry.

    René Eschen;Ludovic Rigaux;Lidia Sukovata;Anna Maria Vettraino

  • Are traded forest tree seeds a potential source of nonnative pests

    Iva Franić;Iva Franić;Iva Franić;Simone Prospero;Martin Hartmann;Eric Allan

  • Correction to: Towards estimating the economic cost of invasive alien species to African crop and livestock production

    René Eschen;Tim Beale;J. Miguel Bonnin;Kate L. Constantine

  • The economic cost of invasive non-native species on Great Britain. Annexes 1 and 2 to the report.

    F. Williams;R. Eschen;A. Harris;D. Djeddour

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Kenis
Marc Kenis CAB International
Urs Schaffner
Urs Schaffner CAB International
Alain Roques
Alain Roques INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
AnnaMaria Vettraino
AnnaMaria Vettraino Tuscia University
Helen E. Roy
Helen E. Roy Anglia Ruskin University
Eric Allan
Eric Allan University of Bern
Simone Prospero
Simone Prospero Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Alan C. Gange
Alan C. Gange Royal Holloway University of London
Jean-Claude Grégoire
Jean-Claude Grégoire Université Libre de Bruxelles
Dirk Maes
Dirk Maes Research Institute for Nature and Forest

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