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Overview

Sabrina Kumschick is affiliated with Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Their research spans primarily across Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on ecology and conservation.

Their work often addresses topics such as species distribution and climate change, ecology and vegetation dynamics, wildlife ecology and conservation, environmental conservation and management, plant and animal studies, biological control of invasive species, and forest insect ecology and management.

Key areas of study within their publications include:

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

Some of the frequent publication venues for Sabrina Kumschick's work are:

  • NeoBiota
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biological Invasions
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography

Frequent co-authors in their scholarly output include:

  • John R. Wilson
  • Sven Bacher
  • Petr Pyšek
  • Thomas Evans
  • Llewellyn C. Foxcroft

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Sabrina Kumschick include:

  • "A conceptual map of invasion biology: Integrating hypotheses into a consensus network" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • "Scientists' warning to humanity on illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade" (2021, Biological Conservation)
  • "The importance of assessing positive and beneficial impacts of alien species" (2020, NeoBiota)
  • "Challenges and perspectives on tackling illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade" (2021, Biological Conservation)
  • "The EICAT+ framework enables classification of positive impacts of alien taxa on native biodiversity" (2022, PLoS Biology)

Best Publications

  • A Unified Classification of Alien Species Based on the Magnitude of their Environmental Impacts

    Tim M. Blackburn;Franz Essl;Thomas Evans;Philip E. Hulme

  • Defining the Impact of Non-Native Species

    Jonathan M Jeschke;Sven Bacher;Tim M Blackburn;Jaimie T A Dick

  • Ecological Impacts of Alien Species: Quantification, Scope, Caveats, and Recommendations

    Sabrina Kumschick;Mirijam Gaertner;Montserrat Vilà;Franz Essl

  • Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)

    Sven Bacher;Sven Bacher;T.M.Tim M. Blackburn;T.M.Tim M. Blackburn;Franz Essl;Piero Genovesi

  • More than “100 worst” alien species in Europe

    Wolfgang Nentwig;Sven Bacher;Sabrina Kumschick;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek

  • Advancing impact prediction and hypothesis testing in invasion ecology using a comparative functional response approach

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Mhairi E. Alexander;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Anthony Ricciardi

  • Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions

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

  • A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions

    Guillaume Latombe;Petr Pyšek;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Tim M. Blackburn

  • Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)

    Charlotte L. Hawkins;Sven Bacher;Franz Essl;Philip E. Hulme

  • 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

  • Species‐based risk assessments for biological invasions: advances and challenges

    Sabrina Kumschick;David M. Richardson

  • A conceptual framework for prioritization of invasive alien species for management according to their impact

    Sabrina Kumschick;Sven Bacher;Wayne Dawson;Jaakko Heikkilä

  • Some alien birds have as severe an impact as the most effectual alien mammals in Europe.

    Sabrina Kumschick;Wolfgang Nentwig

  • Comparing impacts of alien plants and animals in Europe using a standard scoring system

    Sabrina Kumschick;Sven Bacher;Thomas Evans;Zuzana Marková;Zuzana Marková

  • The generic impact scoring system (GISS): a standardized tool to quantify the impacts of alien species.

    Wolfgang Nentwig;Sven Bacher;Petr Pyšek;Montserrat Vilà

  • Application of the Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) to a global assessment of alien bird impacts

    Thomas Evans;Sabrina Kumschick;Tim M. Blackburn

  • Emerging infectious diseases and biological invasions: a call for a One Health collaboration in science and management

    Nick H. Ogden;Nick H. Ogden;John R. U. Wilson;David M. Richardson;Cang Hui;Cang Hui

  • A global assessment of alien amphibian impacts in a formal framework

    G. J. Measey;G. Vimercati;F. A. de Villiers;M. Mokhatla

  • Scientists' warning to humanity on illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade

    Pedro Cardoso;Pedro Cardoso;Kofi Amponsah-Mensah;João P. Barreiros;Jamie Bouhuys

  • The importance of assessing positive and beneficial impacts of alien species

    Giovanni Vimercati;Sabrina Kumschick;Anna F. Probert;Lara Volery

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. U. Wilson
John R. U. Wilson South African National Biodiversity Institute
Tim M. Blackburn
Tim M. Blackburn University College London
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University
Sven Bacher
Sven Bacher University of Fribourg
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Wolfgang Nentwig
Wolfgang Nentwig University of Bern
Montserrat Vilà
Montserrat Vilà Spanish National Research Council
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Wolfgang Rabitsch
Wolfgang Rabitsch Umweltbundesamt, Austria

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