Invasive species articles from across Nature Portfolio

Exotic species benefit from differing climatic niches, compensating for native species loss due to climate mismatch and driving biodiversity toward climatic equilibrium under climate change.

Reef-building corals are declining globally, putting important ecosystem services at risk. Here we discuss the potential risks and benefits of coral ecological replacement, in which new species are introduced to replace the functional roles of species that have declined or disappeared.

A meta-analysis demonstrates that non-native species are often more resilient to extreme weather events than their native counterparts.

An analysis of distributions of over 99% of the world’s seed plant flora shows that species that originate from large and biodiverse regions are more successful at establishing naturalized populations outside of their native range. They are also more likely to be used by humans for economic purposes.

An analysis of the geographical range and climatic niche dynamics of Australian frogs highlights the role of an emerging chytrid fungal disease in reshaping the distributions of native species through novel host–pathogen interactions.