增温和CO_2浓度加倍对川西亚高山针叶林土壤微生物群落结构的影响

土壤是陆地生态系统中最主要的碳库,土壤微生物是土壤的重要组成部分,其群落结构对全球变化十分敏感,研究气候变化背景下土壤微生物群落结构的变化对于预测陆地生态系统净碳平衡有着重要的作用.通过全自动微气候控制的"人工模拟气候实验系统"对川西亚高山针叶林土壤进行模拟增温(ET)、CO_2浓度加倍(EC)以及增温~+CO_2浓度加倍(ETC)处理,采用磷脂脂肪酸法(Phospholipid fatty acids,PLFAs)研究ET、EC及ETC对土壤中微生物群落结构的影响,结果表明:(1)与对照相比,ETC、EC、ET均使总磷脂脂肪酸含量显著降低,降低幅度分别为52.8%、47.8%、31.3%.(2)ETC、EC和ET均使细菌、真菌、革兰氏阴性菌(G-)的PLFAs含量显著降低(P0.01),ETC的降幅大于EC和ET;ETC、EC显著降低了革兰氏阳性菌(G~+)的PLFAs含量,但ET对G~+的PLFAs含量没有显著影响.(3)ETC使G~+/G~-比值显著升高,使真菌/细菌比值显著降低,但EC、ET对G~+/G~-、真菌/细菌比值没有显著影响;同时,ETC、EC、ET对放线菌和菌根真菌的PLFAs含量均没有显著影响.本研究表明,ETC、EC、ET处理均能使土壤微生物群落结构发生变化,并且ETC对土壤微生物群落结构的影响大于单独的ET或EC.     

两种底质对狐尾藻生长和生理指标的影响

在温室条件下,分别以土壤和沉积物作为底质,模拟研究狐尾藻（Myriophyllum spicatum）生长和生理指标的变化。结果表明：与营养水平相当的沉积物相比,以土壤作为底质的处理,其狐尾藻茎叶生物量降低了87．15％,根系生物量增加了226．54％,根系活力降低了46．46％,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）和过氧化物酶（POD）活性分别增加了134．20％和119．91％。上覆水和间隙水中活性磷浓度分别增加了146．67％和1382．61％。以土壤为底质,增加该处理水体中磷浓度,抑制狐尾藻生长。     

武汉市城区大气PM2．5的碳组分与源解析

大气细颗粒物（PM2．5）和碳组分（OC,EC）是影响大气能见度、气候变化以及人体健康的重要污染物,研究大气颗粒物及其中碳组分的污染特征及各类典型污染源对大气细颗粒物及碳组分的贡献,对于认识区域和城市大气污染状况,控制细颗粒物的污染,具有重要意义。2011年7月至2012年2月,利用大流量PM2．5采样器采集武汉市大气细颗粒物样品并对其碳组分进行测定。武汉市城区大气中PM215、OC和EC的质量浓度平均值分别为（127±48．7）、（19．4±10．5）和（2．9±1．48）μg·m-3。其PM2．5的浓度处于我国主要城市的中等偏高水平,而OC、EC的浓度则属中等偏下水平,但均高于国外城市。武汉市大气PM2,质量浓度的季节性变化呈现出秋季〉冬季〉夏季的趋势,是气象因素和污染源排放综合影响的结果。OC浓度和EC浓度具有较好的相关性（r2=0．69）,表明二者存在来源联系。OC／EC的比值为6．7,指示武汉市大气中OC和EC的来源受汽车尾气排放和生物质燃烧的共同影响。SOA的平均质量浓度值为12．5μg·m-3约占PM2．5平均质量浓度的9．8％,表明SOA对武汉市城区大气PM2．5具有重要贡献。结合PM2．5所含的水溶性离子、微量元素组成,利用正矩阵因子分析（PMF）模型对武汉市城区大气PM2．5来源进行解析,结果表明,其主要来源及贡献率分别为机动车源（27．1％）、二次硫酸盐和硝酸盐（26．8％）、工厂排放（26．4％）和生物质燃烧（19．6％）。     

紫外光B辐射对水稻生长和生长素水平影响的初步研究

2个水稻品种IR68和Dular生长在室外条件下，在以自然条件、13．0和19．1kJ·m－2．d－1（分别模拟臭氧浓度下降20％和40％时的UV－B强度）的紫外光B（UV－B280～320um）进行2和4wk的照射处理，以研究UV-B对水稻生长的影响．结果表明：UV-B强度增加能使2个水稻品种的株高、叶面积和叶m（DW）下降，而对分蘖数没有影响；随着UV-B处理强度的增加，IR68和Dular叶片IAA含量显著下降．在4wk处理的条件下．19．1kJ·m-2·d－1的UV-B使IR68和Dular叶片的IAA含量分别下降了48．7％和46．2％．值得注意的是．UV-B处理提高了2个水稻品种叶片内的IAA氧化酶的活性．初步推测UV-B使水稻叶片IAA氧化酶活性提高导致IAA含量的下降．从而抑制了水稻的生长．     

大气CO2浓度升高和氮肥施用对三江平原湿地小叶章生物量及根冠比的影响

利用开顶箱薰气室（open—top chamber）试验装置,研究了不施氮（NN）、施常氮（MN,5g·m^2）和施高氮（HN,15g·m^2）3个氮素水平下大气CO2浓度升高对小叶章（Calamagrostis angustifolia）生物量和根冠比的影响。结果表明,大气CO2浓度升高对小叶章生物量的影响因生长期而异。大气CO2浓度升高对小叶章地上生物量的促进作用主要表现在生长前期,拔节期和抽穗期地上生物量较正常大气CO2浓度增加12．42％～22．60％,而腊熟期和成熟期仅增加3．11％～12．97％;大气CO2浓度升高对小叶章地下生物量的促进作用在生长后期表现明显,除拔节期外,小叶章地下生物量增加17．63％～42．20％。小叶章生物量和根冠比对大气CO2浓度的响应与供N水平有关。在HN水平下,大气CO2浓度升高使小叶章生物量和根冠比明显增加,在NN条件下促进作用则不显著。小叶章根冠比明显增加主要是地下生物量显著增长引起的。     

不同光强下生长的厚叶木莲（Magnolietia pachyphylla）光合作用光响应的变化

生长在全光照的厚叶木莲幼树，叶片的表观光合量子产率（αA/molmol-1）为0．0246±0．0023，而生长在40%日光照和20%日光照的植株，αA分别为0．0266±0．0031和0．0165±0．0042．生长在40%日光照的植株叶片光能转换效率（α/molmol-1）为0．2581±0．0019，分别较全日光照和20%日光照高26．3%和33．2%．结果表明，40%日光照有利于厚叶木莲叶片的光能利用和增高光能转换效率．生长在20%日光照的植株，δ较低．生长在40%日光照的厚叶木莲较生长在全日光照和20%日光照的有较高的Γ*和Rd．表明厚叶木莲生长在40%日光照下能促进光下线粒体呼吸．而生长在20%日光照的则有较低的Rd．生长在40%日光照的厚叶木莲较生长在全日光照和20%日光照下的有较高的Vcmax和Jmax．不同光强下生长的厚叶木莲有不同的Jmax和Vcmax比值，光强的变化可能改变Vcmax和Jmax的平衡．40%日光照有利于增高Jmax．在较高光强的全日光照下生长和在较低光强的20%日光照下生长的植株，气孔对空气CO2浓度和相对湿度变化的敏感度较生长在40%日光照的高．生长光强改变气孔对一些环境因子的敏感度．结果表明，40%日光照的环境可能最适应于厚叶木莲异地迁移种植．图2表5参15     

光合细菌促菠菜生长机理初探

对光合细菌（ Ｐ Ｓ Ｂ） 菌液经稀释后喷施叶面可促进菠菜生长的机理进行了初步研究,发现施用 Ｐ Ｓ Ｂ 菌液后,可使菠菜叶中叶绿素含量增加１０ ．５５ ％ ,使 Ｃ Ｏ２ 的吸收率和光合强度分别提高６１ ．９９ ％ 、１３ ．８ ％ ,使二磷酸核酮糖羧化酶（ Ｒ Ｕ Ｂ Ｐ） 活力增强３４ 倍． Ｐ Ｓ Ｂ菌液还可改变地壤中微生物菌群的组成：细菌、固氮菌、放线菌数量增多,真菌量减少．提示：光合细菌是通过提高菠菜自身的光合效率及增加土壤肥力来起到促生长作用的．     

高CO_2浓度下水稻高产品种特三矮2号的生长、产量与米质的研究(英)

于1996年晚季，从移栽到收割水稻高产品种特三矮2号种植于高CO2浓度（xco2=600X10-6）与目前大气CO2浓度（xco2=350X10-6）的塑料大棚内.xco2浓度由自动监控系统调节控制在整个生育期内，地上部生物学产量在高xco2下显著增加抽穗前，绿叶面积在高CO2浓度下显著增加；但抽穗后，绿叶面积在高CO2浓度下下降更快高CO2浓度下，谷产量、结实率和千粒重增加，而穗数和每穗谷粒数下降蒸煮品质（包括直链淀粉含量，胶稠度和碱消值）不受CO2浓度影响；而营养品质（蛋白质与氨基酸含量）在高CO2浓度下显著下降.我们认为，为了获得水稻的最大生产力和保持米的营养品质，施氮的数量与时间在高CO2浓度下应该有所调整.     

亚热带和温带生态条件下水稻生长速率和产量的相关性研究

在亚热带生态环境下的云南省宾川县和温带环境下的韩国水原市,2002和2003年对中国和韩国筛选出的4个水稻（Oryza sativa）高产品种进行了生长速率和产量的相关性研究,结果表明：在亚热带和温带的两种生态条件下水稻品种的叶面积指数和收获指数相近,但亚热带生态条件下实际产量和生长速率分别比温带条件下高3．06t·hm^-2和7．09g·m^-2·d^-1,产量高50．75％和生长速率高58．22％,差异达极显著水平。在亚热带条件下,移栽到移栽后20d、孕穗到抽穗的生长速率的增加能极显著提高水稻产量,以移栽到移栽后20d的生长速率影响最大,抽穗后20d生长速率的增加能增加水稻产量,但不显著。在施肥比例,基肥：分蘖肥：孕穗肥：穗肥：O％：50％：30％：20％的氮肥施用方式和稀植（30cmx14cm）条件下获得该生态区的最高产量和最大生长速率,分别为9．26t·hm^-2、19．53g·m^-2·d^-1;在温带条件下,移栽到抽穗的生长速率的增加能显著提高水稻产量,以移栽后21d到孕穗的生长速率影响最大,抽穗后20d生长速率的增加反而减低水稻产量,但不显著,氮肥施用方式基肥：分蘖肥：孕穗肥：穗肥=50％：20％：30％：0％和密植（20cm×14cm）条件下获得该生态区的最高产量和最大生长速率,分别为6．31t·hm^-2、12．00g·m^-2·d^-1。     

CO_2倍增和气候变化对北京山区栓皮栎林NPP影响研究

应用生物地球化学过程模型BIOME-BGC估算了1977—1992年北京妙峰山栓皮栎（Quercus variabilis）林的净第一性生产力（NPP）,并分析气候对NPP年际变化的影响以及未来气候变化情景下对NPP的影响。结果表明：1977—1992年15年间栓皮栎的NPP（以C计）平均值为340.17g·m-2·a-1,NPP（以C计）变化在143.56～431.56g·m-2·a-1之间,并无明显的整体变化趋势,但表现出明显的年际变化,年际变动率达18%。在这段时间内降水量成为控制栓皮栎林NPP年际变化的主要气候因子。通过设置18种不同未来气候方案进行栓皮栎林NPP模拟表明,CO2浓度加倍会降低栓皮栎林的NPP但降低幅度较小。在CO2浓度不变的情况下,温度升高2.0℃和降水的协同增加以及单个因子的增加都有利于NPP的积累,但协同增加不如单个因子的增加对NPP的积累效应明显;在CO2和气候同时改变的情况下,CO2浓度加倍、温度升高2.0℃和降水的协同增加有利于NPP的积累且协同增加比单个因子的增加对NPP的积累效应明显,但各因子之间交互作用较弱。     

Achieving Open Access to Conservation Science

Conservation science is a crisis discipline in which the results of scientific enquiry must be made available quickly to those implementing management. We assessed the extent to which scientific research published since the year 2000 in 20 conservation science journals is publicly available. Of the 19,207 papers published, 1,667 (8.68%) are freely downloadable from an official repository. Moreover, only 938 papers (4.88%) meet the standard definition of open access in which material can be freely reused providing attribution to the authors is given. This compares poorly with a comparable set of 20 evolutionary biology journals, where 31.93% of papers are freely downloadable and 7.49% are open access. Seventeen of the 20 conservation journals offer an open access option, but fewer than 5% of the papers are available through open access. The cost of accessing the full body of conservation science runs into tens of thousands of dollars per year for institutional subscribers, and many conservation practitioners cannot access pay‐per‐view science through their workplace. However, important initiatives such as Research4Life are making science available to organizations in developing countries. We urge authors of conservation science to pay for open access on a per‐article basis or to choose publication in open access journals, taking care to ensure the license allows reuse for any purpose providing attribution is given. Currently, it would cost $51 million to make all conservation science published since 2000 freely available by paying the open access fees currently levied to authors. Publishers of conservation journals might consider more cost effective models for open access and conservation‐oriented organizations running journals could consider a broader range of options for open access to nonmembers such as sponsorship of open access via membership fees. Obtención de Acceso Abierto a la Ciencia de la Conservación     

Some polyphagous Homoptera gain protection from their natural enemies by feeding on the toxic plantsSpartium junceum andErythrina corallodendrum (Leguminosae)

Summary Interactions were studied among alkaloid-containing legumes (Erythrina corallodendrum andSpartium junceum) and non-toxic plants (Citrus sinensis, Cucurbita moschata andEuphorbia tirucalli), several polyphagous homopterans,Aphis craccivora (Aphididae),Icerya purchasi, I. aegyptiaca (Margarodidae),Lepidosaphes ulmi (Diaspididae) andPlanococcus citri (Pseudococcidae), and some major natural enemies of these homopterans. Significant reductions in survival due to negative effects of alkaloid containing as compared with non-alkaloidal plants were recorded for the predatorsRodolia cardinalis andChilocorus bipustulatus, but not forCryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae),Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) andSympherobius sanctus (Neuroptera: Sympherobiidae). The development time of the larvae or pupae ofR. cardinalis, C. carnea andS. sanctus was longer on the toxic plants than on the non-toxic ones. The percentage of parasitism ofA. craccivora collected from the non-alkaloidal plantsVicia palaestina andMelilotus albus was much higher than that onS. junceum. The parasitoid complexes ofA. craccivora differed between both plant groups. The nutritive value of honeydew ofI. purchasi andA. craccivora, as expressed by the life span ofEncyrtus infelix (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) adults, was also investigated. Life spans were significantly longer when the wasps fed on honeydew produced on non-alkaloidal plants (C. sinensis andPittosporum tobira) than on alkaloid containing plants whenI. purchasi — but notA. craccivora — was the producer. It is suggested that the chemical defense ofE. corallodendrum andS. junceum is exploited by polyphagous phytophages to reduce predation. In nature, population growth and density of four of the investigated homopterans are conspicuously high when they developed on the alkaloid containing plant species, and very low on non-alkaloid plants. The efficiency of their natural enemies may be reduced by sequestration of alkaloids (or other toxic plant compounds) or their transfer into excreted honeydew. Therefore it is assumed that a generalist phytophagous homopteran may be protected from its natural enemies, although at different rates of efficiency, if it can safely sequester the host allelochemical when it develops on toxic species within its host range.     

Sequestration of cucurbitacin analogs by New and Old World chrysomelid leaf beetles in the tribe Luperini

Summary Two South American polyphagous leaf beetles,Diabrotica speciosa andCerotoma arcuata, selectively accumulated the bitter tasting compound 23,24-dihydrocucurbitacin D in their body after ingesting root tissues of cucurbit plants. Similarly, three Asian Cucurbitaceae-feeding specialists in the genusAulacophora were found to sequester the same compound. Cucurbitacin analogs were shown to deter feeding by a bird predator, indicating an allomonal role for these compounds in cucurbitacin-associated chrysomelid leaf beetles both of New and Old Worlds. The strong affinity to cucurbitacins, selective sequestration of the analogs and consequent protection from predators suggested an ecological adaptation mechanism developed in common among these two geographically isolated subtribes in the Luperini.     

Effects of Controlled Fire and Livestock Grazing on Bird Communities in East African Savannas

Abstract: In East Africa fire and grazing by wild and domestic ungulates maintain savannas, and pastoralists historically set fires and herded livestock through the use of temporary corrals called bomas. In recent decades traditional pastoral practices have declined, and this may be affecting biodiversity. We investigated the effects of prescribed fires and bomas on savanna bird communities in East Africa during the first and second dry seasons of the year (respectively before and after the rains that mark the onset of breeding for most birds). We compared abundance, richness, and community composition on 9‐ha burned plots, recently abandoned bomas, and control plots in the undisturbed matrix habitat over a 3‐year period. Generally, recently burned areas and abandoned bomas attracted greater densities of birds and had different community assemblages than the surrounding matrix. The effects of disturbances were influenced by interactions between primary productivity, represented by the normalized difference vegetation index, and time. Bird densities were highest and a greater proportion of species was observed on burned plots in the months following the fires. Drought conditions equalized bird densities across treatments within 1 year, and individuals from a greater proportion of species were more commonly observed on abandoned bomas. Yearly fluctuations in abundance were less pronounced on bomas than on burns, which indicate that although fire may benefit birds in the short term, bomas may have a more‐lasting positive effect and provide resources during droughts. Several Palearctic migrants were attracted to burned plots regardless of rainfall, which indicates continued fire suppression may threaten their already‐declining populations. Most notably, the paucity of birds observed on the controls suggests that the current structure of the matrix developed as a result of fire suppression. Traditional pastoralism appears critical to the maintenance of avian diversity in these savannas.     

What Every Conservation Biologist Should Know about Economic Theory

Abstract: The last century has seen the ascendance of a core economic model, which we will refer to as Walrasian economics. This model is driven by the psychological assumptions that humans act only in a self‐referential and narrowly rational way and that production can be described as a self‐contained circular flow between firms and households. These assumptions have critical implications for the way economics is used to inform conservation biology. Yet the Walrasian model is inconsistent with a large body of empirical evidence about actual human behavior, and it violates a number of basic physical laws. Research in behavioral science and neuroscience shows that humans are uniquely social animals and not self‐centered rational economic beings. Economic production is subject to physical laws including the laws of thermodynamics and mass balance. In addition, some contemporary economic theory, spurred by exciting new research in human behavior and a wealth of data about the negative global impact of the human economy on natural systems, is moving toward a world view that places consumption and production squarely in its behavioral and biophysical context. We argue that abandoning the straightjacket of the Walrasian core is essential to further progress in understanding the complex, coupled interactions between the human economy and the natural world. We call for a new framework for economic theory and policy that is consistent with observed human behavior, recognizes the complex and frequently irreversible interaction between human and natural systems, and directly confronts the cumulative negative effects of the human economy on the Earth's life support systems. Biophysical economics and ecological economics are two emerging economic frameworks in this movement.     

Effects of Coffee Management on Deforestation Rates and Forest Integrity

Knowledge about how forest margins are utilized can be crucial for a general understanding of changes in forest cover, forest structure, and biodiversity across landscapes. We studied forest‐agriculture transitions in southwestern Ethiopia and hypothesized that the presence of coffee (Coffea arabica)decreases deforestation rates because of coffee's importance to local economies and its widespread occurrence in forests and forest margins. Using satellite images and elevation data, we compared changes in forest cover over 37 years (1973–2010) across elevations in 2 forest‐agriculture mosaic landscapes (1100 km² around Bonga and 3000 km² in Goma‐Gera). In the field in the Bonga area, we determined coffee cover and forest structure in 40 forest margins that differed in time since deforestation. Both the absolute and relative deforestation rates were lower at coffee‐growing elevations compared with at higher elevations (?10/20% vs. ?40/50% comparing relative rates at 1800 m asl and 2300–2500 m asl, respectively). Within the coffee‐growing elevation, the proportion of sites with high coffee cover (>20%) was significantly higher in stable margins (42% of sites that had been in the same location for the entire period) than in recently changed margins (0% of sites where expansion of annual crops had changed the margin). Disturbance level and forest structure did not differ between sites with 30% or 3% coffee. However, a growing body of literature on gradients of coffee management in Ethiopia reports coffee's negative effects on abundances of forest‐specialist species. Even if the presence of coffee slows down the conversion of forest to annual‐crop agriculture, there is a risk that an intensification of coffee management will still threaten forest biodiversity, including the genetic diversity of wild coffee. Conservation policy for Ethiopian forests thus needs to develop strategies that acknowledge that forests without coffee production may have higher deforestation risks than forests with coffee production and that forests with coffee production often have lower biodiversity value. Efectos de la Administración Cafetalera sobre las Tasas de Deforestación y la Integridad de los Bosques     

Globalization of the Cashmere Market and the Decline of Large Mammals in Central Asia

As drivers of terrestrial ecosystems, humans have replaced large carnivores in most areas, and human influence not only exerts striking ecological pressures on biodiversity at local scales but also has indirect effects in distant corners of the world. We suggest that the multibillion dollar cashmere industry creates economic motivations that link western fashion preferences for cashmere to land use in Central Asia. This penchant for stylish clothing, in turn, encourages herders to increase livestock production which affects persistence of over 6 endangered large mammals in these remote, arid ecosystems. We hypothesized that global trade in cashmere has strong negative effects on native large mammals of deserts and grassland where cashmere‐producing goats are raised. We used time series data, ecological snapshots of the biomass of native and domestic ungulates, and ecologically and behaviorally based fieldwork to test our hypothesis. In Mongolia increases in domestic goat production were associated with a 3‐fold increase in local profits for herders coexisting with endangered saiga (Saiga tatarica).That increasing domestic grazing pressure carries fitness consequences was inferred on the basis of an approximately 4‐fold difference in juvenile recruitment among blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur)in trans‐Himalayan India. Across 7 study areas in Mongolia, India, and China's Tibetan Plateau, native ungulate biomass is now <5% that of domestic species. Such trends suggest ecosystem degradation and decreased capacity for the persistence of native species, including at least 8 Asian endemic species: saiga, chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni), Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), snow leopard(Panthera uncia), khulan(Equus hemionus), kiang (E. kiang), takhi (E. przewalski), and wild yak (Bos mutus). Our results suggest striking yet indirect and unintended actions that link trophic‐level effects to markets induced by the trade for cashmere. Globalización del Mercado de Cachemira y la Declinación de Mamíferos Mayores en Asia Central     

The lichen-rich coastal heath vegetation on the isle of Anholt, Denmark — conservation and management

The high conservational value of the lichen-rich vegetation and landscape of the marine foreland Ørkenen on the isle of Anholt is treated from a Danish as well as a European perspective. The sensitivity of the lichen-rich vegetation to physical disturbance is emphasized. The impact of invasive species such asPinus mugo as well as the effect of atmospheric deposition of nutrients on the heaths at Anholt is described. Considerations related to the development of a management plan for Ørkenen are presented.     

Behavior and ecology of Old World Luperini beetles of the genusAulacophora (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Summary The attraction of Old World leaf beetles in the genusAulacophora to kairomones and parakairomones which are effective lures for New WorldDiabrotica andAcalymma were investigated. Beetles captured on sticky traps baited with single and multicomponent lures were no different from the control traps for two species ofAulacophora. Yellow colored traps and squash blossoms are attractive toAulacophora beetles which detect sub-microgram quantities of cucurbitacins on silica gel. Leaf feeding behavior and flight activity data are correlated with varietal preference of threeAulacophora species. The common response byDiabrotica andAulacophora to cucurbitacins reinforces the two groups' coevolutionary association with the Cucurbitaceae. The apparent lack of a common response toCucurbita blossom volatiles suggests recent evolutionary pathways are substantially different for these two groups of beetles.     

Importance of greater interdisciplinarity and geographic scope when tackling the driving forces behind biological invasions

Invasive non-native species are important drivers of ecosystem change, yet the driving forces of biological invasions themselves are poorly understood. Such information is essential to ensure policies focus on the most relevant drivers, and that future scenarios capture the full range of potential outcomes for invasive non-native species. I carried out a bibliometric analysis of articles published from 2000 to 2020 that address either invasive non-native species or biodiversity and ecosystem services and that also mention 1 or more drivers of ecosystem change. I examined 5 indirect drivers (demographic, economic, governance, sociocultural, and technological) and 6 direct drivers (climate change, invasive non-native species, land-use or sea-use change, natural hazards, pollution, and resource extraction). Using the Web of Science core collection of citation indexes, I undertook searches of article titles and keywords and retrieved 27,462 articles addressing invasive non-native species and 110,087 articles dealing with biodiversity or ecosystem services. Most research to date on biological invasions as well as on biodiversity and ecosystem services has focused on anthropogenic direct drivers of ecosystem change rather than indirect drivers. Yet currently, less than 18% of articles addressing biological invasions examined drivers of ecosystem change, a similar level to that found over 20 years ago for biodiversity or ecosystem services. Knowledge of the drivers of biological invasions is limited, emphasizes tractable drivers over those that require an interdisciplinary approach, and is biased toward developed economies. Drivers generally deemed important for biological invasions, such as governance and resource extraction, accounted for less than 2% of research effort. The absence of a systematic understanding of the forces that drive invasive non-native species and how they interact means that attempts to mitigate or forecast biological invasions are likely to fail. To address biological invasions requires a much better orientation of national and international research on drivers in relation to both their actual importance as well as their policy relevance.