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Stellenbosch University: Matieland, Western Cape, ZA

2015-03-01 to present | Risk Analysis Researcher (Department of Botany and Zoology)
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Sabrina Kumschick

Stellenbosch University: Matieland, Western Cape, ZA

2012-04-13 to 2015-02-28 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Department of Botany and Zoology)
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Sabrina Kumschick

Colorado State University: Fort Collins, CO, US

2011-03-01 to 2012-02-28 | Postdoctoral Fellow
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Sabrina Kumschick

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Bern: Bern, CH

2008-01-01 to 2010-12-13 | PhD (Department of Ecology and Evolution)
Education
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Sabrina Kumschick

University of Bern: Bern, CH

2007-01-01 to 2008-11-01 | MSc (Department of Ecology and Evolution)
Education
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Sabrina Kumschick

University of Bern: Bern, CH

2003-09-09 to 2006-12-15 | Undergrad
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Sabrina Kumschick

Funding (4)

Impact of invasive alien species: prediction and quantification

2013-07 to 2013-07 | Grant
Synthesis Centre for Biodiversity Sciences sDiv (Leipzig, DE)
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Sabrina Kumschick

Understanding impacts of invasive alien species.

2013-02 to 2015-02 | Grant
National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
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Sabrina Kumschick

Does a shift in competitive regime lead to a shift in competitive ability and enhanced ability to invade? The case of common mullein (Verbascum thapsus).

2011 to 2012 | Grant
National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
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Sabrina Kumschick

Defining Environmental Risk Assessment Criteria for Genetically Modified Insects to be placed on the EU Market.

2010-01 to 2010-07 | Award
European Food Safety Authority EFSA (Parma, IT)
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Sabrina Kumschick

Works (45)

A framework for engaging stakeholders on the management of alien species

Journal of Environmental Management
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.059
EID:

2-s2.0-85030831946
Contributors: Novoa, A.; Shackleton, R.; Canavan, S.; Cybèle, C.; Davies, S.J.; Dehnen-Schmutz, K.; Fried, J.; Gaertner, M.; Geerts, S.; Griffiths, C.L. et al.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)

Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12844
EID:

2-s2.0-85026469635
Contributors: Bacher, S.; Blackburn, T.M.; Essl, F.; Genovesi, P.; Heikkilä, J.; Jeschke, J.M.; Jones, G.; Keller, R.; Kenis, M.; Kueffer, C. et al.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions

Biological Conservation
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.06.013
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2-s2.0-84979656961
Contributors: Latombe, G.; Pyšek, P.; Jeschke, J.M.; Blackburn, T.M.; Bacher, S.; Capinha, C.; Costello, M.J.; Fernández, M.; Gregory, R.D.; Hobern, D. et al.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Biofuel plants as potential invasive species: Environmental concerns and progress towards objective risk assessment

Roadmap for Sustainable Biofuels in Southern Africa: Regulatory Frameworks for Improved Development?
2017 | Book chapter
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Sabrina Kumschick

Framework and guidelines for conducting risk analyses under the NEM: BA Alien and Invasive Species Regulations of 2014

2017 | Report
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Sabrina Kumschick

Grasses as invasive plants in South Africa revisited: Patterns, pathways and management

Bothalia
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4102/abc.v47i2.2169
EID:

2-s2.0-85016959341
Contributors: Visser, V.; Wilson, J.R.U.; Canavan, K.; Canavan, S.; Fish, L.; Le Maitre, D.; Nånni, I.; Mashau, C.; O'Connor, T.G.; Ivey, P. et al.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

How repeatable is the Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa (EICAT)? Comparing independent global impact assessments of amphibians

Ecology and Evolution
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2877
EID:

2-s2.0-85016244623
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Measey, G.J.; Vimercati, G.; de Villiers, F.A.; Mokhatla, M.M.; Davies, S.J.; Thorp, C.J.; Rebelo, A.D.; Blackburn, T.M.; Kraus, F.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Impact assessment with different scoring tools: How well do alien amphibian assessments match?

NeoBiota
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.33.10736
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2-s2.0-85013046146
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Vimercati, G.; Villiers, F.A.D.; Mokhatla, M.M.; Davies, S.J.; Thorp, C.J.; Rebelo, A.D.; Measey, G.J.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

More than “100 worst” alien species in Europe

Biological Invasions
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1651-6
EID:

2-s2.0-85038394284
Contributors: Nentwig, W.; Bacher, S.; Kumschick, S.; Pyšek, P.; Vilà, M.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Promise and challenges of risk assessment as an approach for preventing the arrival of harmful alien species

Bothalia
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.4102/abc.v47i2.2136
EID:

2-s2.0-85016936692
Contributors: Keller, R.P.; Kumschick, S.
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A global assessment of alien amphibian impacts in a formal framework

Diversity and Distributions
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12462
EID:

2-s2.0-84985940154
Contributors: Measey, G.J.; Vimercati, G.; de Villiers, F.A.; Mokhatla, M.; Davies, S.J.; Thorp, C.J.; Rebelo, A.D.; Kumschick, S.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

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

Diversity and Distributions
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12464
EID:

2-s2.0-84978034264
Contributors: Evans, T.; Kumschick, S.; Blackburn, T.M.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

From impact studies to management actions: practicing risk analysis of introduced trees

Introduced tree species in European forests: opportunities and challenges
2016 | Book chapter
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Sabrina Kumschick

Intentionally introduced terrestrial invertebrates: patterns, risks, and options for management

Biological Invasions
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1086-5
EID:

2-s2.0-84959340268
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Devenish, A.; Kenis, M.; Rabitsch, W.; Richardson, D.M.; Wilson, J.R.U.
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Managing alien bird species: Time to move beyond 100 of the worst lists?

Bird Conservation International
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270915000167
EID:

2-s2.0-84957939228
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Blackburn, T.M.; Richardson, D.M.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Methods and approaches for the management of arthropod border incursions

Biological Invasions
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1085-6
EID:

2-s2.0-84959366970
Contributors: Saccaggi, D.L.; Karsten, M.; Robertson, M.P.; Kumschick, S.; Somers, M.J.; Wilson, J.R.U.; Terblanche, J.S.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Native range size and growth form in Cactaceae predict invasiveness and impact

NeoBiota
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3897/neobiota.30.7253
EID:

2-s2.0-84976877648
Contributors: Novoa, A.; Kumschick, S.; Richardson, D.M.; Rouget, M.; Wilson, J.R.U.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

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

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5321-4
EID:

2-s2.0-84964765960
Contributors: Nentwig, W.; Bacher, S.; Pyšek, P.; Vilà, M.; Kumschick, S.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Weed Risk Assessments Are an Effective Component of Invasion Risk Management

Invasive Plant Science and Management
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-15-00053.1
EID:

2-s2.0-84964294708
Contributors: Gordon, D.R.; Flory, S.L.; Lieurance, D.; Hulme, P.E.; Buddenhagen, C.; Caton, B.; Champion, P.D.; Culley, T.M.; Daehler, C.; Essl, F. et al.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

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

Journal of Applied Ecology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12427
EID:

2-s2.0-84929655475
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Bacher, S.; Evans, T.; Markova´, Z.; Pergl, J.; Pysˇek, P.; Vaes-Petignat, S.; van der Veer, G.; Vila`, M.; Nentwig, W.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions

BioScience
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biv082
EID:

2-s2.0-84938869473
Contributors: Essl, F.; Bacher, S.; Blackburn, T.M.; Booy, O.; Brundu, G.; Brunel, S.; Cardoso, A.-C.; Eschen, R.; Gallardo, B.; Galil, B. et al.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Ecological impacts of alien species: Quantification, scope, caveats, and recommendations

BioScience
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biul93
EID:

2-s2.0-84926617774
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Gaertner, M.; Vila, M.; Essl, F.; Jeschke, J.M.; Pysek, P.; Ricciardi, A.; Bacher, S.; Blackburn, T.M.; Dick, J.T.A. et al.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

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

Diversity and Distributions
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12379
EID:

2-s2.0-84943529260
Contributors: Hawkins, C.L.; Bacher, S.; Essl, F.; Hulme, P.E.; Jeschke, J.M.; Kühn, I.; Kumschick, S.; Nentwig, W.; Pergl, J.; Pyšek, P. et al.
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Soft Touch or Heavy Hand? Legislative Approaches for Preventing Invasions: Insights from Cacti in South Africa

Invasive Plant Science and Management
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-14-00073.1
EID:

2-s2.0-84943255619
Contributors: Novoa, A.; Kaplan, H.; Kumschick, S.; Wilson, J.R.U.; Richardson, D.M.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

The prioritisation of invasive alien animal projects by NIAF: recommendations.

Department of Environmental Affairs
2015 | Report
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Sabrina Kumschick

A national strategy for dealing with biological invasions in South Africa.

2014 | Report
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Sabrina Kumschick

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

PLoS Biology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001850
EID:

2-s2.0-84901391420
Contributors: Blackburn, T.M.; Essl, F.; Evans, T.; Hulme, P.E.; Jeschke, J.M.; Kühn, I.; Kumschick, S.; Marková, Z.; Mrugała, A.; Nentwig, W. et al.
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Advancing impact prediction and hypothesis testing in invasion ecology using a comparative functional response approach

Biological Invasions
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0550-8
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2-s2.0-84891625370
Contributors: Dick, J.T.A.; Alexander, M.E.; Jeschke, J.M.; Ricciardi, A.; MacIsaac, H.J.; Robinson, T.B.; Kumschick, S.; Weyl, O.L.F.; Dunn, A.M.; Hatcher, M.J. et al.
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Comparing determinants of alien bird impacts across two continents: Implications for risk assessment and management

Ecology and Evolution
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1144
EID:

2-s2.0-84904573626
Contributors: Evans, T.; Kumschick, S.; Dyer, E.; Blackburn, T.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Defining the impact of non-native species

Conservation Biology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12299
EID:

2-s2.0-84907952744
Contributors: Jeschke, J.M.; Bacher, S.; Blackburn, T.M.; Dick, J.T.A.; Essl, F.; Evans, T.; Gaertner, M.; Hulme, P.E.; Kühn, I.; Mrugała, A. et al.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Evolution of fast-growing and more resistant phenotypes in introduced common mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Journal of Ecology
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12044
EID:

2-s2.0-84874210074
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Hufbauer, R.A.; Alba, C.; Blumenthal, D.M.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Guidelines for pre-border risk assessments of alien species in South Africa.

2013 | Report
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Sabrina Kumschick

Species-based risk assessments for biological invasions: Advances and challenges

Diversity and Distributions
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12110
EID:

2-s2.0-84881609143
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Richardson, D.M.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

What determines the impact of alien birds and mammals in Europe?

Biological Invasions
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0326-6
EID:

2-s2.0-84874950436
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Bacher, S.; Blackburn, T.M.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Defining environmental risk assessment criteria for genetically modified insects to be placed on the EU market.

2012 | Report
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Sabrina Kumschick

Species Richness-Environment Relationships of European Arthropods at Two Spatial Grains: Habitats and Countries

PLoS ONE
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045875
EID:

2-s2.0-84866666936
Contributors: Entling, M.H.; Schweiger, O.; Bacher, S.; Espadaler, X.; Hickler, T.; Kumschick, S.; Woodcock, B.A.; Nentwig, W.
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Sabrina Kumschick via Scopus - Elsevier

Species-based risk assessments for alien species: A global review of approaches, with recommendations on a strategy for South Africa.

2012 | Report
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Sabrina Kumschick

Kanadagans: Die Attraktion verkommt zur Kloake.

Unheimliche Eroberer - invasive Pflanzen und Tiere in Europa.
2011 | Book chapter
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Sabrina Kumschick

Non-natives: 141 scientists object

Nature
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/475036a
EID:

2-s2.0-79960031938
Contributors: Simberloff, D.; Alexander, J.; Allendorf, F.; Aronson, J.; Antunes, P.M.; Bacher, S.; Bardgett, R.; Bertolino, S.; Bishop, M.; Blackburn, T.M. et al.
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Rapid spread of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi across Europe: A consequence of climate change?

Climatic Change
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0139-0
EID:

2-s2.0-81555201506
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Fronzek, S.; Entling, M.H.; Nentwig, W.
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Response to Strubbe et al. (2011): Impact scoring of invasive birds is justified

Biological Conservation
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.08.019
EID:

2-s2.0-83555162575
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Nentwig, W.
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Weak or strong invaders? A comparison of impact between the native and invaded ranges of mammals and birds alien to Europe

Diversity and Distributions
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00775.x
EID:

2-s2.0-79958117739
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Alba, C.; Hufbauer, R.A.; Nentwig, W.
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Some alien birds have as severe an impact as the most effectual alien mammals in Europe

Biological Conservation
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.023
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2-s2.0-77956882014
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Nentwig, W.
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Determinants of local ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species richness and activity density across Europe

Ecological Entomology
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01127.x
EID:

2-s2.0-70449442542
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Schmidt-Entling, M.H.; Bacher, S.; Hickler, T.; Espadaler, X.; Nentwig, W.
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Water limitation prevails over energy in European diversity gradients of sheetweb spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

Basic and Applied Ecology
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2009.03.006
EID:

2-s2.0-71649112398
Contributors: Kumschick, S.; Schmidt-Entling, M.H.; Bacher, S.; Hickler, T.; Entling, W.; Nentwig, W.
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