Publications

Journal articles

*Masters student; + undergraduate student, $ joint first authorship

Submitted

Jackson, K., Hardwick, J., Mannion, N., Potts, L., Ablett, E., Hopkins, P., Maddison, J., O’Donnell, A., Pattison, Z., Scott, S., Sikka, T. & Mair, L. Exploring understanding and experience of responsibilities for marginalised fieldworkers’ safety and wellbeing with recommendations for more inclusive approaches. Journal of Academic Ethics.

Waine, A., Robertson, P. & Pattison, Z. Species dispersal through the raw water transfer invasion pathway. Biological Invasions.

Novoa, A., Shackleton, R., Bacher, S., Pipek, P., Chaichana, R., El-Keblawy, A., Galil, B., Gioria, M., Golivets, M., Ikegami, M., Jarić, I., Kull, C.A., Mohanty, N.P., Pattison, Z., Pauchard, A., Pergl, J., Preda, C., Pyšková, K., Rodríguez, J., Štajerová, K., van Nguyen, T.H., Yazlık, A., Zenni, R.D. & Pyšek, P. Most people across the globe do not support the management of invasive species. OneEarth.

Braunholtz, L., Mair, L., Carlin, B., Sikka, T., Hopkins, P. &Pattison, Z. Is fieldwork in the environmental sciences safe and inclusive? PLOS ONE. Revisions submitted

+Egan, R.A., Mair, L., Tisdall, E. & Pattison, Z. Exploring the physical barriers of menstruation and clothing that are faced by women working in the outdoors. PLOS ONE. Revisions submitted.

2025

Tegejea, J.A., Mkondab, M.Y., Pattison, Z. & Kilawea, C.J. The invasion by Neltuma spp. changes herbaceous vegetation communities in Northern Tanzania. Journal of Arid Environments. In press.

Hardwick, J.A., Hackney, C., Law, A. & Pattison, Z. Invasive non-native riparian vegetation indirectly destabilises riverbanks. Biological Invasions. In press.

Cook, P., Law, A., Pattison, Z. & Willby, N.J. (2025) Beaver wetlands create a buzz and flutter for pollinators. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI.

Canavan, S., Pipek, P.,Canavan, K., Jarić, I., Healy, K., Lieurance, D., Pattison, Z., Pyšek, P., Stevenson, E.A. & Novoa, A. (2025) From habitats to hashtags: examining online discussions about invasive species. Ecology and Society. DOI.

Mair, L., Hardwick, J., Mannion, N., Braunholtz, L., Carlin, B., Sikka, T., Hopkins, P. & Pattison, Z. (2025) Improving university policies and risk assessment to support inclusive fieldwork. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. DOI.

Kortz, A., Hedja, M., Čuda, J., Pattison, Z., … & Pyšek, P. (2025) A global synthesis of naturalized and invasive plants in aquatic habitats. NeoBiota. DOI.

Barbulescu, R., South, J., … Pattison, Z., … Yanelli, F.A.. (2025) Raising Concerns on the Dangers of Linking Biological Invasions to Human Migration. Ethnic and Racial Studies. DOI.

South, J., Sabini, L. Pattison, Z. & Cuff, J.P. (2025) Biological invasions can cause nutritional and health inequalities. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. DOI.

South, J., Barbulescu, R., Macêdo, R.L., … Pattison, Z., … & Lieurance, D. (2025) Parallels between biological invasions and human migration are flawed and undermine both disciplines. Response to Ahmed et al. BioScience. DOI.

Hickinbotham, E.J., Rushton, S., Ridley, F. & Pattison, Z. (2025) 30 years of climate related phenological research: themes and trends. International Journal of Biometeorology. DOI.

Wilson J.R.U, Faulkner K.T,… Pattison Z, … & Zengeya T.A. (2025) A South African perspective on the 2023 IPBES Thematic Assessment Report of Invasive Alien Species and their Control: The IPBES IAS Assessment: implications for South Africa. African Biodiversity & Conservation. DOI.

Davis, S., Grainger, M., Sanderson, R., Pattison, Z., Stephens, P. & Pfeifer, M. (2025) Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics. Environmental Evidence. DOI.

Hardwick, J., Hackney, C., Keen, L., Fitzsimmons, C., Willby, N.J. & Pattison, Z. (2025) The role of non-native plant species in modulating riverbank erosion: a systematic review. River Research and Applications. DOI.

Waine, A., Robertson, P. & Pattison, Z. (2025) Integrated management of the raw water transfer invasion pathway. Management of Biological Invasions. DOI.

2024

Waine, A., Robertson, P. & Pattison, Z. (2024) Understanding and classifying the raw water transfer invasion pathway. Biological Invasions. DOI.

Li, J., Cao, Y., Pattison, Z., Fu, W. & Sun, J. (2024) Does dam construction increase the biotic homogenization of riparian vegetation along a regulated river? (2024) River Research and Applications. DOI

Cook, P., Law, A., Pattison, Z., Wallis DeVries, M.F. & Willby, N.J. (2024) Invertebrate responses to rewilding: a monitoring framework for practitioners. Restoration Ecology. DOI

Hickinbotham, E., Pattison, Z., Fox, R. & Rushton, S. (2024) Drivers of Moth Phenology in England and Wales. Journal of Insect Conservation. DOI

Soto, I., Balzani, P., … Pattison, Z., … Bradshaw, C.J.A. & Haubrock, P.J. (2024) Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science. Biological reviews, DOI.

2023

Bernard-Verdier, M., Heger, T., …, Pattison, Z., … & Jeschke, J. (2023) Building an atlas of knowledge for invasion biology and beyond! 2nd enKORE-INAS Workshop. Research Ideas and Outcomes, DOI.

Carlin, B., Sikka, T., Hopkins, P., Mair, L., Braunholtz, L. & Pattison, Z. (2023) Identifying the barriers to inclusion in field-based environmental sciences research. Studies in Higher Education, DOI.

Waine, A., Robertson, P. & Pattison, Z. (2023) Raw water transfers: why a global freshwater invasion pathway has been overlooked. Hydrobiologia, DOI.

*Stevenson, E.A., Robertson, P., Hickinbotham, E., Mair, L., Willby, N.J., Mill, A., Booy, O., Witts, K. & Pattison, Z. (2023) Synthesising 35 years of invasive non-native species research. Biological Invasions, DOI.

2022

$ Sun, J., $ Pattison, Z., Cao, Y., Fu, W., Willby, N. & Li, W. (2022) Comparative impacts of dam water level regimes on herbaceous plant growth strategies in cascade reservoirs and downstream reaches of a major river. Freshwater Biology, DOI.

Mathers, K., Guareschi, S. & Pattison, Z. (2022) Biological invasions in rivers and associated ecosystems: New insights, challenges, and methodological advancements. River Research and Applications, DOI.

Florencia, Y., Bazzichetto, M., Conradi, T., Pattison, Z., … & Sperandii, M.G. (2022) Fifteen emerging challenges and opportunities for vegetation science – A horizon scan by early career researchers. Journal of Vegetation Science, DOI JVS Editors’ Award winner for 2022

2021

Novoa, A., Moodley, D., Catford, J.A., Golivets, M., Bufford, J., Essl, F., Lenzner, B., Pattison, Z. & Pyšek, P. (2021) Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated. NeoBiota, DOI

Cuthbert, R.N., Pattison, Z., Taylor, N., Verbrugge, L., Diagne, C., Ahmed, D., Leroy, B., Angulo, E., Briski, E., Capinha, C., Catford, J.A., Dalu, T., Essl, F., Gozlan, R., Haubrock, P.J., Kourantidou, M., Kramer, A., Renault, D., Wasserman, R. and Courchamp, F. (2021) Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species. Science of the Total Environment, DOI

Cuthbert, R.N., Bartlett, A.C., Turbelin, A., Haubrock, P.J., Diagne, C., Pattison, Z., Courchamp, F. and Catford, J.A. (2021) Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom. Neobiota, DOI

Liu, C., Diagne, C., Angulo, E., Banerjee, A., Chen, Y., Cuthbert, R.N., Haubrock, P.J., Kirichenko, N., Pattison, Z., Watari, Y., Xiong, W. and Courchamp, F. (2021) Economic costs of biological invasions in Asia. Neobiota, DOI

2020

Seebens, H., Bacher, S., Blackburn, T.M., Capinha, C., Dawson, W., Dullinger, S., Genovesi, P., Hulme, P.E., van Kleunen, M., Kühn, I., Jeschke, J.M., Lenzner, B., Liebhold A.M., Pattison, Z., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Winter, M. & Essl, F. (2020) Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050. Global Change Biology, DOI

da Silva. D.A., Pfeifer. M., Pattison, Z., & Vibransa. A.C. (2020) Drivers of canopy structure variation in Brazilian Subtropical Atlantic Forests. Forest Ecology and Management, DOI

*Kuunal, S., Mair, L., Pattison, Z. & McGowan, P.J. (2020) Identifying opportunities for improving the coherence of global agreements for species conservation. Conservation Science and Practice, DOI

2019

Pattison, Z., Vallejo-Marin, M. & Willby, N.J. (2019) Riverbanks as battlegrounds: why does the abundance of native and invasive plants vary? Ecosystems, DOI

Seeney, A., Eastwood, S., Pattison, Z., Willby, N.J. & Bull, C.D. (2019) All change at the water’s edge – invasion by non-native riparian plants negatively impacts terrestrial invertebrates. Biological Invasions, DOI

Law, A., Baker, A., Sayer, C., Foster, G., Gunn, I.D.M., Taylor, P., Pattison, Z., Blaikie, J. and Willby, N.J. (2019) The effectiveness of aquatic plants as surrogates for wider biodiversity in standing fresh waters. Freshwater Biology, 64: 1664–1675 DOI

Jones, I.L., DeWalt, S.J., Lopez, O.R., Bunnefeld, L., Pattison, Z., Dent, D.H. (2019) Above- and belowground carbon stocks are decoupled in secondary tropical forests and are positively related to forest age and soil nutrients respectively. Science of The Total Environment, DOI

2018

Pattison, Z., Whytock, R. & Willby, N.J. (2018) Invasion legacy effects versus sediment deposition as drivers of riparian vegetation. Biological Invasions, DOI

Seeney, A., Pattison, Z., Willby, N.J., Boon, P.J. & Bull, C.D. (2018) Stream invertebrate diversity reduces with invasion of river banks by non-native plants. Freshwater Biology, DOI

2017

Pattison, Z., Minderman, J., Boon, P.J. & Willby, N.J. (2017) Twenty years of change in riverside vegetation: what role have invasive alien species played? Applied Vegetation Science, DOI Shortlisted for AVS Editor’s Award of 2017

2016

Pattison, Z., Rumble, H., Tanner, R., Jin. L & Gange, A. (2016) Positive plant-soil feedbacks of the invasive Impatiens glandulifera and their effects on above-ground microbial communities. Weed Research, DOI

Reports

Nunes, A.L., Venter, T., Adriaens, T., Bond, B., Costello, K., Delva, S., Gospodinov, K., Novoa, A., Peyton, J., Pyšek, P., Rabitsch, W., Roy, H., Scalera, R., Smith, K., Tricarico, E., Aldridge, D.C., Altamirano, M., Bellotto, V., Bertolino, S., Brundu, G., Cardoso,A.C., Cavadino, I., Dawson, W., Demetriou, J., Devisscher, S., D’hondt, B., Essl, F., Evans, T., Everts, T., Gallardo, B., García‐Berthou, E., Groom, Q., Hillaert, J., Jacobs, A., Katsanevakis, S., Marchante, E., Marchini, A., Oficialdegui, F., Olenin, S., O’Riordan, R.M., Pattison, Z., Petersen, F., Preda, C., Rebelo, R., Reniers, J., Scheers, K., Skuhrovec, J., Solarz, W., Steen, F., Strubbe, D.,Van Landuyt, W., van Valkenburg, J., Verëll, V., Verhelst, P. & Verreycken, H.(2025) Invasive Alien Species Horizon Scanning in support of implementation of Regulation 1143/2014 – Final Study Report: 09.0201/2023/907919/SER/ENV.D2 for the European Commission. Details here.

Seebens, H., Meyerson, L. A., Rahlao, S. J., Lenzner, B., Tricarico, E., Aleksanyan, A., Courchamp, F., Keskin, E., Saeedi, H., Tawake, A., & Pyšek, P. (2023). Chapter 2: Trends and status of alien and invasive alien species. In: Thematic Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Roy, H. E., Pauchard, A., Stoett, P., and Renard Truong, T. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. DOI

Provision of horizon scanning and analysis of pathways of spread of invasive species into Scotland. (2023) gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

$ Hardwick, J., $ Pattison, Z., Galasso G., Brundu, G., Venter, T., Postigo, J.L. & Nunes A. (2023) Management Measures and Cost Note: The Management of Cockayne (Crassula helmsii). International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Details here.

Book chapters

Bradbeer, S. & Pattison, Z. (2022) Impacts of Aquatic Plant Invasions on Tourism and Recreation. In: Barros et al. Tourism, Recreation and Biological Invasions. CABI. DOI.

Jeschke, J.M.; Evans, T.; Pattison, Z.; Saul, W.C.; Robertson, P.A. Biological invasions: impact and management. (2021) In: Tockner, K.; Mehner, T. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, 2nd edition. Elsevier. DOI

PhD Thesis

Pattison, Z. (2017) Effects of invasive alien plants on riparian vegetation and their response to environmental factors. PhD Thesis. University of Stirling, Scotland. STORRE

Presentations

Invited presentations

Pattison, Z. 2023. Safety and inclusion in fieldwork. 16th International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions, Pucón, Chile.
Pattison, Z. 2023. Invited Panel Member: From Passion to Profession: Career Paths in Ecology for First-Gen and Working-Class Students, British Ecological Society SEED network, Online.
Pattison, Z. 2023 Riverbanks as battlegrounds: how does Himalayan balsam change riparian habitats? Scottish Invasive Species Initiative Project Conference, Aviemore, Scotland.
Pattison, Z. 2022 Freshwater biodiversity crisis: role of invasive non-native plants. University of York, UK.
Pattison, Z. 2022 Freshwater invaders: drivers and impacts of invasive non-native plants. Malawi University of Science and Technology, Malawi.
Pattison, Z. 2022. Drivers and impacts of Himalayan balsam across UK rivers. Portsmouth University, UK.
Pattison, Z. 2021. Riverbanks as battlegrounds: impact of invasive alien plants on riparian habitats. Swansea University, UK.
Pattison, Z., Oliver, D., Quilliam, R. & Willby, N. 2021. Faecal pollution hotspots in urban lakes and ponds: causes of high spatial heterogeneity. 9th European Pond Conservation Network conference, Online.
Pattison, Z., Hamilton, H., Willby, W., Dawson, W., & Bunnefeld, L. 2019. The freshwater biodiversity crisis: what role do alien plants play? 104^th Meeting Scottish Freshwater Group, Scotland.
Pattison, Z. 2019. Riverbanks as battlegrounds: impact of invasive alien plants on riparian habitats. Wuhan Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Pattison, Z. 2019. Impact of Impatiens glandulifera on riparian vegetation: underlying mechanisms and management options. CABI & Royal Holloway University of London, UK.
Pattison, Z. 2018. Riverbanks as battlegrounds: impact of invasive alien plants on riparian habitats. Centre for Biological Control, Rhodes University, South Africa.
Pattison, Z & Seeney, A. 2018. Impact of riparian invasive alien plants on native communities. Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Scotland.
Pattison, Z & Willby, N. 2015. River hydrology and the spread of non-native plants: Controlling invasive non-native species. Scottish Natural Heritage, Scotland.
Pattison, Z. 2015. Biological invasions: time to increase the pressure against invaders or lay down the pitchforks? Scottish Federation of University Women Research Conference, Scotland.

Competitive presentations

Pattison, Z., Willby, W., Dawson, W., Shirley, M. & Bunnefeld, L. 2023. The freshwater biodiversity crisis: what role do alien plants play? 16th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants, Antwerp, Belgium. Oral presentation.
Hardwick, J., Hackney, C. & Pattison, Z. River degradation: what role do invasive plants play in riverbank erosion? 16th International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions, Pucón, Chile. Flash talk and Poster.
Pattison, Z., Willby, W., Dawson, W., Shirley, M. & Bunnefeld, L. 2023. The freshwater biodiversity crisis: what role do alien plants play? 13th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, Newcastle, UK. Oral presentation.
Pattison, Z., Willby, W., Dawson, W., Shirley, M. & Bunnefeld, L. 2022. Global drivers of aquatic plant invasions. 22nd International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species. Online. Oral presentation.
Pattison, Z., Hamilton, H., Willby, W., Dawson, W., & Bunnefeld, L. 2019. The freshwater biodiversity crisis: what role do alien plants play? 15^th International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions, Prague, Czech Republic. Oral presentation
Pattison, Z., Vallejo-Marin, M & Willby, N. 2018. Riverbanks as battlegrounds: why does the abundance of native and invasive plants vary? 100^th Meeting, Scottish Freshwater Group, Scotland. Oral presentation
Pattison, Z., Vallejo-Marin, M. & Willby, N. 2018. Environmental responses of a major invasive riparian plant signpost new avenues for management, 15th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants, New Zealand. Oral presentation
Pattison, Z., Oliver, D., Quilliam, R. & Willby, N. 2017. Faecal pollution hotspots: spatial distribution in Scottish lochs. Scottish Ecology, Environment and Conservation Conference, Scotland. Poster presentation
Pattison, Z., Minderman, J. & Willby, N. 2015. Twenty years of change in riverside vegetation: what role have invasive alien species played? British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Scotland. Oral presentation
Pattison, Z., Minderman, J. & Willby, N. 2015. Relative contribution of invasive non-native species to changes in native riparian vegetation. 95^th Meeting, Scottish Freshwater Group. Oral presentation
Pattison, Z & Willby, N. 2015. Interactive effects between sediment deposition and invasive alien species on the dynamics of riparian zone vegetation. 13^th International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions, Hawai’i, US. Oral presentation
Pattison, Z., Minderman, J. & Willby, N. 2015. Relative contribution of invasive non-native species to changes in native riparian vegetation. 14^th International Symposium on Aquatic Plants, Scotland. Oral presentation
Pattison, Z & Willby, N. 2015. Competitive dynamics of riparian alien plants in a changing climate. 93^rd Meeting, Scottish Freshwater Group. Poster presentation
Pattison, Z & Willby, N. 2014. Competitive dynamics of riparian alien plants in a changing climate. BES Aquatic Ecology Group Meeting and Detrital Dynamics Conference, UK. Poster presentation

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