​​​JOURNAL PAPERS

2021

101. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Wasserman, R.J., Dalu, T., Briski, E. 2021. Warming mediates multiple predator effects from an invasive crustacean. Marine Biology, in press.

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

99. Haubrock, P.J.*†, Cuthbert, R.N.†, Sundermann, A., Diagne, C., Golivets, M., Courchamp, F. 2021. Economic costs of invasive species in Germany. NeoBiota, in press.

98. Haubrock, P.J.*, Balzani, P., Hundertmark, I., Cuthbert, R.N. 2021. Spatial and size variation in dietary niche of a non-native freshwater fish. Copeia, in press.

97. McCard, M., South, J., Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dickey, J.W.E., McCard, N., Dick, J.T.A. 2021. Pushing the switch: functional responses and prey switching by invasive lionfish may mediate their ecological impact. Biological Invasions, in press.

96. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Bartlett, A.C., Turbelin, A., Haubrock, P.J., Diagne, C., Pattison, Z., Courchamp, F., Catford, J. 2021. Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom. NeoBiota, in press.

95. Kourantidou, M.*†, Cuthbert, R.N.†, Haubrock, P.J.†, Novoa, A.†, Taylor, N.G.†, Leroy, B., Capinha, C., Renault, D., Angulo, A., Diagne, C., Courchamp, F. 2021. Economic costs of invasive alien species in the Mediterranean basin. NeoBiota, in press.

94. Haubrock, P.J.*†, Cuthbert, R.N.†, Tricario, E., Diagne, C., Gozlan, R.E., Courchamp, F. 2021. The economic costs of alien invasive species in Italy. NeoBiota, in press.

93. Kirichenko, N.I.*†, Haubrock, P.J.†, Cuthbert, R.N.†, Akulov, E.N., Karimova, E.V., Schneider, Y.A., Liu, C., Angulo, E., Diagne, C., Courchamp, F. 2021. Economic costs of biological invasions in terrestrial ecosystems in Russia. NeoBiota, in press.

92. Haubrock, P.J.*†, Turbelin, A.J.†, Cuthbert, R.N.†, Novoa, A.†, Taylor, N.G. †,  Angulo, E., Ballesteros-Mejia, L., Bodey, T.W., Capinha, C., Diagne, C., Essl, F., Golivets, M., Kirichenko, N., Kourantidou, M., Leroy, B., Renault, D., Verbrugge, L., Courchamp, F. 2021. Economic costs of invasive alien species across Europe. NeoBiota, in press.

91. Dalal, A.*, Gallogly, J., Cuthbert, R.N., Laverty, C., Dickey, J.W.E, Dick, J.T.A. 2021. Ecological impacts of an invasive predator are mediated by reproductive cycle. Biological Invasions, in press.

90. Dickey, J.W.E.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Steffan, G., Dick, J.T.A., Briski, E. 2021. Sea freshening may drive the ecological impacts of emerging and existing invasive alien species. Diversity and Distributions, 27: 144-156.

89. Crane, K. †, Cuthbert, R.N.* †, Ricciardi, A., Kregting, L., Coughlan, N.E., MacIsaac, H.J., Reid, N., Dick, J.T.A. 2021. Gimme Shelter: Differential utilisation and propagule creation of invasive macrophytes by native caddisfly larvae. Biological Invasions, 23: 95-109.

88. Wasserman, R.J.*, Sanga, S., Buxton, M., Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R.N. 2021. Invasive river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) alters leaf litter decomposition dynamics in an arid zone temporary river. Inland Water, in press.

87. Gotcha, N., Machekano, H., Cuthbert R.N., Nyamukondiwa, C.* 2021. Heat tolerance may determine activity time in coprophagic beetle species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Insect Science, in press.

2020

86. Buxton, M., Nyamukondiwa, C.*, Dalu, T., Cuthbert, R.N., Wasserman, R.J. 2020. Implications of increasing temperature stress for predatory biocontrol of vector mosquitoes. Parasites and Vectors, 13: 604.

85. Coughlan, N.E.*, Lyne, L., Cuthbert, R.N., Cunningham, E.M., Lucy, F.E., Davis, E., Caffrey, J.M., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. In the black: information harmonisation and educational potential amongst international databases for invasive alien species designated as of Union Concern. Global Ecology and Conservation, 24: e01332.

84. Dalu, T.*, Tshivhase, R., Cuthbert, R.N., Murungweni, F.M., Wasserman, R.J.  2020. Metal distribution and sediment quality variation across sediment depths of a subtropical Ramsar declared wetland. Water, 12: 2779.

83. Dalu, T.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Taylor, J.C., Magoro, M.L., Weyl, O.L.F., Froneman, P.W., Wasserman, R.J. 2020. Benthic diatom-based indices and isotopic biomonitoring of nitrogen pollution in a warm temperate Austral river system. Science of the Total Environment, 748: 142542.

82. Mutshekwa, T., Cuthbert, R.N.*, Wasserman, R.J., Murungweni, F.M., Dalu, T. 2020. Nutrient release dynamics associated with native and invasive leaf litter decomposition: a mesocosm experiment. Water, 12: 2350.

81. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Kotronaki, S.G., Dick, J.T.A., Briski, E. 2020. Salinity tolerance and geographic origin predict global alien amphipod invasions. Biology Letters, 16: 20200354.

80. Dalu, M.T., Cuthbert, R.N., Muhali, H., Chari, L.D., Manyani, A.T., Masunungure, C., Dalu, T.* 2020. Is awareness on plastic pollution being raised in schools? Understanding perceptions of primary and secondary school educators. Sustainability, 12: 6775.

79. Netshiongolwe, N.R., Cuthbert, R.N., Maenetje, M.M., Chari, L.D., Motitsoe, S.N., Wasserman, R.J., Munyai, L.F., Dalu, T.* 2020. Quantifying metal contamination and potential uptake by Phragmites australis (Cav.) Steud. (Poaceae) along a subtropical river system. Plants, 9, 846.

78. Dalu, T., Murudi, T.T., Dondofema. F., Wasserman, R.J., Chari, L.D., Mrugunweni, F.M., Cuthbert, R.N.* 2020. Balloon milkweed Gomphocarpus physocarpus distribution and drivers in an internationally protected wetland. Bioinvasions Records, 9: 627-641.

77. Tladi, M., Nyamukondiwa, C., Cuthbert, R.N., Wasserman, R.J.* 2020. Emergent effects of light and temperature on hatching success of Streptocephalus cafer (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) resting eggs. Austral Ecology, 45: 1062-1066.

76. Coughlan, N.E.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Aquatic biosecurity remains a damp squib. Biodiversity and Conservation, 21: 3091-3093.
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75. Coughlan, N.E.*, Cunningham, E.M., Potts, S., McSweeney, D., Healey, E., Dick, J.T.A., Vong, G.Y.W., Crane, K., Caffrey, J.M., Lucy, F.E., Davis, E., Cuthbert, R.N. 2020. Steam and flame applications as novel methods of population suppression for invasive Asian clam Corbicula fluminea and Zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha. Environmental Management, 66: 654-663.

​74. Mutshekwa, T., Cuthbert, R.N., Wasserman R.J., Murungweni, F.M., Dalu, T.* 2020. Macroinvertebrate colonisation associated with native and invasive leaf litter decomposition. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 421: 32.

73. Haubrock, P.J.*†, Cuthbert, R.N.†, Veselý, L.†, Balzani, P., Baker, N., Dick, J.T.A., Kouba, A. 2020. Predatory functional responses under increasing temperatures of two life stages of an invasive gecko. Scientific Reports, 10: 10119
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72. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Wasserman, R.J., Dalu, T. 2020. Arid-adapted paradiaptomid copepods contribute to mosquito regulation. African Zoology, 55: 185-186.

​71. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F., Froneman, P.W., Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Inter-population similarities and differences in predation efficiency of a mosquito natural enemy. Journal of Medical Entomology, 57: 1983–1987.

70. Lucy, F.E.*, Davis, E., Anderson, R., Booy, O., Bradley, K., Britton, R., Bryne, C., Caffrey, J., Coughlan, N.E., Crane, K., Cuthbert, R.N., Dick, J.T.A., Dickey, J.W.E, Fisher, J., Gallagher, C., Harrison, S., Jebb, M., Johnson, M., Lawton, C., Lyons, D., Mackie, T., Maggs, C., Marnell, F., McLoughlin, T., Minchin, D., Monaghan, O., Montgomery, I., Moore, N., Morrison, L., Muir, R., Nelson, B., Niven, A., O’Flynn, C., Osborne, B., Ramsay, R., Reid, N., Roy, H., Sheehan, R., Stewart, D., Sullivan, M., Tierney, P., Treacy, P., Tricarico, E., Trodd, W. 2020. Horizon scan of invasive alien species for the island of Ireland. Management of Biological Invasions, 11: 155-177.

​69. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Wasserman, R.J., Dalu, T., Kaiser, H., Weyl, O.L.F., Dick, J.T.A., Sentis, A., McCoy, M.W., Alexander, M.E. 2020. Influence of intra- and interspecific variations in predator-prey body size ratios on trophic interaction strengths. Ecology and Evolution, 10: 5946-5962.

68. Froneman, P.W.S.*, Cuthbert, R.N. Ratio-independent prey preferences by an estuarine mysid. 2020. Journal of Plankton Research, 42: 398-401. 

67. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Bacher, S., Blackburn, T.M., Briski, E., Diagne, C., Dick, J.T.A., Essl, F., Genovesi, P., Haubrock, P.J., Latombe, G., Lenzner, B., Meinard, Y., Pauchard, A., Pyšek, P., Ricciardi, A., Richardson, D.M., Russell, J.C., Simberloff, D., Courchamp, F. 2020. Invasion costs, impacts, and human agency: response to Sagoff 2020. Conservation Biology, 34: 1579-1582.
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66. Coughlan, N.E.*, O’Hara, S., Crane, K., Dick, J.T.A., MacIsaac, H.J., Cuthbert, R.N. 2020. Touch too much: aquatic disinfectants and steam exposure treatments can inhibit further spread of invasive bloody-red mysid shrimp Hemimysis anomala. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 28: 397-402

65. Mbedzi, R., Cuthbert, R.N., Wasserman, R.J., Murungweni, F., Dalu, T.* 2020. Spatiotemporal variation in microplastic contamination along a subtropical reservoir shoreline. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27: 23880-23887.

64. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Vong, G.Y.W., Paolacci, S., Dick, J.T.A, Callaghan, A., Coughlan, N.E. 2020. Aquatic plant extracts and coverage mediate larval mosquito survivorship and development. Biological Control, 145: 104263.
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​63. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F., Froneman, P.W., Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Examining intraspecific multiple predator effects across shifting predator sex ratios. Basic and Applied Ecology, 45: 12-21.

​62. Coughlan, N.E.*, Bradbeer, S.J., Cuthbert, R.N., Cunningham, E.O., Crane, K., Potts, S., Caffrey, J.M., Lucy, F.E., Dunn, A.M., Davis, E., Renals, T., Quinn, C., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Better off dead: assessment of aquatic disinfectants and thermal shock treatments to prevent the spread of invasive freshwater bivalves. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 28: 285-195.

61. Buxton, M., Cuthbert, R.N., Dalu, T., Nyamukondiwa, C., Wasserman, R.J.* 2020. Complementary impacts of heterospecific predators facilitate improved biological control of mosquito larvae. Biological Control, 144: 104216.

60. Dickey, J.W.E.*, Cuthbert, R.N., South, J., Britton, J.R., Caffrey, J., Chang, X., Crane, K., Coughlan, N.E., Fadaei, E., Farnsworth, K.D., Ismar, S.M.H., Joyce, P.W.S., Julius, M., Laverty, C., Lucy, F.E., MacIsaac, H.J., McCard, M., McGlade, C.L.O., Reid, N., Ricciardi, A., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. On the RIP: Using the Relative Impact Potential metric to assess the ecological impacts of invasive alien species. NeoBiota, 55: 27-60.

59. Buxton, M., Cuthbert, R.N., Dalu, T., Nyamukondiwa, C., Wasserman, R.J.* 2020. Cattle-induced eutrophication favours disease-vector mosquitoes. Science of the Total Environment, 715: 136952.

58. Crane, K.*, Coughlan, N.E., Cuthbert, R.N., Dick, J.T.A., Kregting, L., Ricciardi, A., MacIsaac, H., Reid, N. 2020. Friends of mine: an invasive freshwater mussel facilitates growth of invasive macrophytes and mediates their competitive interactions. Freshwater Biology, 65: 1063-1072.
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57. Coughlan, N.E.*, Armstrong, F., Cuthbert, R.N., Eagling, L.E., Kregting, L., Dick, J.T.A., MacIsaac, H.J., Crane, K. 2020. Dead and gone: steam exposure kills layered clumps of invasive curly waterweed Lagarosiphon major. Aquatic Botany, 162: 103204.

56. Buxton, M., Cuthbert, R.N., Dalu, T., Nyamukondiwa, C., Wasserman, R.J.* 2020. Predator density modifies mosquito regulation in increasingly complex environments. Pest Management Science, 76: 2079-2086.

55. Dalu, T.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Chabalala, T., Froneman, P.W., Wasserman, R.J. 2020. Assessing sediment particle-size effects on benthic algal colonisation and total carbohydrate production. Science of the Total Environment, 710: 136348.

54. Bradbeer, S.J., Coughlan, N.E., Cuthbert, R.N., Crane, K., Dick, J.T.A., Caffrey, J.M., Lucy, F.E., Renals, T., Davis, E., Warren, D.A., Pile, B., Quinn, C., Dunn, A.M.* 2020. The effectiveness of disinfectant and steam exposure treatments to prevent the spread of the highly invasive killer shrimp, Dikerogammarus villosus. Scientific Reports, 10: 1919.

53. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Sithagu, R., Weyl, O.L.F., Wasserman, R.J., Dick, J.T.A., Callaghan, A., Froneman, P.W., Foord, S., Dalu, T. 2020. Water volume differentially modifies copepod predatory strengths on two prey types. Limnologica, 81: 125747.

52. Crane, K., Cuthbert, R.N., Cunningham, E.M., Bradbeer, S.J., Eagling, L., Kregting, L., Dick, J.T.A., Dunn, A.M., Smith, E.R.C., Shannon, C., Caffrey, J.M., Davis, E., Coughlan, N.E.* 2020. Tomorrow Never Dies: biodegradation and subsequent viability of invasive macrophytes following exposure to aquatic disinfectants. Management of Biological Invasions, 11: 26-43.

51. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F., Froneman, P.W., Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Sex demographics alter the effect of habitat structure on predation by a temporary pond specialist. Hydrobiologia, 847: 831-840.

50. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Monaco, C.J., Callaghan, A., Weyl, O.L.F., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Assessing multiple predator, diurnal and search area effects on predatory impacts by ephemeral wetland specialist copepods. Aquatic Ecology, 54: 181-191.

49. Khosa, D.*, South, J., Cuthbert, R.N., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F. 2020. Temperature regime drives differential predatory performance in Young of the Year Largemouth Bass and Florida Bass. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 103: 67-76.

48. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Coughlan, N.E., Dick, J.T.A., Callaghan, A. 2020. Sink trap: duckweed and dye attractant reduce mosquito populations. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 34: 97-104.

47. Dalal, A.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Laverty, C., Dick, J.T.A., Sentis, A., Barrios-O’Neill, D., Ortiz-Perea, N., Callaghan, A., Gupta, S. 2020 Prey size and predator density modify impacts by natural enemies towards mosquitoes. Ecological Entomology, 45: 423-433.

46. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F., Froneman, P.W., Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Lack of prey switching and strong preference for mosquito prey by a temporary pond specialist predator. Ecological Entomology, 45: 369-372.

45. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Cunningham, E.M., Crane, K., Dick, J.T.A., Callaghan, A., Coughlan, N.E. 2020. In for the kill: novel biosecurity approaches for invasive and medically important mosquito species. Management of Biological Invasions, 11: 9-25.

44. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Callaghan, A., Sentis, A., Dalal, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Additive multiple predator effects can reduce mosquito populations. Ecological Entomology, 45: 243-450.

43. Dalal, A.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Dick, J.T.A., Gupta, S. 2020. Prey preferences of notonectids towards larval mosquitoes across prey ontogeny and search area. Pest Management Science, 76: 609-616.
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42. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F., Froneman, P.W., Callaghan, A., Coughlan, N.E., Dick, J.T.A. 2020. Alternative prey impedes the efficacy of a natural enemy of mosquitoes. Biological Control, 141: 104146.

2019

41. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F., Froneman, P.W., Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. Additive multiple predator effects of two specialist paradiaptomid copepods towards larval mosquitoes. Limnologica, 79: 125727.

40. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. A novel metric reveals biotic resistance potential and informs predictions of invasion success. Scientific Reports, 9: 15314.

39. Mbedzi, R., Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Murungweni, F., Cuthbert, R.N.* 2019. Functional response quantifies microplastic uptake by a widespread African fish species. Science of the Total Environment, 700: 134522.

38. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Coughlan, N.E., Dickey, J.W.E., Rae, M., Laverty, C., South, J., Crane, K., McCard, M., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. Shell shocked: high predatory impacts on native prey by non-native terrapins irrespective of benthic habitat context. Aquatic Invasions, 14: 758-774.

37. Dalu, T.*, Malesa, B., Cuthbert, R.N. 2019. Assessing factors driving the distribution and characteristics of shoreline macroplastics in a subtropical reservoir. Science of the Total Environment, 696: 133992.

36. Sukiato, F., Wasserman, R.J.*, Chern Foo, S., Wilson, R.F., Cuthbert, R.N. 2019. The effects of temperature and shading on mortality and development rates of the dengue-vector mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Skuse). Journal of Vector Ecology, 44: 264-270.

35. Mofu, L.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Dalu, T., Woodford, D., Wasserman, R.J., Dick, J.T.A., Weyl, O.L.F. 2019. Impacts of non-native fishes under a seasonal temperature gradient are forecasted using functional responses and abundances. NeoBiota, 49: 34986.

34. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Mutshekwa, T., Wasserman, R.J. 2019. Leaf inputs from invasive and native plants drive differential mosquito abundances. Science of the Total Environment, 689: 652-654.

33. Coughlan, N.E.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Potts, S., Cunningham, E.M., Crane, C., Caffrey, J.M., Lucy, F.E., Davis, E., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. Beds Are Burning: eradication and control of invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, with rapid open-flame burn treatments. Management of Biological Invasions, 10: 486-499.

32. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Dick, J.T.A., Callaghan, A., Froneman, P.W., Weyl, O.L.F. 2019. Quantifying reproductive state and higher predator effects on copepod motility in ephemeral ecosystems. Journal of Arid Environments, 168: 59-61.

31. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Weyl, O.L.F., Wasserman, R.J., Dick, J.T.A., Froneman, P.W., Callaghan, A., Dalu, T. 2019. Combined impacts of warming and salinisation on trophic interactions and mortality of a specialist ephemeral wetland predator. Freshwater Biology, 64: 1584-1592.

30. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dickey, J.W.E., Coughlan, N.E., Joyce, P.W.S., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. The Functional Response Ratio (FRR): advancing comparative metrics for predictions of invader ecological impact. Biological Invasions, 21: 2543-2547.

29. Joyce, P.W.S., Cuthbert, R.N., Kregting, L., Crane, K., Vong, G.Y.W., Cunningham, E.M., Dick, J.T.A., Coughlan, N.E.* 2019. Stay clean: direct steam exposure to manage biofouling risks. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 142: 465-469.

28. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. Differential interaction strengths and prey preferences across larval mosquito ontogeny by a cohabiting predatory midge. Journal of Medical Entomology, 56: 1428-1432.

27. Joyce, P.W.S.*, Dickey, J.W.E., Cuthbert, R.N., Dick, J.T.A., Kregting, L. 2019. Using functional responses and prey switching to quantify invasion success of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Marine Environmental Research, 145: 66-72.

26. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Ortiz-Perea, N., Dick, J.T.A., Callaghan, A. 2019. Elusive enemies: consumptive and ovipositional effects on mosquitoes by predatory midge larvae are enhanced in dyed environments. Biological Control, 132: 116-121.

25. Coughlan, N.E.*, Dickey, J.W.E., Cuthbert, R.N., Kelly, T.C., Jansen, M.E.K., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. Driver’s seat: understanding divergent zoochorous dispersal of propagules. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 70.

24. Dalal, A.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Dick, J.T.A., Gupta, S. 2019. Water depth-dependent notonectid predatory impacts across larval mosquito ontogeny. Pest Management Science, 74: 2610-2617.

23. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Weyl, O.L.F., Callaghan, A., Froneman, P.W., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. Sex-skewed trophic impacts in ephemeral wetlands. Freshwater Biology, 64: 359-366.

22. Coughlan, N.E.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Dickey, J.W.E., Caffrey, J.M., Lucy, F.E., Davis, E., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. Better biosecurity: spread prevention of the invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774). Management of Biological Invasions, 10: 111-126.

21. Cuthbert R.N., Crane, K., Dick, J.T.A, Caffrey, J.M., MacIsaac, H.J., Coughlan, N.E.* 2019. Die Hard: impact of aquatic disinfectants on the survival and viability of invasive Elodea nuttallii. Aquatic Botany, 154: 11-17.

20. Crane, K.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Dick, J.T.A., Kregting, L., MacIsaac, H.J., Coughlan, N.E. 2019. Full steam ahead: direct steam exposure to inhibit spread of invasive aquatic macrophytes. Biological Invasions, 21: 1311-1321.

19. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Callaghan, A., Weyl, O.L.F., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. Using functional responses to quantify notonectid predatory impacts across increasingly complex environments. Acta Oecologica, 95: 116-119.

18. McSweeney, D., Coughlan, N.E.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Halton, P., Ivanov, S. 2019. Micro-sonic sensor technology enables enhanced grass height measurement by a Rising Plate Meter. Information Processing in Agriculture, 6: 279-284.

17. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2019. The effect of the alternative prey, Paramecium caudatum (Peniculida: Parameciidae), on the predation of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) by the copepods Macrocyclops albidus and Megacyclops viridis (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, 56: 276-279.

16. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Al-Jaibachi, R., Dalu, T., Dick, J.T.A., Callaghan, A. 2019. The influence of microplastics on trophic interaction strengths and oviposition preferences of dipterans. Science of the Total Environment, 651: 2420-2423.

2018

15. Dickey, J.W.E.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Rea, M., Laverty, C., Crane, K., South, J., Briski, E., Chang, X., Coughlan, N.E., MacIsaac, H.J., Ricciardi, A., Riddell, G.E., Xu, M., Dick, J.T.A. 2018. Assessing the relative potential ecological impacts and invasion risks of emerging and future invasive alien species. NeoBiota, 40: 1-24.

14. Al-Jaibachi, R., Cuthbert, R.N., Callaghan, A.* 2018. Examining effects of ontogenic microplastic transference on Culex mosquito mortality and adult weight. Science of the Total Environment, 651: 871-876.

13. Al-Jaibachi, R., Cuthbert, R.N., Callaghan, A.* 2018. Up and away: ontogenic transference as a pathway for aerial dispersal of microplastics. Biology Letters, 14: 20180479.

12. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Dick, J.T.A., Mofu, L., Callaghan, A., Weyl, O.L.F. 2018. Intermediate predator naïveté and sex-skewed vulnerability predict the impact of an invasive higher predator. Scientific Reports, 8: 14282.

11. Hoxha, T., Crookes, S., Lejeusne, C., Dick, J.T.A., Chang, X., Bouchemousse, S., Cuthbert, R.N., MacIsaac, H.J.* 2018. Comparative feeding rates of native and invasive ascidians. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135: 1067-1071.

10. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dickey, J.W.E., McMorrow, C., Laverty, C., Dick, J.T.A. 2018. Resistance is futile: lack of predator switching and a preference for native prey predict the success of an invasive prey species. Royal Society Open Science, 5: 180339.

9. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Coughlan, N.E., Callaghan, A., Weyl, O.L.F., Dick, J.T.A. 2018. Muddy waters: efficacious predation of container-breeding mosquitoes by a newly-described calanoid copepod across differential water clarities. Biological Control, 127: 25-30.

8. Coughlan, N.E.*, Walsh, D.A., Caffrey, J., Davis, E., Lucy, F. E., Cuthbert, R.N., Dick, J.T.A. 2018. Cold as ice: a novel eradication method for invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, using pelleted dry ice. Management of Biological Invasions, 9: 463-474.

7. Wasserman, R.J.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Alexander, M.E., Dalu, T. 2018. Shifting interaction strength between estuarine mysid species across a temperature gradient. Marine Environmental Research, 140: 390-393.

6. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Callaghan, A., Weyl, O.L.F., Dick, J.T.A. 2018. Calanoid copepods: an overlooked tool in the control of disease vector mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology, 55: 1656-1658.

5. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Coughlan, N.E., Crane, K., Caffrey, J.M., MacIsaac, H.J., Dick, J.T.A. 2018. A dip or a dab: assessing the efficacy of Virasure® Aquatic disinfectant to reduce secondary spread of the invasive curly waterweed Lagarosiphon major. Management of Biological Invasions. 9: 259-265.

4. Coughlan, N.E.*, Cuthbert, R.N., Kelly, T.C., Jansen, M.A.K. 2018. Parched plants: survival and viability of invasive aquatic macrophytes following exposure to various desiccation regimes. Aquatic Botany, 150: 9-15.

3. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2018. Dye another day: the predatory impact of cyclopoid copepods on larval mosquito Culex pipiens is unaffected by dyed environments. Journal of Vector Ecology, 43: 334-336.

2. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Callaghan, A., Dick, J.T.A. 2018. Interspecific variation, habitat complexity and ovipositional responses modulate the efficacy of cyclopoid copepods in disease vector control. Biological Control, 121: 80-87.

1. Cuthbert, R.N.*, Dick, J.T.A., Callaghan, A., Dickey, J.W.E. 2018. Biological control agent selection under environmental change using functional responses, abundances and fecundities; the Relative Control Potential (RCP) metric. Biological Control, 121: 50-57.
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*Corresponding author, †equal contributions

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Salinity and geographic origin mediate global alien amphipod invasions (September, 2020), NeoBiota conference, Vodice, Croatia
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Biotic resistance from native predators predicts mosquito invasion success and informs biocontrol strategies (October, 2019), International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species, Montreal, Canada.

Towards improved quantifications of interaction strengths in temporary ponds (July, 2019), Zoological Society of Southern Africa conference, Skukuza, South Africa.

Intermediate predator naïveté and sex-skewed vulnerability predict the impact of an invasive higher predator (September, 2018), NeoBiota conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Biological control of the emerging mosquito problem in the UK and Ireland (April, 2017), ENVIRON conference, Athlone, Ireland.