Advancing biological invasion hypothesis testing using functional diversity indices

D Renault, MCM Hess, J Braschi, RN Cuthbert… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pioneering investigations on the effects of introduced populations on community structure,
ecosystem functioning and services have focused on the effects of invaders on taxonomic …

[LLIBRE][B] Handbook of trait-based ecology: from theory to R tools

F De Bello, CP Carmona, ATC Dias, L Götzenberger… - 2021 - books.google.com
Functional ecology is the branch of ecology that focuses on various functions that species
play in the community or ecosystem in which they occur. This accessible guide offers the …

The role of phylogenetic relatedness on alien plant success depends on the stage of invasion

A Omer, T Fristoe, Q Yang, M Razanajatovo, P Weigelt… - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
Darwin's naturalization hypothesis predicts successful alien invaders to be distantly related
to native species, whereas his pre-adaptation hypothesis predicts the opposite. It has been …

Invasion drives plant diversity loss through competition and ecosystem modification

M Carboni, SW Livingstone, ME Isaac… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although invasive plants increasingly contribute to the current biodiversity crisis, the
mechanisms through which they impact native communities are still poorly understood …

Agriculture intensification reduces plant taxonomic and functional diversity across European arable systems

CP Carmona, I Guerrero, B Peco… - Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural intensification is one of the main drivers of species loss worldwide, but there is
still a lack of information about its effect on functional diversity of arable weed communities …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Based Map** of Acacia saligna Invasion in the Mediterranean Coast

F Marzialetti, L Frate, W De Simone, AR Frattaroli… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Remote Sensing (RS) is a useful tool for detecting and map** Invasive Alien Plants (IAPs).
IAPs map** on dynamic and heterogeneous landscapes, using satellite RS data, is not …

Invasive dominance and resident diversity: unpacking the impact of plant invasion on biodiversity and ecosystem function

SW Livingstone, ME Isaac… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plant invasions have consistently been shown to cause significant reductions in the diversity
of recipient plant communities; an effect that can cascade through ecosystems to impact the …

Towards global dominance of invasive alien plants in freshwater ecosystems: the dawn of the Exocene?

R Bolpagni - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
The global and seemingly unstoppable spread of invasive alien plants emerges as one of
the main topics of current science. This is due to the multiple repercussions of invasive …

Stage dependence of Elton's biotic resistance hypothesis of biological invasions

K Guo, P Pyšek, M Chytrý, J Divíšek, M Sychrová… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
Elton's biotic resistance hypothesis posits that species-rich communities are more resistant
to invasion. However, it remains unknown how species, phylogenetic and functional …

Combination effects of heavy metal and inter-specific competition on the invasiveness of Alternanthera philoxeroides

Y Wang, C Chen, Y **ong, Y Wang, Q Li - Environmental and Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inter-specific competition is an essential factor affecting the invasiveness of alien plants.
Although many exotic invasive plants are characterised by a high tolerance to many …