Most studies of invasive species have been in highly modified, lowland environments, with
comparatively little attention directed to less disturbed, high‐elevation environments …

Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this
book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in sha** …

A cascade of reviews and growing body of literature exists on forest invasion ecology, its
mechanism or causes; however, no review addressed the sustainable management of …

Besides a general consensus regarding the negative impact of invasive alien species in the
literature, only recently has the decline of native species attributable to biological invasions …

Land abandonment is common in the Mediterranean Basin, a global biodiversity hotspot, but
little is known about its impacts on biodiversity. To upscale existing case-study insights to the …

Aims Although biological invasions occur throughout the world, and some invaders are
widespread in many habitats, few studies on the ecological impact of invaders have …

Although invasive alien species (IAS) are a major threat to biodiversity, human health, and
economy, our understanding of the factors controlling their distribution and abundance is …

Despite intensive research, we still have no general understanding of why plant invasions
occur. Many different mechanisms of plant invasions have been proposed, but studies …

Abstract Non-native (alien, exotic) plant invasions are affecting ecological processes and
threatening biodiversity worldwide. Patterns of plant invasions, and the ecological processes …

Aim To investigate how species richness and similarity of non‐native plants varies along
gradients of elevation and human disturbance. Location Eight mountain regions on four …