[HTML][HTML] Urbanization driving changes in plant species and communities–A global view

R de Barros Ruas, LMS Costa, F Bered - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
The urban landscape is becoming the environment most familiar to most of humanity, which
has consequences for society, the environment, and biodiversity. Here, we present a …

Progress on mechanisms and impacts of wetland plant invasions: a twenty-year retrospective analysis and priorities for the next twenty

SM Hovick, CR Adams, NO Anderson… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Invasive plants are ubiquitous features of many wetland systems, resulting in impacts that
are extremely costly in both economic and ecological terms. Approximately twenty years …

A framework for soil microbial ecology in urban ecosystems

A Nugent, SD Allison - Ecosphere, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nearly all ecosystems host diverse microbiomes that support vital ecosystem processes. At
the same time, these ecosystems and their microbiomes are increasingly altered by human …

How traffic facilitates population expansion of invasive species along roads: the case of common ragweed in Germany

A Lemke, I Kowarik… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Because common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., henceforth Ambrosia) has negative
effects on human health, it is a common focus for management, which would benefit from a …

Mud in the city: Effects of freshwater salinization on inland urban wetland nitrogen and phosphorus availability and export

L Kinsman‐Costello, E Bean… - Limnology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Salinization and eutrophication are nearly ubiquitous in watersheds with human activity.
Despite the known impacts of the freshwater salinization syndrome (FSS) to organisms, we …

Different functional characteristics can explain different dimensions of plant invasion success

H Liao, RW Pal, Ü Niinemets, M Bahn… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The success of invasive plant species can be evaluated using different dimensions, such as,
range size, abundance and impact. These different dimensions do not always covary but are …

Functional diversity of farmland bees across rural–urban landscapes in a tropical megacity

G Marcacci, I Grass, VS Rao, S Kumar S… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization poses a major threat to biodiversity and food security, as expanding cities,
especially in the Global South, increasingly compete with natural and agricultural lands …

The future of invasion science needs physiology

L Boardman, JL Lockwood, MJ Angilletta Jr… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Incorporating physiology into models of population dynamics will improve our understanding
of how and why invasions succeed and cause ecological impacts, whereas others fail or …

Is a road stormwater retention pond able to intercept deicing salt?

L Barbier, R Suaire, I Durickovic, J Laurent… - Water, Air, & Soil …, 2018 - Springer
The amount of deicing salt spread on the road during cold periods increased since the
1940s even though its impact on water quality is well-known. In France, an average of 0.75 …

Road traffic and landscape characteristics predict the occurrence of native halophytes on roadside verges

R Fekete, H Bak, O Vincze, K Süveges, VA Molnár - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Road management practices, such as winter de-icing create ideal habitats and competitive
advantage for salt-tolerant species. We aimed to map the occurrences of halophytes along …