Plant invasions, a byproduct of globalization, are increasing worldwide. Because of their
ecological and economic impacts, considerable efforts have been made to understand and …

Context Grasslands provide a variety of ecosystem services (ESs) for humans. While much
ES research has focused on forests and wetlands, synthesizing the currently somewhat …

Purpose of review Forests are frequently exposed to natural disturbances, which are likely to
increase with global change, and may jeopardize the delivery of ecosystem services. Mixed …

Invasive species are a major element of global change and are contributing to biodiversity
loss, ecosystem degradation, and impairment of ecosystem services worldwide. Research is …

Summary 1 Much attention has been paid to negative effects of alien species on resident
communities but studies that quantify community‐level effects of a number of invasive plants …

The literature on biological invasions is biased in favour of invasive species–those that
spread and often reach high abundance following introduction by humans. It is, however …

A complete list of all alien taxa ever recorded in the flora of the Czech Republic is presented
as an update of the original checklist published in 2002. New data accumulated in the last …

Urban environments are often seen as unique or degraded habitats that both present
hardships for some sensitive species and provide opportunities to others. Non-indigenous …

The accelerating rates of international trade, travel, and transport in the latter half of the
twentieth century have led to the progressive mixing of biota from across the world and the …

The paper provides the first estimate of the composition and structure of alien plants
occurring in the wild in the European continent, based on the results of the DAISIE project …