Review on Invasive Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle) Conflicting Values: Assessment of Its Ecosystem Services and Potential Biological Threat

B Sladonja, M Sušek, J Guillermic - Environmental management, 2015 - Springer
Globally, invasions by alien plants are rapidly increasing in extent and severity, leading to
large-scale ecosystem degradation. One of the most widespread invasive alien plant …

Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used in eastern Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Mediterranean Sea)

E Carrió, J Vallès - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: This paper represents the first large-scale
ethnobotanical study in the island of Mallorca, and provides significant information on …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing the risks to Mediterranean islands ecosystems from alien plant introductions

PE Hulme, G Brundu, I Camarda, P Dalias… - … ecological impacts and …, 2008 - academia.edu
The islands of the Mediterranean Basin probably represent some of the ecosystems globally
most at risk from invasive species. Compared to neighbouring mainland areas, island floras …

Reproductive ecology of the bird-pollinated Nicotiana glauca across native and introduced ranges with contrasting pollination environments

EA Issaly, AN Sersic, A Pauw, AA Cocucci… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Introduced plants become decoupled from their usual pollinators and by relying on resident
pollinator species or other reproductive strategies become established in new areas, spread …

Is variation in flower shape and length among native and non-native populations of Nicotiana glauca a product of pollinator-mediated selection?

M García, S Benítez-Vieyra, AN Sérsic, A Pauw… - Evolutionary …, 2020 - Springer
Due to drastic changes in pollinators between native and invaded habitats, we might expect
that pollinator-mediated selection on floral traits of alien plants differ from that in their native …

Time pattern variation of alien plant introductions in an insular biodiversity hotspot: the Balearic Islands as a case study for the Mediterranean region

MD Cerrato, I Cortés-Fernández, A Ribas-Serra… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Allochthonous plant species are considered among the main environmental issues
worldwide, being especially accused in the Mediterranean basin. The present study aims to …

Contaminant seeds in imported crop seed lots: a non‐negligible human‐mediated pathway for introduction of plant species to islands

C Gervilla, J Rita, J Cursach - Weed Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Contaminant seeds in crop seed lots constitute a pathway for plant species introduction into
new areas, and these non‐native weeds may be an environmental problem if they become …

New records in vascular plants alien to the Balearic Islands

L Sáez, J Serapio, C Gómez-Bellver, NMG Ardenghi… - Orsis, 2016 - ddd.uab.cat
This paper deals with 67 taxa, 25 of which are new to the Balearic Islands flora: Agave
fourcroydes, Amaranthus emarginatus, Asparagus aethiopicus, Bidens pilosa …

Invasive alien plants in protected areas in Mediterranean islands: knowledge gaps and main threats

G Brundu - Plant invasions in protected areas: Patterns, problems …, 2013 - Springer
Protected areas in the Mediterranean islands (PAMIs) hold a unique level of biodiversity and
are very sensitive to all human-generated environmental changes, including their synergies …

New succulents for the Tunisian and North African alien flora

R El Mokni, A Elaissi, F Verloove - Haseltonia, 2020 - BioOne
Botanical surveys undertaken in Central and Northern Tunisia (North Africa), mostly
between 2012 and 2018, have revealed 12 non-native succulent (sensu lato) taxa that had …