Weeds, plants that thrive in the face of disturbance, have eluded human's attempts at control
for> 12 000 years, positioning them as a unique group of extreme stress tolerators. The most …

Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

The ever-increasing number of introduced species profoundly threatens global biodiversity.
While the ecological and evolutionary consequences of invasive alien species are receiving …

Aims Global warming, phosphorus deposition, and biological invasion have become major
environmental problems. Most studies have analyzed the main factors for the success of …

Abstract Background and Aims It is widely accepted that changes in the environment affect
mean trait expression, but little is known about how the environment shapes intra-individual …

Understanding the success factors underlying each step in the process of biological
invasion provides a robust foundation upon which to develop appropriate biosecurity …

Freshwater systems on remote oceanic islands are particularly vulnerable to biological
invasions. The case of freshwater ecosystems in the Azores Archipelago is especially …

Studies on plant growth and trait variation along environmental gradients can provide
important information for identifying drivers of plant invasions and for deriving management …

Current climate change leads to an increase in the frequency and intensity of droughts and
to a decreased precipitation predictability. The few studies investigating plant evolutionary …

The updating and rethinking of vegetation classifications is important for ecosystem
monitoring in a rapidly changing world, where the distribution of vegetation is changing. The …