Scientists' warning on invasive alien species

P Pyšek, PE Hulme, D Simberloff, S Bacher… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world and the
rise in human population size. The numbers of invasive alien species–the subset of alien …

Effect of allelopathy on plant performance: a meta‐analysis

Z Zhang, Y Liu, L Yuan, E Weber… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Allelopathy (ie chemical interactions between plants) is known to affect individual
performance, community structure and plant invasions. Yet, a quantitative synthesis is …

Tree islands enhance biodiversity and functioning in oil palm landscapes

DC Zemp, N Guerrero-Ramirez, F Brambach, K Darras… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract In the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, large knowledge gaps
persist on how to increase biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in cash crop-dominated …

GlobalAMFungi: a global database of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal occurrences from high‐throughput sequencing metabarcoding studies

T Větrovský, Z Kolaříková, C Lepinay… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are crucial mutualistic symbionts of the majority of plant
species, with essential roles in plant nutrient uptake and stress mitigation. The importance of …

Widespread homogenization of plant communities in the Anthropocene

BH Daru, TJ Davies, CG Willis, EK Meineke… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Native biodiversity decline and non-native species spread are major features of the
Anthropocene. Both processes can drive biotic homogenization by reducing trait and …

Naturalized alien floras still carry the legacy of European colonialism

B Lenzner, G Latombe, A Schertler… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
The redistribution of alien species across the globe accelerated with the start of European
colonialism. European powers were responsible for the deliberate and accidental …

A second update to the checklist of the vascular flora alien to Italy

G Galasso, F Conti, L Peruzzi… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Critical and updated alien species inventories are crucial to properly manage and contrast
biological invasions. After 6 years, a second update to the inventory of the vascular flora …

Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change

A Ricciardi, JC Iacarella, DC Aldridge… - Environmental …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Unprecedented rates of introduction and spread of non-native species pose burgeoning
challenges to biodiversity, natural resource management, regional economies, and human …

Pladias database of the Czech flora and vegetation

M Chytrý, J Danihelka, Z Kaplan, J Wild, D Holubová… - Preslia, 2021 - air.unimi.it
Abstract The Pladias (Plant Diversity Analysis and Synthesis) Database of the Czech Flora
and Vegetation was developed by the Pladias project team in 2014–2018 and has been …

Evolutionary imbalance, climate and human history jointly shape the global biogeography of alien plants

TS Fristoe, J Bleilevens, NL Kinlock, Q Yang… - Nature Ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Human activities are causing global biotic redistribution, translocating species and providing
them with opportunities to establish populations beyond their native ranges. Species …