Aim The relationship between geographic distance and similarity in species composition is
regularly used as a measure of species turnover and beta diversity. Distance–decay …

In European temperate forests, changes in the compositional similarity among local plant
communities (beta diversity) have rarely been studied due to the lack of adequate baseline …

1 We investigated the role of non-native species (neophytes) in common British plant
communities using botanical data from two stratified random surveys carried out in 1990 and …

Introduced species may homogenize biotic communities. Whether this homogenization can
erase latitudinal patterns of species diversity and composition has not been well studied. We …

The spread of invasive plant species and their impacts on plant communities have received
international attention as global trade and global environmental change enhance the …

A growing body of evidence has shown that biological invasions cause shifts in species
composition of communities in space and time. Although biological invasions are …

Fallopia japonica is one of the most troublesome alien invasive plants across temperate
regions, with large negative impacts on plant species diversity. We examined its impacts on …

Aim The introduction of exotic plants can both increase (homogenize) and decrease
(differentiate) floristic similarity between areas. We have a poor understanding of the degree …

Shenzhen, a new city existed for less than three decades, experienced dramatic biological
invasions of alien plants resulting from the construction of urban green spaces. In an …

Urban forest patterns within cities are primarily governed by social factors such as
neighborhood characteristics, municipal policy, and individual residents. While a growing …