The more the better? The role of polyploidy in facilitating plant invasions

M Te Beest, JJ Le Roux, DM Richardson… - Annals of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Biological invasions are a major ecological and socio-economic problem in
many parts of the world. Despite an explosion of research in recent decades, much remains …

Naturalization of introduced plants: ecological drivers of biogeographical patterns

DM Richardson, P Pyšek - New Phytologist, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Catalogue of alien plants of the Czech Republic: checklist update, taxonomic diversity and invasion patterns

P Pyšek, J Danihelka, J Sádlo, J Chrtek Jr, M Chytrý… - Preslia, 2012 - sci.muni.cz
Tagetes tenuifolia, Thuja occidentalis, Trifolium badium, Vaccinium corymbosum and
Viburnum rhytidophyllum. All added and deleted taxa are commented on. Of the total …

Alien aquatic plant species in European countries

A Hussner - Weed research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hussner A (2012). Alien aquatic plant species in European countries. Weed Research52,
297–306. Summary Alien aquatic plant species cause serious ecological and economic …

Alien flora of India: taxonomic composition, invasion status and biogeographic affiliations

AA Khuroo, ZA Reshi, AH Malik, E Weber, I Rashid… - Biological …, 2012 - Springer
The wide knowledge gaps in invasion biology research that exist in the developing world
are crucial impediments to the scientific management and global policymaking on biological …

A conceptual framework for prioritization of invasive alien species for management according to their impact

S Kumschick, S Bacher, W Dawson, J Heikkila… - 2012 - scholar.sun.ac.za
The number of invasive alien species is increasing and so are the impacts these species
cause to the environment and economies. Nevertheless, resources for management are …

Which factors affect the success or failure of eradication campaigns against alien species?

T Pluess, V Jarošík, P Pyšek, R Cannon, J Pergl… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Although issues related to the management of invasive alien species are receiving
increasing attention, little is known about which factors affect the likelihood of success of …

Projecting trends in plant invasions in Europe under different scenarios of future land‐use change

M Chytrý, J Wild, P Pyšek, V Jarošík… - Global Ecology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Recent studies of plant invasions in habitat types across different climatic regions of
Europe have made it possible to produce a European map of plant invasions. Parallel …

Potential natural vegetation: reburying or reboring?

J Loidi, F Fernández‐González - Journal of Vegetation Science, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This paper deals with the recent debate on the potential natural vegetation (PNV) concept.
After reviewing its limitations with respect to understanding of the processes involved in …

[HTML][HTML] A checklist of the ants of China

B Guenard, RR Dunn - Zootaxa, 2012 - mapress.com
China is one of the largest countries in the world and offers an incredible diversity of
ecosystems and species. Howeverthe distribution of many insect species in China is still …