Bias and error in understanding plant invasion impacts

PE Hulme, P Pyšek, V Jarošík, J Pergl… - Trends in ecology & …, 2013 - cell.com
Quantitative assessments of alien plant impacts are essential to inform management to
ensure that resources are prioritized against the most problematic species and that …

Heathlands confronting global change: drivers of biodiversity loss from past to future scenarios

J Fagúndez - Annals of botany, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Heathlands are dynamic plant communities characterized by a high cover of
sclerophyllous, ericoid shrubs that develop over nutrient-poor soils. Interest in the …

Biological Flora of the British Isles: Robinia pseudoacacia

A Cierjacks, I Kowarik, J Joshi, S Hempel… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of R obinia pseudoacacia L.
that are relevant to understanding its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main …

Is biodiversity attractive?—On-site perception of recreational and biodiversity values in urban green space

L Qiu, S Lindberg, AB Nielsen - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2013 - Elsevier
This study investigated whether preferences and biodiversity are compatible in an urban
green space setting and whether people actually recognise and appreciate ecologically rich …

[PDF][PDF] Naturschutzfachliche Invasivitätsbewertungen für in Deutschland wild lebende gebietsfremde Gefäßpflanzen

S Nehring, I Kowarik, W Rabitsch, F Essl - BfN-Skripten, 2013 - researchgate.net
Naturschutzfachliche Invasivitätsbewertungen für in Deutschland wild lebende gebietsfremde
Gefäßpflanzen Stefan Nehring, Ingo Kowarik, Wolfgang Rabitsch und Franz Essl (Hrsg.) …

[HTML][HTML] Are weeds hitchhiking a ride on your car? A systematic review of seed dispersal on cars

M Ansong, C Pickering - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
When traveling in cars, we can unintentionally carry and disperse weed seed; but which
species, and where are they a problem? To answer these questions, we systematically …

Hitting the right target: taxonomic challenges for, and of, plant invasions

P Pyšek, PE Hulme, LA Meyerson, GF Smith… - AoB Plants, 2013 - academic.oup.com
This paper explores how a lack of taxonomic expertise, and by implication a dearth of
taxonomic products such as identification tools, has hindered progress in understanding and …

Beta‐diversity patterns elucidate mechanisms of alien plant invasion in mountains

L Marini, A Bertolli, E Bona, G Federici… - Global Ecology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Our aims were:(1) to separately evaluate the elevational patterns of β‐diversity
for nestedness, species richness difference and replacement,(2) to identify the drivers of β …

[PDF][PDF] Environmental impact assessment and black, watch and alert list classification after the ISEIA Protocol of non-native vascular plant species in Luxembourg

C Ries, Y Krippel, M Pfeiffenschneider… - Bull. Soc. Nat …, 2013 - researchgate.net
The environmental impact of 55 invasive alien vascular plants in Luxembourg has been
assessed through the Belgian ISEIA Protocol. 9 species of high ecological impact have been …

The vascular flora of Rome

L Celesti-Grapow, G Capotorti, E Del Vico… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this paper is to document plant diversity in the metropolitan area of Rome (Italy)
by providing a comprehensive inventory of the present-day vascular flora and an overview of …