Plant invasions, a byproduct of globalization, are increasing worldwide. Because of their
ecological and economic impacts, considerable efforts have been made to understand and …

The number of alien plants escaping from cultivation into native ecosystems is increasing
steadily. We provide an overview of the historical, contemporary and potential future roles of …

This book introduces the key stages of niche-based habitat suitability model building,
evaluation and prediction required for understanding and predicting future patterns of …

Understanding and accurately modeling species distributions lies at the heart of many
problems in ecology, evolution, and conservation. Multiple sources of data are increasingly …

Change in future climate will either expand, contract or shift the climatic niche of many
species and this could lead to shifting of their geographical ranges. Prediction of suitable …

Recent years have seen a surge of interest in understanding patterns and processes of plant
invasions into mountains. Here, we synthesise current knowledge about the spread of non …

Invasive alien species are likely to interact with climate change, thus necessitating
management that proactively addresses both global changes. However, invasive species …

Aim Climate change has increased the risk of biological invasions, particularly by increasing
the climatically suitable regions for invasive alien species. The distribution of many native …

Predictions of future biological invasions often rely on the assumption that introduced
species establish only under climatic conditions similar to those in their native range. To …

Cold environments at high elevation and high latitude are often viewed as resistant to
biological invasions. However, climate warming, land use change and associated increased …