Plant invasions into mountains and alpine ecosystems: current status and future challenges

JM Alexander, JJ Lembrechts, LA Cavieres, C Daehler… - Alpine botany, 2016 - Springer
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 …

A systematic review of the impact of invasive alien plants on forest regeneration in European temperate forests

M Langmaier, K Lapin - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Invasive alien species (IAS) are one of the major threats to global and local biodiversity. In
forest ecosystems, the threats caused by IAS include hybridization, transmission of diseases …

Invasive alien plant species dynamics in the Himalayan region under climate change

P Lamsal, L Kumar, A Aryal, K Atreya - Ambio, 2018 - Springer
Climate change will impact the dynamics of invasive alien plant species (IAPS). However,
the ability of IAPS under changing climate to invade mountain ecosystems, particularly the …

Hiking trails as conduits for the spread of non-native species in mountain areas

R Liedtke, A Barros, F Essl, JJ Lembrechts… - Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Roadsides are major pathways of plant invasions in mountain regions. However, the
increasing importance of tourism may also turn hiking trails into conduits of non-native plant …

Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents

E Iseli, C Chisholm, J Lenoir, S Haider… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
High-elevation ecosystems are among the few ecosystems worldwide that are not yet
heavily invaded by non-native plants. This is expected to change as species expand their …

Tropical mountains as natural laboratories to study global changes: a long-term ecological research project in a megadiverse biodiversity hotspot

FAO Silveira, M Barbosa, W Beiroz, M Callisto… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2019 - Elsevier
Campo rupestre is a megadiverse vegetation mosaic dominating one of the world's
geologically oldest tropical mountains. The campo rupestre hosts nearly 15% of Brazil's …

The world's mountains in the Anthropocene

U Schickhoff, M Bobrowski, S Mal, N Schwab… - Mountain landscapes in …, 2022 - Springer
This review summarizes current understanding of drivers for change and of the impact of
accelerating global changes on mountains, encompassing effects of climate change and …

Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients

S Haider, JJ Lembrechts, K McDougall… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and other global change drivers threaten plant diversity in mountains
worldwide. A widely documented response to such environmental modifications is for plant …

Processes affecting altitudinal distribution of invasive Ageratina adenophora in western Himalaya: The role of local adaptation and the importance of different life …

A Datta, I Kühn, M Ahmad, S Michalski, H Auge - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The spread of invasive plants along elevational gradients is considered a threat to fragile
mountain ecosystems, but it can also provide the opportunity to better understand some of …

Contrasting response of native and non‐native plants to disturbance and herbivory in mountain environments

C Geppert, F Boscutti, G La Bella… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate warming and increasing human disturbance are expected to promote non‐
native plant invasions in mountain ecosystems. Although biological invasions are also …