Biological weed control to relieve millions from Ambrosia allergies in Europe

U Schaffner, S Steinbach, Y Sun, CA Skjøth… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Invasive alien species (IAS) can substantially affect ecosystem services and human well-
being. However, quantitative assessments of their impact on human health are rare and the …

Climate warming can reduce biocontrol efficacy and promote plant invasion due to both genetic and transient metabolomic changes

Y Sun, T Züst, D Silvestro, M Erb, O Bossdorf… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change may affect plant–herbivore interactions and their associated ecosystem
functions. In an experimental evolution approach, we subjected replicated populations of the …

How traffic facilitates population expansion of invasive species along roads: the case of common ragweed in Germany

A Lemke, I Kowarik… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Because common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., henceforth Ambrosia) has negative
effects on human health, it is a common focus for management, which would benefit from a …

Rapid genomic and phenotypic change in response to climate warming in a widespread plant invader

Y Sun, O Bossdorf, RD Grados, ZY Liao… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Predicting plant distributions under climate change is constrained by our limited
understanding of potential rapid adaptive evolution. In an experimental evolution study with …

Common Ragweed—Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.: A Review with Special Regards to the Latest Results in Biology and Ecology

B Knolmajer, I Jócsák, J Taller, S Keszthelyi, G Kazinczi - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
Weeds are responsible for a significant proportion of agricultural production losses.
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) has become the dominant weed in much of …

Rapid evolution of invasive traits facilitates the invasion of common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Y Sun, GK Roderick - Journal of Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive alien plants, together with organisms introduced for biological control, are ideal
study systems with which to address questions of whether, and how fast, organisms adapt to …

[PDF][PDF] Interaction of traffic intensity and habitat features shape invasion dynamics of an invasive alien species (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in a regional road network

A Lemke, S Buchholz, I Kowarik, U Starfinger… - …, 2021 - neobiota.pensoft.net
Road corridors are important conduits for plant invasions, and an understanding of the
underlying mechanisms is necessary for efficient management of invasive alien species in …

Selected Phenolic Acids Inhibit the Initial Growth of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.

M Šćepanović, L Košćak, V Šoštarčić, L Pismarović… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the context of international commitments to reduce the environmental
impact of herbicides, ecologically more favorable control method approaches must be …

Predicting impact of a biocontrol agent: integrating distribution modeling with climate‐dependent vital rates

B Augustinus, Y Sun, C Beuchat… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models can predict the suitable climatic range of a potential biological
control agent (BCA), but they provide little information on the BCA's potential impact. To …

Cross-fertilizing weed science and plant invasion science to improve efficient management: a European challenge

H Müller-Schärer, Y Sun, B Chauvel, G Karrer… - Basic and Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
Both weed science and plant invasion science deal with noxious plants. Yet, they have
historically developed as two distinct research areas in Europe, with different target species …