Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect …

Plant traits–the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological
characteristics of plants and their organs–determine how primary producers respond to …

Urban trees provide different ecosystem benefits, such as improving air quality due to the
retention of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) on their leaves. The main objective of this …

Although invasive plants increasingly contribute to the current biodiversity crisis, the
mechanisms through which they impact native communities are still poorly understood …

The evaluation of alien invasive plants (AIPs) environmental and ecological distribution
patterns can provide important data as well as a theoretical approach for management …

Urbanization is one of the most intensive and rapid human-driven factors that threat
biodiversity. Finding an indicator of species community responses to urbanization is crucial …

Aim Introduced species often occupy different climates in their introduced than their native
range, but to what degree do such 'climatic niche shifts' interfere with our ability to predict …

Plant invasions have consistently been shown to cause significant reductions in the diversity
of recipient plant communities; an effect that can cascade through ecosystems to impact the …

Biological invasion is one of the major threats to global biodiversity attracting a primary focus
of scientific attention. During the past decades, due to the diversity and peculiarity of …

Current conservation strategies are targeted at preserving species, without explicitly aiming
at the maintenance of ecosystem functions. In a physically highly connected world, the …