The changing role of ornamental horticulture in alien plant invasions

M Van Kleunen, F Essl, J Pergl, G Brundu… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) beloved and despised: A story of an invasive tree in Central Europe

M Vítková, J Müllerová, J Sádlo, J Pergl… - Forest ecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Robinia pseudoacacia, invaded many countries a long time ago and is now a common part
of the Central European landscape. Positive economic but negative environmental impacts …

Pladias database of the Czech flora and vegetation

M Chytrý, J Danihelka, Z Kaplan, J Wild, D Holubová… - Preslia, 2021 - air.unimi.it
Abstract The Pladias (Plant Diversity Analysis and Synthesis) Database of the Czech Flora
and Vegetation was developed by the Pladias project team in 2014–2018 and has been …

Which taxa are alien? Criteria, applications, and uncertainties

F Essl, S Bacher, P Genovesi, PE Hulme… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Human activities such as the transport of species to new regions and modifications of the
environment are increasingly reshaping the distribution of biota. Accordingly, developing …

Global grass (P oaceae) success underpinned by traits facilitating colonization, persistence and habitat transformation

HP Linder, CER Lehmann, S Archibald… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Poaceae (the grasses) is arguably the most successful plant family, in terms of its global
occurrence in (almost) all ecosystems with angiosperms, its ecological dominance in many …

Similarity of introduced plant species to native ones facilitates naturalization, but differences enhance invasion success

J Divíšek, M Chytrý, B Beckage, NJ Gotelli… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The search for traits associated with plant invasiveness has yielded contradictory results, in
part because most previous studies have failed to recognize that different traits are important …

Naturalization of introduced plants: ecological drivers of biogeographical patterns

DM Richardson, P Pyšek - New Phytologist, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The literature on biological invasions is biased in favour of invasive species–those that
spread and often reach high abundance following introduction by humans. It is, however …

Horizon scanning for invasive alien species with the potential to threaten biodiversity in Great Britain

HE Roy, J Peyton, DC Aldridge, T Bantock… - Global change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive alien species (IAS) are considered one of the greatest threats to biodiversity,
particularly through their interactions with other drivers of change. Horizon scanning, the …

Origin and history of grasslands in C entral E urope–a review

M Hejcman, P Hejcmanova, V Pavlů… - Grass and Forage …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In terms of origin, grasslands in C entral E urope can be classified into (i) natural grasslands,
predetermined by environmental conditions and wild herbivores;(ii) seminatural grasslands …

Naturalization of central European plants in North America: species traits, habitats, propagule pressure, residence time

P Pyšek, AM Manceur, C Alba, KF McGregor, J Pergl… - Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The factors that promote invasive behavior in introduced plant species occur across many
scales of biological and ecological organization. Factors that act at relatively small scales …