The role of kenophytes in the flora as representations of the anthropogenic alteration of
vegetation The subject of this book falls within the theme of the synanthropisation1 of …

Purpose of review A rapidly changing climate is weakening the resilience of forest
ecosystems through vitality loss of major native tree species, which reduces the ability of …

In this paper we present a comprehensive inventory of the non‐native vascular flora of Italy,
which was produced within the project “A survey of the Italian non‐native flora”, funded by …

Planted forests of alien tree species make significant contributions to the economy and
provide multiple products and ecosystem services On the other hand, non-native trees now …

Prunus serotina, a forest tree of North American origin, was introduced to central Europe and
planted for various purposes. In the course of the centuries it was regarded as a valuable …

The vinegar fly Drosophila suzukii M atsumara (D iptera: D rosophilidae), native to A sia,
recently invaded E urope and N orth A merica. By contrast to other frugivorous D rosophila …

Alien plant invasions result from a complex interaction between the species life traits (ie
'invasiveness') and the recipient ecosystem attributes (ie 'invasibility'). However, little is …

Analysing invasive spread from a landscape ecological perspective forms an important
challenge in plant invasion ecology. The present study examines the effects of landscape …

Whether non‐native plant invasions are causes, consequences, or independent of the low
species diversity in recipient ecosystems remains a debated question. We tried to test these …

Since Baker's [Baker, FS, 1949. A revised tolerance table. J. For. 47, 179–181] classic
contribution, shade tolerance indices have not been much modified for North American plant …