Impact of invasive alien plants on native plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats: State of the art, gap analysis and perspectives in Italy

L Lazzaro, R Bolpagni, G Buffa, R Gentili… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Invasive alien plants are a major threat to biodiversity and they contribute to the
unfavourable conservation status of habitats of interest to the European Community. In order …

Alien plants as mediators of ecosystem services and disservices in urban systems: a global review

LJ Potgieter, M Gaertner, C Kueffer, BMH Larson… - Biological …, 2017 - Springer
Urban areas have unique assemblages of species which are governed by novel ecological
processes. People living in these environments have specific needs and demands in terms …

Non-native species in urban environments: patterns, processes, impacts and challenges

M Gaertner, JRU Wilson, MW Cadotte, JS MacIvor… - Biological …, 2017 - Springer
Although urban ecosystems are hotspots for biological invasions, the field of invasion
science has given scant attention to invasion dynamics and the challenges facing managers …

How do invasive species travel to and through urban environments?

AL Padayachee, UM Irlich, KT Faulkner, M Gaertner… - Biological …, 2017 - Springer
Globalisation has resulted in the movement of organisms outside their natural range, often
with negative ecological and economic consequences. As cities are hubs of anthropogenic …

[PDF][PDF] The biogeography of South African terrestrial plant invasions

DM Richardson, LC Foxcroft, G Latombe… - … Invasions in South …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
Thousands of plant species have been introduced, intentionally and accidentally, to South
Africa from many parts of the world. Alien plants are now conspicuous features of many …

Plant invasion as an emerging challenge for the conservation of heritage sites: the spread of ornamental trees on ancient monuments in Rome, Italy

L Celesti-Grapow, C Ricotta - Biological Invasions, 2021 - Springer
Cultural heritage sites such as historical or sacred areas provide suitable habitats for plants
and play an important role in nature conservation, particularly in human-modified contexts …

[图书][B] The Routledge handbook of urban ecology

I Douglas, D Goode, M Houck, R Wang - 2011 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Names: Douglas, Ian, 1936–editor.| Routledge (Firm) Title: The Routledge handbook of
urban ecology/edited by Ian Douglas, Pippin Anderson, David Goode, Michael C. Houck …

[PDF][PDF] Remote detection of invasive alien species

EA Bolch, MJ Santos, C Ade, S Khanna… - Remote sensing of …, 2020 - library.oapen.org
Invasive alien species (IAS) are non-native species with a rapid spread potential that can
have negative ecological, environmental, and economic effects on the environments where …

Urban sprawl facilitates invasions of exotic plants across multiple spatial scales

F Boscutti, F Lami, E Pellegrini, M Buccheri, F Busato… - Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Exotic plant invasions are considered one of the major threats to biodiversity causing
important impacts at the population, community, and ecosystem levels. Understanding the …

Global guidelines for the sustainable use of non-native trees to prevent tree invasions and mitigate their negative impacts

G Brundu, A Pauchard, P Pyšek, J Pergl… - NeoBiota, 2020 - iris.uniroma1.it
Sustainably managed non-native trees deliver economic and societal benefits with limited
risk of spread to adjoining areas. However, some plantations have launched invasions that …