A5028725340- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany
2016-2025
Charles University
2016-2025
Czech Academy of Sciences
2016-2025
Stellenbosch University
2013-2023
Institute of Botany
2023
University of Vienna
2014-2021
University of Konstanz
2020
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2018-2020
John Wiley & Sons (United Kingdom)
2018
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
2017
Abstract. Much confusion exists in the English‐language literature on plant invasions concerning terms ‘naturalized’ and ‘invasive’ their associated concepts. Several authors have used these proposing schemes for conceptualizing sequence of events from introduction to invasion, but often imprecisely, erroneously or contradictory ways. This greatly complicates formulation robust generalizations invasion ecology. Based an extensive critical survey we defined a minimum set key related graphic...
Abstract Although research on human-mediated exchanges of species has substantially intensified during the last centuries, we know surprisingly little about temporal dynamics alien accumulations across regions and taxa. Using a novel database 45,813 first records 16,926 established species, show that annual rate worldwide increased 200 years, with 37% all reported most recently (1970–2014). Inter-continental inter-taxonomic variation can be largely attributed to diaspora European settlers in...
ABSTRACT Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world and the rise in human population size. The numbers invasive alien species – subset that spread widely areas where they not native, affecting environment or livelihoods increasing. Synergies with other changes exacerbating current facilitating new ones, thereby escalating extent impacts invaders. Invasions have complex often immense long‐term direct indirect impacts. In many cases, such become apparent...
Urbanization contributes to the loss of world's biodiversity and homogenization its biota. However, comparative studies urban leading robust generalities status drivers in cities at global scale are lacking. Here, we compiled largest dataset date two diverse taxa cities: birds (54 cities) plants (110 cities). We found that majority bird plant species native cities. Few cosmopolitan, most common being Columba livia Poa annua. The density (the number per km(2)) has declined substantially: only...
Abstract The number of studies dealing with plant invasions is increasing rapidly, but the accumulating body knowledge has unfortunately also spawned confusion about terminology. Invasions are a global phenomenon and comparison geographically distant regions their introduced biota crucially important methodological approach for elucidation determinants invasiveness invasibility. Comparative alien floras provide substantial new insights to our understanding general patterns invasions. Such...
Abstract With the growing body of literature assessing impact invasive alien plants on resident species and ecosystems, a comprehensive assessment relationship between traits environmental settings invasion characteristics impacts is needed. Based 287 publications with 1551 individual cases that addressed 167 plant belonging to 49 families, we present first global overview frequencies significant non‐significant ecological their directions 15 outcomes related responses populations, species,...
Invasive species are a major element of global change and contributing to biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, impairment services worldwide. Research is shedding new light on the ecological economic consequences invasions. New approaches emerging for describing evaluating impacts invasive species, translating these into monetary terms. The harmful effects invasions now widely recognized, multiscale programs in place many parts world reduce current future impacts. There has been an...
This paper considers key issues in plant invasion ecology, where findings published since 1990 have significantly improved our understanding of many aspects invasions. The review focuses on vascular plants invading natural and semi-natural ecosystems, fundamental ecological relating to species invasiveness community invasibility. Three big questions addressed by the SCOPE programme 1980s (which invade; which habitats are invaded; how can we manage invasions?) still underpin most work...
Summary Much attention has been paid to negative effects of alien species on resident communities but studies that quantify community‐level a number invasive plants are scarce. We address this issue by assessing the impact 13 in Czech Republic wide range plant communities. Vegetation invaded and uninvaded plots with similar site conditions was sampled. All vascular were recorded, their covers estimated used as importance values for calculating Shannon diversity index H′ , evenness J Sørensen...
Summary Pathways describe the processes that result in introduction of alien species from one location to another. A framework is proposed facilitate comparative analysis invasion pathways by a wide range taxa both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Comparisons with data helped identify existing gaps current knowledge highlight limitations legislation manage introductions species. The scheme aims for universality but uses European Union as case study regulatory perspectives. Alien may...
Predicting the probability of successful establishment plant species by matching climatic variables has considerable potential for incorporation in early warning systems management biological invasions. We select South Africa as a model source area invasions worldwide because it is an important exporter to other parts world huge international demand indigenous flora from this biodiversity hotspot. first mapped five ecoregions that occur both and world, but very coarse definition led...
ABSTRACT Rivers are conduits for materials and energy; this, the frequent intense disturbances that these systems experience, their narrow, linear nature, create problems conservation of biodiversity ecosystem functioning in face increasing human influence. In most parts world, riparian zones highly modified. Changes caused by alien plants — or environmental changes facilitate shifts dominance creating novel ecosystems often important agents perturbation systems. Many restoration projects...
Species moved by human activities beyond the limits of their native geographic ranges into areas in which they do not naturally occur (termed aliens) can cause a broad range significant changes to recipient ecosystems; however, impacts vary greatly across species and ecosystems are introduced. There is therefore critical need for standardised method evaluate, compare, eventually predict magnitudes these different impacts. Here, we propose straightforward system classifying alien according...
Summary Although invasions by alien plants are major threats to the biodiversity of natural habitats, individual habitats vary considerably in their susceptibility invasion. Therefore risk assessment procedures, which used increasingly environmental managers inform effective planning invasive plant control, require reliable quantitative information on extent different susceptible It is also important know whether levels invasion locally specific or consistent among regions with contrasting...
The accelerating rates of international trade, travel, and transport in the latter half twentieth century have led to progressive mixing biota from across world number species introduced new regions continues increase. importance biogeographic, climatic, economic, demographic factors as drivers this trend is increasingly being realized but yet there no consensus regarding their relative importance. Whereas little may be done mitigate effects geography climate on invasions, a wider range...