Outputs (10)

Biogeography and global flows of 100 major alien fungal and fungus‐like oomycete pathogens (2023)
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Schertler, A., Lenzner, B., Dullinger, S., Moser, D., Bufford, J., Ghelardini, L., Santini, A., Capinha, C., Monteiro, M., Reino, L., Wingfield, M. J., Seebens, H., Thines, M., Dawson, W., van Kleunen, M., Kreft, H., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., & Essl, F. (2024). Biogeography and global flows of 100 major alien fungal and fungus‐like oomycete pathogens. Journal of Biogeography, 51(4), 599-617. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14755

Aim: Spreading infectious diseases associated with introduced pathogens can have devastating effects on native biota and human livelihoods. We analyse the global distribution of 100 major alien fungal and oomycete pathogens with substantial socio‐eco... Read More about Biogeography and global flows of 100 major alien fungal and fungus‐like oomycete pathogens.

Naturalizations have led to homogenization of the Malesian flora in the Anthropocene (2023)
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Holmes, R., Pelser, P., Barcelona, J., Tjitrosoedirdjo, S. S., Wahyuni, I., van Kleunen, M., Pyšek, P., Essl, F., Kreft, H., Dawson, W., Wijedasa, L., Kortz, A., Hejda, M., Berrio, J. C., Siregar, I., & Williams, M. (2024). Naturalizations have led to homogenization of the Malesian flora in the Anthropocene. Journal of Biogeography, 51(3), 394-408. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14766

Aim:
Worldwide, floras are becoming homogenized at global scales, but regional patterns vary. Here, we present the first assessment for the Malesian phytogeographical region in terms of the timing of introductions, direction, magnitude and drivers... Read More about Naturalizations have led to homogenization of the Malesian flora in the Anthropocene.

The poleward naturalization of intracontinental alien plants. (2023)
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Zhang, Z., Yang, Q., Fristoe, T. S., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Kreft, H., …van Kleunen, M. (2023). The poleward naturalization of intracontinental alien plants. Science Advances, 9(40), Article eadi1897. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adi1897

Plant introductions outside their native ranges by humans have led to substantial ecological consequences. While we have gained considerable knowledge about intercontinental introductions, the distribution and determinants of intracontinental aliens... Read More about The poleward naturalization of intracontinental alien plants..

First record of the introduced ladybird beetle, Coccinella undecimpunctata Linnaeus (1758), on South Georgia (sub‐Antarctic) (2023)
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Tichit, P., Roy, H. E., Convey, P., Brickle, P., Newton, R. J., & Dawson, W. (2023). First record of the introduced ladybird beetle, Coccinella undecimpunctata Linnaeus (1758), on South Georgia (sub‐Antarctic). Ecology and Evolution, 13(9), https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10513

Biological invasions represent a growing threat to islands and their biodiversity across the world. The isolated sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean is a highly protected area that relies on effective biosecurity includi... Read More about First record of the introduced ladybird beetle, Coccinella undecimpunctata Linnaeus (1758), on South Georgia (sub‐Antarctic).

Climatic stability and geological history shape global centers of neo- and paleoendemism in seed plants (2023)
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Cai, L., Kreft, H., Taylor, A., Schrader, J., Dawson, W., Essl, F., …Weigelt, P. (2023). Climatic stability and geological history shape global centers of neo- and paleoendemism in seed plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(30), Article 2300981120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2300981120

Assessing the distribution of geographically restricted and evolutionarily unique species and their underlying drivers is key to understanding biogeographical processes and critical for global conservation prioritization. Here, we quantified the geog... Read More about Climatic stability and geological history shape global centers of neo- and paleoendemism in seed plants.

Small genome size and variation in ploidy levels support the naturalization of vascular plants but constrain their invasive spread (2023)
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Pyšek, P., Lučanová, M., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Kreft, H., Leitch, I. J., …Guo, W. (2023). Small genome size and variation in ploidy levels support the naturalization of vascular plants but constrain their invasive spread. New Phytologist, 239(6), 2389-2403. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19135

Summary
Karyological characteristics are among the traits underpinning the invasion success of vascular plants.
Using 11 049 species, we tested the effects of genome size and ploidy levels on plant naturalization (species forming self-sustaining po... Read More about Small genome size and variation in ploidy levels support the naturalization of vascular plants but constrain their invasive spread.

Two centuries of spatial and temporal dynamics of freshwater fish introductions (2023)
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Muñoz-Mas, R., Essl, F., van Kleunen, M., Seebens, H., Dawson, W., Casal, C. M. V., & García-Berthou, E. (2023). Two centuries of spatial and temporal dynamics of freshwater fish introductions. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 32(9), 1632-1644. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13714

Aim
Investigating major freshwater fish flows (translocations) between biogeographic regions and their temporal dynamics and also quantifying spatial patterns and temporal changes in the array of introduced species, and the emergence and distance be... Read More about Two centuries of spatial and temporal dynamics of freshwater fish introductions.

The impact of land use on non-native species incidence and number in local assemblages worldwide (2023)
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Liu, D., Semenchuk, P., Essl, F., Lenzner, B., Moser, D., Blackburn, T. M., …Dullinger, S. (2023). The impact of land use on non-native species incidence and number in local assemblages worldwide. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 2090. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37571-0

While the regional distribution of non-native species is increasingly well documented for some taxa, global analyses of non-native species in local assemblages are still missing. Here, we use a worldwide collection of assemblages from five taxa - ant... Read More about The impact of land use on non-native species incidence and number in local assemblages worldwide.

The naturalized vascular flora of Malesia (2023)
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Holmes, R., Pelser, P., Barcelona, J., Tjitrosoedirdjo, S. S., Wahyuni, I., van Kleunen, M., Pyšek, P., Essl, F., Kreft, H., Dawson, W., Wijedasa, L., Kortz, A., Hejda, M., Berrio, J. C., Siregar, I., & Williams, M. (2023). The naturalized vascular flora of Malesia. Biological Invasions, 25(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02989-y

Major regional gaps exist in the reporting and accessibility of naturalized plant species distribution data, especially within Southeast Asia. Here, we present the Malesian Naturalized Alien Flora database (MalNAF), the first standardized island-grou... Read More about The naturalized vascular flora of Malesia.

Model Selection in Occupancy Models: Inference versus Prediction (2023)
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Stewart, P. S., Stephens, P. A., Hill, R. A., Whittingham, M. J., & Dawson, W. (2023). Model Selection in Occupancy Models: Inference versus Prediction. Ecology, 104(3), Article e3942. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3942

Occupancy models are a vital tool for ecologists studying the patterns and drivers of species occurrence, but their use often involves selecting among models with different sets of occupancy and detection covariates. The information-theoretic approac... Read More about Model Selection in Occupancy Models: Inference versus Prediction.