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Testing enemy release of non‐native plants across time and space using herbarium specimens in Norway (2022)
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Ivison, K., Speed, J. D., Prestø, T., & Dawson, W. (2023). Testing enemy release of non‐native plants across time and space using herbarium specimens in Norway. Journal of Ecology, 111(2), 300-313. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13998

1. The enemy release hypothesis predicts that invasive plant success is in part due to the absence of natural enemies in the invaded range. However, few studies have assessed how enemy release may vary over time or space. 2. Norway has seen a large i... Read More about Testing enemy release of non‐native plants across time and space using herbarium specimens in Norway.

Phylogenetic composition of native island floras influences naturalized alien species richness (2022)
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Bach, W., Kreft, H., Craven, D., König, C., Schrader, J., Taylor, A., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Lenzner, B., Marx, H. E., Meyer, C., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., van Kleunen, M., Winter, M., & Weigelt, P. (2022). Phylogenetic composition of native island floras influences naturalized alien species richness. Ecography, 2022(11), Article e06227. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06227

Islands are hotspots of plant endemism and are particularly vulnerable to the establishment (naturalization) of alien plant species. Naturalized species richness on islands depends on several biogeographical and socioeconomic factors, but especially... Read More about Phylogenetic composition of native island floras influences naturalized alien species richness.

The role of phylogenetic relatedness on alien plant success depends on the stage of invasion (2022)
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Omer, A., Fristoe, T., Yang, Q., Razanajatovo, M., Weigelt, P., Kreft, H., Dawson, W., Dullinger, S., Essl, F., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., & van Kleunen, M. (2022). The role of phylogenetic relatedness on alien plant success depends on the stage of invasion. Nature Plants, 8(8), 906-914. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-022-01216-9

Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis predicts successful alien invaders to be distantly related to native species, whereas his pre-adaptation hypothesis predicts the opposite. It has been suggested that depending on the invasion stage (that is, introdu... Read More about The role of phylogenetic relatedness on alien plant success depends on the stage of invasion.

Capacity of countries to reduce biological invasions (2022)
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Latombe, G., Seebens, H., Lenzner, B., Courchamp, F., Dullinger, S., Golivets, M., Kühn, I., Leung, B., Roura-Pascual, N., Cebrian, E., Dawson, W., Diagne, C., Jeschke, J. M., Pérez-Granados, C., Moser, D., Turbelin, A., Visconti, P., & Essl, F. (2023). Capacity of countries to reduce biological invasions. Sustainability Science, 18(2), 771-789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01166-3

The extent and impacts of biological invasions on biodiversity are largely shaped by an array of socio-economic and environmental factors, which exhibit high variation among countries. Yet, a global analysis of how these factors vary across countries... Read More about Capacity of countries to reduce biological invasions.

Greater chemical signaling in root exudates enhances soil mutualistic associations in invasive plants compared to natives (2022)
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Yu, H., He, Y., Zhang, W., Chen, L., Zhang, J., Zhang, X., Dawson, W., & Ding, J. (2022). Greater chemical signaling in root exudates enhances soil mutualistic associations in invasive plants compared to natives. New Phytologist, 236(3), 1140-1153. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18289

Invasive plants can change soil properties resulting in improved growth. Although invaders are known to alter soil chemistry, it remains unclear if chemicals secreted by roots facilitate invasive plant–soil mutualisms. With up to 19 confamilial pairs... Read More about Greater chemical signaling in root exudates enhances soil mutualistic associations in invasive plants compared to natives.

Introducing the combined atlas framework for large‐scale web‐based data visualization: The GloNAF atlas of plant invasion (2022)
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Hancock, S. C., Essl, F., Kraak, M., Dawson, W., Kreft, H., Pyšek, P., Pergl, J., Kleunen, M., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., Gartner, G., & Lenzner, B. (2022). Introducing the combined atlas framework for large‐scale web‐based data visualization: The GloNAF atlas of plant invasion. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(5), 1073-1081. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13820

Large-scale biodiversity data, for example, on species distribution and richness information, are being mobilized and becoming available at an increasing rate. Interactive web applications like atlases have been developed to visualize available datas... Read More about Introducing the combined atlas framework for large‐scale web‐based data visualization: The GloNAF atlas of plant invasion.

Environmental and socioeconomic correlates of extinction risk in endemic species (2021)
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Pouteau, R., Brunel, C., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Kreft, H., Lenzner, B., Meyer, C., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Seebens, H., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., & Kleunen, M. (2022). Environmental and socioeconomic correlates of extinction risk in endemic species. Diversity and Distributions, 28(1), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13438

Aim Our current understanding of the causes of global extinction risk is mostly informed by the expert knowledge-based “threats classification scheme” of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Studies based on this dataset came to different conclus... Read More about Environmental and socioeconomic correlates of extinction risk in endemic species.

The global loss of floristic uniqueness (2021)
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Yang, Q., Weigelt, P., Fristoe, T. S., Zhang, Z., Kreft, H., Stein, A., Seebens, H., Dawson, W., Essl, F., König, C., Lenzner, B., Pergl, J., Pouteau, R., Pyšek, P., Winter, M., Ebel, A. L., Fuentes, N., Giehl, E. L., Kartesz, J., Krestov, P., …van Kleunen, M. (2021). The global loss of floristic uniqueness. Nature Communications, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27603-y

Regional species assemblages have been shaped by colonization, speciation and extinction over millions of years. Humans have altered biogeography by introducing species to new ranges. However, an analysis of how strongly naturalized plant species (i.... Read More about The global loss of floristic uniqueness.

Characteristics of the naturalized flora of Southern Africa largely reflect the non‐random introduction of alien species for cultivation (2021)
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Omer, A., Fristoe, T., Yang, Q., Maurel, N., Weigelt, P., Kreft, H., Bleilevens, J., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., & van Kleunen, M. (2021). Characteristics of the naturalized flora of Southern Africa largely reflect the non‐random introduction of alien species for cultivation. Ecography, 44(12), 1812-1825. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.05669

Biological invasions are one of the most defining features of the Anthropocene. Most studies on biological invasions focus on the later stages of the invasion process, that is after species have already become naturalized. It is frequently overlooked... Read More about Characteristics of the naturalized flora of Southern Africa largely reflect the non‐random introduction of alien species for cultivation.

Phylogenetic structure of alien plant species pools from European donor habitats (2021)
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Kalusová, V., Padullés Cubino, J., Fristoe, T. S., Chytrý, M., Kleunen, M., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Kreft, H., Mucina, L., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., Lososová, Z., & Sandel, B. (2021). Phylogenetic structure of alien plant species pools from European donor habitats. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30(12), 2354-2367. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13387

Aim Many plant species native to Europe have naturalized worldwide. We tested whether the phylogenetic structure of the species pools of European habitats is related to the proportion of species from each habitat that has naturalized outside Europe (... Read More about Phylogenetic structure of alien plant species pools from European donor habitats.

Potential alien ranges of European plants will shrink in the future, but less so for already naturalized than for not yet naturalized species (2021)
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Pouteau, R., Biurrun, I., Brunel, C., Chytrý, M., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Fristoe, T., Haveman, R., Hobohm, C., Jansen, F., Kreft, H., Lenoir, J., Lenzner, B., Meyer, C., Moeslund, J. E., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Svenning, J., Thuiller, W., Weigelt, P., …van Kleunen, M. (2021). Potential alien ranges of European plants will shrink in the future, but less so for already naturalized than for not yet naturalized species. Diversity and Distributions, 27(11), 2063-2076. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13378

Aims The rapid increase in the number of species that have naturalized beyond their native range is among the most apparent features of the Anthropocene. How alien species will respond to other processes of future global changes is an emerging concer... Read More about Potential alien ranges of European plants will shrink in the future, but less so for already naturalized than for not yet naturalized species.

Mycorrhizal types influence island biogeography of plants (2021)
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Delavaux, C. S., Weigelt, P., Dawson, W., Essl, F., van Kleunen, M., König, C., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Stein, A., Winter, M., Taylor, A., Schultz, P. A., Whittaker, R. J., Kreft, H., & Bever, J. D. (2021). Mycorrhizal types influence island biogeography of plants. Communications Biology, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02649-2

Plant colonization of islands may be limited by the availability of symbionts, particularly arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi, which have limited dispersal ability compared to ectomycorrhizal and ericoid (EEM) as well as orchid mycorrhizal (ORC) fung... Read More about Mycorrhizal types influence island biogeography of plants.

Are Terrestrial Biological Invasions Different in the Tropics? (2021)
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Chong, K., Corlett, R., Nunez, M., Chiu, J., Courchamp, F., Dawson, W., Kuebbing, S., Liebhold, A., Padmanaba, M., Souza, L., Andersen, K., Fei, S., Lee, B.-H., Lum, S., Luskin, M., Ngo, K., & Wardle, D. (2021). Are Terrestrial Biological Invasions Different in the Tropics?. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 52, 291-314. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-012021-095454

Most biological invasion literature—including syntheses and meta-analyses and the resulting theory—is reported from temperate regions, drawing only minimally from the tropics except for some island systems. The lack of attention to invasions in the t... Read More about Are Terrestrial Biological Invasions Different in the Tropics?.

Data Descriptor: Pacific Introduced Flora (PaciFLora) (2021)
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Wohlwend, M., Craven, D., Weigelt, P., Seebens, H., Winter, M., Kreft, H., Dawson, W., Essl, F., van Kleunen, M., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Space, J., Thomas, P., & Knight, T. (2021). Data Descriptor: Pacific Introduced Flora (PaciFLora). Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, Article e67318. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e67318

Background The Pacific Region has the highest density of naturalised plant species worldwide, which makes it an important area for research on the ecology, evolution and biogeography of biological invasions. While different data sources on naturalise... Read More about Data Descriptor: Pacific Introduced Flora (PaciFLora).

Dimensions of invasiveness: links between local abundance, geographic range size, and habitat breadth in Europe's alien and native floras (2021)
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Fristoe, T., Chytry, M., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Heleno, R., Kreft, H., Maurel, N., Pergl, J., Pysek, P., Seebens, H., Weigelt, P., Vargas, P., Yang, Q., Attore, F., Bergmeier, E., Bernhardt-Romermann, M., Biurrun, I., Boch, S., Bonari, G., Botta-Dukat, Z., …van Kleunen, M. (2021). Dimensions of invasiveness: links between local abundance, geographic range size, and habitat breadth in Europe's alien and native floras. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(22), Article e2021173118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2021173118

Persistent soil seed banks promote naturalisation and invasiveness in flowering plants (2021)
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Gioria, M., Carta, A., Baskin, C. C., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Kreft, H., Pergl, J., Kleunen, M., Weigelt, P., Winter, M., & Pyšek, P. (2021). Persistent soil seed banks promote naturalisation and invasiveness in flowering plants. Ecology Letters, 24(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13783

With globalisation facilitating the movement of plants and seeds beyond the native range, preventing potentially harmful introductions requires knowledge of what drives the successful establishment and spread of alien plants. Here, we examined global... Read More about Persistent soil seed banks promote naturalisation and invasiveness in flowering plants.

Effect of rhizome exposure to contrasting abiotic conditions on the performance of the invasive macrophyte Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig (Zingiberaceae) (2021)
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Pinheiro, A. M., Silva Matos, D. M., Dawson, W., & Xavier, R. O. (2021). Effect of rhizome exposure to contrasting abiotic conditions on the performance of the invasive macrophyte Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig (Zingiberaceae). Plant Ecology, 222(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-020-01112-2

Although invasive species are often better competitors than native species, broad environmental tolerance may also drive invasion success. Tolerance to abiotic heterogeneity in riparian ecosystems tends to favour the establishment of alien clonal spe... Read More about Effect of rhizome exposure to contrasting abiotic conditions on the performance of the invasive macrophyte Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig (Zingiberaceae).

Role of diversification rates and evolutionary history as a driver of plant naturalization success (2020)
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Lenzner, B., Magallón, S., Dawson, W., Kreft, H., König, C., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Weigelt, P., van Kleunen, M., Winter, M., Dullinger, S., & Essl, F. (2021). Role of diversification rates and evolutionary history as a driver of plant naturalization success. New Phytologist, 229(5), 2998 - 3008. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17014

Human introductions of species beyond their natural ranges and subsequent establishment are defining features of global environmental change. However, naturalized plants are not uniformly distributed across phylogenetic lineages, with some families c... Read More about Role of diversification rates and evolutionary history as a driver of plant naturalization success.

Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050 (2020)
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Seebens, H., Bacher, S., Blackburn, T. M., Capinha, C., Dawson, W., Dullinger, S., Genovesi, P., Hulme, P. E., Kleunen, M., Kühn, I., Jeschke, J. M., Lenzner, B., Liebhold, A. M., Pattison, Z., Pergl, J., Pyšek, P., Winter, M., & Essl, F. (2021). Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050. Global Change Biology, 27(5), 970-982. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15333

Biological invasions have steadily increased over recent centuries. However, we still lack a clear expectation about future trends in alien species numbers. In particular, we do not know whether alien species will continue to accumulate in regional f... Read More about Projecting the continental accumulation of alien species through to 2050.