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How do urbanization and alien species affect the plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity in different types of urban green areas?
Human pressure on urban landscapes has serious consequences for urban plant species. Therefore, environmental and anthropogenic factors affect the...
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Invasive Alien Plants Management in Tunisia
The literature on biological invasions has grown rapidly since the mid-twentieth century as scientists, managers, policy makers, and the public have...
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Consequences of Coastal Wetlands Reclamation and the Need for Integrating Impact Assessment of Invasive Alien Plants Species and Coastal Armoring in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
AbstractEfforts to restore and reclaim coastal wetlands have led to the evolution of invasive alien plant species and coastal defenses across...
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The invasion threat of the emerging alien cactus Cylindropuntia pallida (Rosa), F.M. Knuth in South Africa and the potential for control using herbicides
The emerging alien cactus Cylindropuntia pallida (Rose) F.M. Knuth originates from northern Mexico and introduced into South Africa in 1940s as an...
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Environmental Degradation by Invasive Alien Plants in the Anthropocene: Challenges and Prospects for Sustainable Restoration
Biodiversity, soil, air, and water are the vital life-supporting systems of this planet Earth. However, the deliberate and accidental introduction of...
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Futures for invasive alien species management: using bottom-up innovations to envision positive systemic change
Invasive alien species (IAS) pose a key threat to biodiversity, the economy and human well-being, and continue to increase in abundance and impact...
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Modelling the mixed impacts of multiple invasive alien fish species in a closed freshwater ecosystem in India
Invasive alien species (IAS) influence the trophic organisation and food web structure in an invaded ecosystem, and therefore, it is imperative to...
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An assessment of the environmental and socio-economic impacts of alien rabbits and hares
Directly comparable data on the environmental and socio-economic impacts of alien species informs the effective prioritisation of their management....
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Nature of phytotoxic interference of alien weed ‘Calyptocarpus vialis’ against some crop plants
Calyptocarpus vialis (syn. Synedrella vialis ; Asteraceae), a native of the tropical Americas, has acquired an invasive status in the eastern Asia and...
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Can linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for vascular plants in temperate ecosystems? A systematic review
BackgroundLinear transportation infrastructures (roads, railways, oil and gas pipelines, powerlines and waterways) are recognized as important...
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Effects of Herbaspirillum sp. p5-19 assisted with alien soil improvement on the phytoremediation of copper tailings by Vetiveria zizanioides L.
Microbial assisted phytoremediation and reclamation are both potential contaminated soil remediation technologies, but little is known about the...
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Taking spontaneous plants as a natural strategy for vegetation restoration in construction and demolition waste landfills: a case study in Suzhou, China
Construction and demolition waste (CDW) landfills around the city have caused serious damage to the ecological environment and menaced the public...
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Spatial distribution assessment of invasive alien species Amorpha fruticosa L. by UAV-based on remote sensing in the Special Nature Reserve Obedska Bara, Serbia
The Obedska Bara Special Nature Reserve is one of the oldest protected areas in the world, also enlisted as an Important Bird Area, Ramsar and UNESCO...
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Mapping spatial distribution of invasive alien species through satellite remote sensing in Karachi, Pakistan: an urban ecological perspective
The exponential population growth of Karachi city has taken a very heavy toll on the indigenous environment of this South Asian megacity. In this...
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Management of UK priority invasive alien plants: a systematic review protocol
BackgroundInvasive alien plant species often have negative environmental and social impacts, such as loss of biodiversity and alteration of ecosystem...
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Effects of native species richness on reproduction of invasive Bidens pilosa vary with nutrient supply
BackgroundBoth increasing native species diversity and reducing nutrient availability can increase the ability of native plant communities to resist...
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Moving from Latent to Manifest Problem: Trajectories Across Scientific and Public Salience of Invasive Alien Species
Who worries first about an invasive alien species: scientists or the general public, or do both become concerned simultaneously? Taking thirteen...
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A Deep Learning Artichoke Plants Identification Approach for Site-Specific UAV Spraying
Deep Learning techniques combined with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are leading to significant improvements in agricultural systems practices...
