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Open AccessPlant invasion and naturalization are influenced by genome size, ecology and economic use globally
Human factors and plant characteristics are important drivers of plant invasions, which threaten ecosystem integrity, biodiversity and human well-being. However, while previous studies often examined a limited...
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Open AccessMore than 17,000 tree species are at risk from rapid global change
Trees are pivotal to global biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people, yet accelerating global changes threaten global tree diversity, making accurate species extinction risk assessments necessary. To ...
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Open AccessClimate change and land use threaten global hotspots of phylogenetic endemism for trees
Across the globe, tree species are under high anthropogenic pressure. Risks of extinction are notably more severe for species with restricted ranges and distinct evolutionary histories. Here, we use a global d...
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Open AccessIncreased hydraulic risk in assemblages of woody plant species predicts spatial patterns of drought-induced mortality
Predicting drought-induced mortality (DIM) of woody plants remains a key research challenge under climate change. Here, we integrate information on the edaphoclimatic niches, phylogeny and hydraulic traits of ...
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Human fingerprint on structural density of forests globally
Climate change and human activities strongly influence forests, but uncertainties persist about the pervasiveness of these stressors and how they will shape future forest structure. Disentangling the relative ...
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Open AccessPhylogenetic diversity shapes salt tolerance in Phragmites australis estuarine populations in East China
Estuaries are dynamic and selective environments that provide frequent opportunities for the turnover of Phragmites australis populations. We studied Phragmites genetic diversity patterns in three of the major de...
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Tall-statured grasses: a useful functional group for invasion science
Species in the grass family (Poaceae) have caused some of the most damaging invasions in natural ecosystems, but plants in this family are also among the most widely used by humans. Therefore, it is important ...
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Invasive herb Impatiens glandulifera has minimal impact on multiple components of temperate forest ecosystem function
Forests understories in Europe are known to generally resist invasion, though some alien plants do invade woodland communities. Here we focused on the impact of the widespread invasive annual Impatiens glandulife...
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Global networks for invasion science: benefits, challenges and guidelines
Much has been done to address the challenges of biological invasions, but fundamental questions (e.g., which species invade? Which habitats are invaded? How can invasions be effectively managed?) still need to...
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Phenotypic traits of the Mediterranean Phragmites australis M1 lineage: differences between the native and introduced ranges
The environmental conditions in the new ranges of introduced plant species are often different from the conditions in their native ranges, and invasive plant species have been assumed to adapt to different env...
