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Biochar produced from diverse invasive species improves remediation of cadmium-contaminated soils
Biodiversity commonly contributes to ecosystem functioning and provides ecosystem services. Biochar application is frequently used to remediate soils contaminated with heavy metals. As many invasive plant spec...
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Open AccessWidely naturalized species are not more promiscuous to different nitrogen forms, but benefit more from inorganic nitrogen
Nitrogen (N) has been considered a crucial factor influencing plant invasions. Many studies have assessed responses of alien plants to different N availabilities. However, in natural soils, N comes in differen...
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Open AccessThe naturalized vascular flora of Malesia
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 (Ma...
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Open AccessAlien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction
We present the first inventory and status assessment of the alien flora of Oman, mainly based on field data collected from 1998 to 2021. The study provides (i) a comprehensive account of alien vascular plant ...
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Open AccessDiversity of resident plant communities could weaken their allelopathic resistance against alien and native invaders
Elton’s classic diversity-invasibility hypothesis posits that diversity of resident communities increases resistance against invaders. We tested whether the diversity-invasibility relationsip might be mediated...
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Open AccessAllelopathic and competitive interactions between native and alien plants
The novel-weapons and homeland-security hypotheses are based on the idea that aliens and natives are not adapted to each other’s allelochemicals as they did not co-evolve. However, as only a few studies have t...
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Open AccessThe alien flora of Sudan and South Sudan: taxonomic and biogeographical composition
Studies on plant invasions depend on local and regional checklists of the alien flora. However, global overview studies have shown that some regions, including many African countries, remain understudied in th...
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Open AccessUnexpected sensitivity of the highly invasive spider Mermessus trilobatus to soil disturbance in grasslands
The dwarf spider Mermessus trilobatus (Araneae: Linyphiidae), native to North America, has expanded its range over large parts of Europe within less than fifty years. It is notable for occurring in a wide range o...
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Correction to: Invasive alien plants of Russia: insights from regional inventories
In the original publication, incorrect version of Supplementary material (Appendix S2) has been published. The corrected Supplementary material is provided in this correction.
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Patterns of genetic variation reflect multiple introductions and pre-admixture sources of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in China
Ambrosia artemisiifolia is native to North America but has become a worldwide invasive weed. It was introduced to China more than 80 years ago and has spread into 20 provinces since then. To assess the population...
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Naturalized and invasive alien flora of Ghana
The paper provides an inventory of the naturalized vascular flora of Ghana, based on newly gathered information from the literature and consultations with local experts. We adopted a rather conservative approa...
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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 alien plants of Russia: insights from regional inventories
Recent research on plant invasions indicates that some parts of the world are understudied with temperate Asia among them. To contribute towards closing this gap, we provide a standardized list of invasive ali...
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Naturalized alien flora of the Indian states: biogeographic patterns, taxonomic structure and drivers of species richness
Despite an existing India-wide inventory of alien plant species, an inventory documenting the occurrence of naturalized alien plant species in each of the Indian states (including union territories) was not av...
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Naturalization of ornamental plant species in public green spaces and private gardens
Ornamental horticulture is the most important pathway for alien plant introductions worldwide, and consequently, invasive spread of introduced plants often begins in urban areas. Although most introduced ornam...
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Allelopathy of a native grassland community as a potential mechanism of resistance against invasion by introduced plants
Successful plant invasions depend, at least partly, on interactions between introduced plants and native plant communities. While allelopathic effects of introduced invaders on native resident species have rec...
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The cobblers stick to their lasts: pollinators prefer native over alien plant species in a multi-species experiment
The majority of plant species rely, at least partly, on animals for pollination. Our knowledge on whether pollinator visitation differs between native and alien plant species, and between invasive and non-inva...
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Plant invasiveness is not linked to the capacity of regeneration from small fragments: an experimental test with 39 stoloniferous species
Fragmentation and vegetative regeneration from small fragments may contribute to population expansion, dispersal and establishment of new populations of introduced plants. However, no study has systematically ...
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A test of baker’s law: breeding systems of invasive species of Asteraceae in China
Invasive alien plant species are frequently characterized by a high fecundity. However, because suitable pollinators and/or mates may be absent in the new range, it is not clear how they achieve high seed prod...
