Scientists' warning on invasive alien species

P Pyšek, PE Hulme, D Simberloff, S Bacher… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a global consequence of an increasingly connected world and the
rise in human population size. The numbers of invasive alien species–the subset of alien …

European forests under global climate change: Review of tree growth processes, crises and management strategies

Z Vacek, S Vacek, J Cukor - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing global climate change is challenging all sectors, forestry notwithstanding. On
the one hand, forest ecosystems are exposed to and threatened by climate change, but on …

The biodiversity and ecosystem service contributions and trade-offs of forest restoration approaches

F Hua, LA Bruijnzeel, P Meli, PA Martin, J Zhang… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Forest restoration is being scaled up globally to deliver critical ecosystem services and
biodiversity benefits; however, there is a lack of rigorous comparison of cobenefit delivery …

Where should China practice forestry in a warming world?

L Zhang, P Sun, F Huettmann, S Liu - Global Change Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As a nature‐based and cost‐effective solution, forestation plays a crucial role in combating
global warming, biodiversity collapse, environmental degradation, and global well‐being …

Controlling invasive plant species in ecological restoration: A global review

EWA Weidlich, FG Flórido, TB Sorrini… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive plant species can hinder the establishment and growth of native plants and impact
several ecosystem properties, such as soil cover, nutrient cycling, fire regimes and …

[PDF][PDF] Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea

K Tsirintanis, E Azzurro, F Crocetta, M Dimiza… - Aquatic …, 2022 - amu.hal.science
Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change

A Ricciardi, JC Iacarella, DC Aldridge… - Environmental …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Unprecedented rates of introduction and spread of non-native species pose burgeoning
challenges to biodiversity, natural resource management, regional economies, and human …

Growing non-native trees in European forests brings benefits and opportunities but also has its risks and limits

E Pötzelsberger, H Spiecker, C Neophytou… - Current Forestry …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Non-native tree species (NNT) raise a range of different
associations and emotions—to many citizens they are just an exotic curiosity in parks, to …

The EICAT+ framework enables classification of positive impacts of alien taxa on native biodiversity

G Vimercati, AF Probert, L Volery… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Species introduced through human-related activities beyond their native range, termed alien
species, have various impacts worldwide. The IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for …

Impact of invasive alien plants on native plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats: State of the art, gap analysis and perspectives in Italy

L Lazzaro, R Bolpagni, G Buffa, R Gentili… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Invasive alien plants are a major threat to biodiversity and they contribute to the
unfavourable conservation status of habitats of interest to the European Community. In order …