The more the better? The role of polyploidy in facilitating plant invasions

M Te Beest, JJ Le Roux, DM Richardson… - Annals of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Biological invasions are a major ecological and socio-economic problem in
many parts of the world. Despite an explosion of research in recent decades, much remains …

Eight questions about invasions and ecosystem functioning

DL Strayer - Ecology letters, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
I pose eight questions central to understanding how biological invasions affect ecosystems,
assess progress towards answering those questions and suggest ways in which progress …

A global assessment of invasive plant impacts on resident species, communities and ecosystems: the interaction of impact measures, invading species' traits and …

P Pyšek, V Jarošík, PE Hulme, J Pergl… - Global change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
With the growing body of literature assessing the impact of invasive alien plants on resident
species and ecosystems, a comprehensive assessment of the relationship between invasive …

[PDF][PDF] Catalogue of alien plants of the Czech Republic: checklist update, taxonomic diversity and invasion patterns

P Pyšek, J Danihelka, J Sádlo, J Chrtek Jr, M Chytrý… - Preslia, 2012 - sci.muni.cz
Tagetes tenuifolia, Thuja occidentalis, Trifolium badium, Vaccinium corymbosum and
Viburnum rhytidophyllum. All added and deleted taxa are commented on. Of the total …

A functional trait perspective on plant invasion

RE Drenovsky, BJ Grewell, CM D'antonio… - Annals of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims Global environmental change will affect non-native plant invasions,
with profound potential impacts on native plant populations, communities and ecosystems …

TEASIng apart alien species risk assessments: a framework for best practices

B Leung, N Roura‐Pascual, S Bacher… - Ecology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Some alien species cause substantial impacts, yet most are innocuous. Given limited
resources, forecasting risks from alien species will help prioritise management. Given that …

Quantifying levels of biological invasion: towards the objective classification of invaded and invasible ecosystems

JA Catford, PA Vesk, DM Richardson… - Global Change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a global phenomenon that threatens biodiversity, and few, if any,
ecosystems are free from alien species. The outcome of human‐mediated introductions is …

Invasive alien predator causes rapid declines of native European ladybirds

HE Roy, T Adriaens, NJB Isaac, M Kenis… - Diversity and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Invasive alien species (IAS) are recognized as major drivers of biodiversity loss, but few
causal relationships between IAS and species declines have been documented. In this …

Diversity and distribution of the urban tree population in ten major Nordic cities

H Sjöman, J Östberg, O Bühler - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2012 - Elsevier
In order to have a healthy and sustainable urban tree population, a high diversity of species
and genera is needed. This study examined (1) the diversity and distribution of genera and …

Heterogeneous catalysis by gold

T Takei, T Akita, I Nakamura, T Fujitani, M Okumura… - Advances in …, 2012 - Elsevier
Gold can be deposited as nanoparticles (NPs) with diameters of 2–5 nm and clusters with
diameters less than 2 nm on a variety of materials such as oxides, carbides, and sulfides of …