The role of phylogenetic relatedness on alien plant success depends on the stage of invasion

A Omer, T Fristoe, Q Yang, M Razanajatovo, P Weigelt… - Nature Plants, 2022 - nature.com
Darwin's naturalization hypothesis predicts successful alien invaders to be distantly related
to native species, whereas his pre-adaptation hypothesis predicts the opposite. It has been …

Implications for biological invasion of non‐native plants for sale in the world's largest online market

AK Banerjee, TM Lee, H Feng, X Liang… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Internet trade is increasingly recognized as a dispersal pathway of non‐native plant species
that is difficult to monitor. We sought to identify non‐native flora present in the Chinese …

Ruderals naturalize, competitors invade: Varying roles of plant adaptive strategies along the invasion continuum

K Guo, P Pyšek, M Chytrý, J Divíšek… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is increasingly recognized that the factors facilitating plant invasions depend on the stage
along the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum. Adaptative strategies, that is …

Characterization of invasiveness, thermotolerance and light requirement of nine invasive species in China

A Bhatt, X Chen, MF Pompelli, A Jamal, R Mancinelli… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Understanding responsible functional traits for promoting plant invasiveness could be
important to aid in the development of adequate management strategies for invasive …

Flora introduced and naturalized in Central America

J Rojas-Sandoval, L Ferrufino-Acosta, R Flores… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Successful control and prevention of biological invasions depend on identifying the sources,
vectors, and pathways that are more likely to originate new invasions. Within this context …

Plant invasion and naturalization are influenced by genome size, ecology and economic use globally

K Guo, P Pyšek, M van Kleunen, NL Kinlock… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Human factors and plant characteristics are important drivers of plant invasions, which
threaten ecosystem integrity, biodiversity and human well-being. However, while previous …

Different sets of traits determine transition of alien species along the invasion continuum

R Gulzar, M Hamid, T Hassan, I Rashid… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Invasive alien species are currently considered as one of the dominant drivers of global
environmental change. Till now, the majority of studies have focused on single or a few traits …

Alien flora are accumulating steadily in China over the last 80 years

AK Banerjee, H Feng, AR Bhowmick, H Peng, X Liang… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
New alien species are increasingly introduced and established outside their native range.
The knowledge of the spatiotemporal dynamics of their accumulation and the factors …

Alien flora of Pakistan: taxonomic composition, invasion status, geographic origin, introduction pathways, and ecological patterns

S Jehangir, SM Khan, U Ejaz, N Zahid, N Rashid… - Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Inventories of alien species are important for monitoring and understanding the dynamics of
invasion, which is crucial in devising management policies. The present study prepared a …

Effect of introduction pathways on the invasion success of non-native plants along environmental gradients

M Riera, J Pino, L Sáez, P Aymerich, Y Melero - Biological Invasions, 2024 - Springer
Our understanding on the role of introduction pathways on plant invasions is incomplete
because their interaction with other factors remains poorly studied. We contributed to filling …