A second update to the checklist of the vascular flora alien to Italy

G Galasso, F Conti, L Peruzzi… - Plant Biosystems-An …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Critical and updated alien species inventories are crucial to properly manage and contrast
biological invasions. After 6 years, a second update to the inventory of the vascular flora …

[HTML][HTML] Riparian vegetation entraps macroplastics along the entire river course: Implications for eco-safety activities and mitigation strategies

L Gallitelli, M Cutini, G Cesarini, M Scalici - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Macroplastic litter causes detrimental effects on freshwater biota affecting human health.
Despite the significant role of rivers in transporting plastic waste, most plastics remain in …

The alien Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) impacts forest vegetation and regeneration on the southern slope of the European Alps

V Fehr, M Conedera, MD Fratte… - Applied Vegetation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Does the non‐native evergreen Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei)
affect native plant community and forest regeneration in deciduous forests? Are effects …

Balancing Risks and Benefits: Stakeholder Perspective on Managing Non-Native Tree Species in the European Alpine Space

R Hazarika, K Lapin, A Bindewald, AS Vaz… - … Adaptation Strategies for …, 2024 - Springer
For centuries, non-native tree (NNT) species have been planted throughout Europe for
ecosystem services including timber and urban greenery. Public interest in NNTs has …

[HTML][HTML] Green infrastructure design for the containment of biological invasions. Insights from a peri-urban case study in Rome, Italy

A Montaldi, D Iamonico, E Del Vico, S Valeri… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Secondary shrublands and transitional woodland/shrub formations are recognised to be
particularly susceptible to plant invasions, one of the main global threats to biodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Non-native palm affects arthropod communities and litter decomposition in an ongoing biome shift

V Fehr, M Moretti, GB Pezzatti, G Guidotti… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The emergence of novel ecosystems, characterized by shifts in species composition and
interactions, abiotic conditions and altered ecosystem functioning, is a major and inevitable …

[PDF][PDF] The alien vascular flora of the Pantelleria Island National Park (Sicily Channel, Italy): new insights into the distribution of some potentially invasive species.

P Minissale, S Cambria, E Montoleone, G Tavilla… - BioInvasions …, 2023 - iris.unict.it
Pantelleria is a volcanic island located in the Sicily Channel (Italy), between Sicily and
Tunisia. The island, designated a National Park in 2016, hosts an interesting vascular flora …

Repurposing Waste from Aggressive Acacia Invaders to Promote Its Management in Large Invaded Areas in Southwestern Europe

P Lorenzo, MC Morais - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Several Acacia species are aggressive invaders outside their native range, often occupying
extensive areas. Traditional management approaches have proven to be ineffective and …

Plant communities with the dominant Elaeagnus angustifolia in Ukraine: classification and distribution

LM Borsukevych, SM Iemelianova, VP Kolomiychuk - Biologia, 2023 - Springer
Elaeagnus angustifolia is one of the highly invasive shrubs in Ukraine, which escaped from
the culture and started to form plant communities in different habitats. We aimed to:(i) …

Integrating remote sensing and UAV imagery for detection of invasive Hovenia dulcis Thumb.(Rhamnaceae) in urban Atlantic Forest remnants

PG Wiesel, MH Schroeder, B Deprá… - Environmental …, 2025 - Springer
The invasive species Hovenia dulcis is considered the main invasive species in the Atlantic
Forest, capable of altering environmental conditions at a local scale and provoking profound …