Large, severe wildfires can cause unpredictable changes in Mediterranean plant
communities that undermine ecosystem resilience. Understanding the geophysical drivers …

Understanding the role of alien species in forest communities, and how native and alien
species interact to shape the composition and structure of contemporary forests, is of critical …

The phenomenon of plant invasion is a consequence of invading plants' exceptional range
expansion into new geographic areas. Even though older naturalists were aware of the …

Context Invasive plants cause significant impacts in forested areas throughout the world.
However, little is known about the relative importance of environmental drivers on the …

Anthropogenic activities such as cattle grazing and forest clearing have led to the
establishment of early successional grass layers in some native forests, which may inhibit or …

Invasive non-native woody shrubs pose a major threat to forested ecosystems in many parts
of the world and there is an urgent need for research on the restoration and recovery of …

Non-native trees enhance services that are fundamental for human well-being. Yet, the
extensive use of non-native trees has the potential of causing environmental and socio …

Assisted succession could enable long‐term restoration where successional trajectories
stall due to competition from invasive plants. Many invasives are shade‐intolerant; therefore …

Invasive plants affect the capacity of ecosystems to perform key functions, including primary
production, nutrient and water cycling, decomposition, energy flow through food webs, or …

While the impacts of invasive plants are commonly researched and described within the
context of agriculture and restoration ecology, they receive less attention within the specific …