‘Monster plants’: an expert guide to alien invasive species and the ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenceless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien species – or “monster plants” – around us show we should...
‘Monster plants’: an expert guide to alien invasive species and the ...
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Monster plants are a problem on every continent of the planet. You can even find invasive alien plants in Antarctica.
Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, …
WEBJan 9, 2020 · Invasive alien plants species (IAPS) are considered to be one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss and thereby altering the ecosystem services and socio-economic conditions through different mechanisms.
The scientists looking for alien vegetation - BBC
WEBAlien plants are expected to be every bit as peculiar as you would imagine: forests of black trees under skies with multiple suns; growths of alien shrubs that all lean in one direction, amid...
Global exchange and accumulation of non-native plants | Nature
WEBAug 19, 2015 · A global database of alien plants, showing that over 13,000 species, nearly 4% of the global flora, have become naturalized in a new location.
Contrasting alien effects on native diversity along biotic and …
WEBJun 30, 2021 · Here, we investigated whether alien plants expand or decrease the functional and phylogenetic space of native plant communities, and how this is affected by alien relatedness to natives and...
Metabolomic differences between invasive alien plants from …
WEBJun 16, 2020 · Through collecting metabolomic samples from plants in their native (US) and invasive (SA) ranges, we aimed to evaluate whether invasive plants adapt their secondary metabolism to provide better...
The Ecology and Evolution of Alien Plants | Annual Reviews
WEBWe review the state of the art of alien plant research with emphasis on conceptual advances and knowledge gains on general patterns and drivers, biotic interactions, and evolution.
What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds? - WIRED
WEBOct 2, 2023 · What Will Plants Be Like on Alien Worlds? Scientists know enough about exoplanets to speculate about how simple plants might arise on them. But don't count on them being green.
Alien plant species are spreading rapidly in mountainous areas, …
WEBJan 27, 2023 · A new study shows that the pressure of neophytes on mountain ecosystems and their unique vegetation is intensifying worldwide: Invasions of alien plants into higher elevations increased in many...