Native plants that suffer when black mustard invades their patch do much better when a neighbour helps.
Tag - invasive species
Dale Maylea
Research from Germany discovers why your pollen allergies might be getting worse
It's not just the quantity of pollen that's a problem. It can also be the diversity - and that isn't helped by invasive species.
Alun Salt
Phylogeography of the invasive Brazilian peppertree in South Africa
Can a better understanding of the origins of the invasive tree species Schinus terebinthifolia in South Africa help to inform its management?
William Salter
Is that an invasive alien species? Time to reach for the phone.
Smartphone apps are a tool that could help monitor, predict, and ideally prevent the spread of invasive species. But are they living up to their full potential?
Rising carbon dioxide concentrations are making “the world’s most destructive toxic weed” more toxic
Carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have gone up by a third since the mid 20th century. Parthenin concentrations in invasive Parthenium hysterophorus have gone up by a half.
The importance of soil seed banks to invasive plant species
Can soil seed banks contribute to the success of invasive plant species?
A warming climate will change plants’ responses to herbivores in different ways
Invasive species might not always have the upper hand when temperatures rise.
Genetic structure of the riparian invasive tree Robinia pseudoacacia
Can a better understanding of invasive tree migration help to improve management practices of riparian ecosystems?
Can photosynthetic traits offer insight into the success of a widespread invasive grass?
Johnsongrass has been described as one of the world’s worst weeds, but what makes it so invasive?
When speed is a problem in mangrove restoration
Rapid restoration isn't always the best restoration, when the restoring species is invasive.
Invasive plants’ success may start with invasive pollen
To pollinate you need the right pollen, but what happens when you arrive in new territory everyone you share pollinators with has the wrong pollen?
Origin and genome evolution of Cardamine occulta
For the first time, whole-genome cytogenomic maps were established for octoploid plants.
Alex Assiry
How do alien pathogens make inroads into native plant networks?
Plant-pathogen networks tend to be modular, with pathogens specialising on specific hosts. What happens when a pathogen arrives from elsewhere?
Parallel functional differentiation of an invasive annual plant on two continents
Broadly distributed species encompass populations spread across habitats that vary in their climatic, edaphic and biotic environmental characteristics. The success of broadly distributed species across a wide range of...
