An explanation for successful invasion is that invasive alien species sustain less pressure from natural enemies than co-occurring native species. Using meta-analysis, we examined whether invasive species: (1) incur less damage, (2) exhibit better performance in the presence of enemies, and (3) tolerate damage more than native species. Invasive alien species did not incur less damage than nativ...

The forest understory is rich in fruit-bearing trees and shrubs. They include both native species invasive alien plant (IAPS). One of the most spreading IAPS black cherry (Prunus serotina E.). Problems with invasiveness P. well known many European countries. However, there are very few studies related to this IAPS. This article aims fill gap research on bioactive compounds fruits thus start a d...

Weeds As Examples Weeds provide good examples to clarify what is meant by an invasive species because most people have a concept of what constitutes a " weed. " Invasion can be thought of as a process that in our example, a plant must go through to become a successful, yet harmful invader. Several barriers must be overcome for a plant to be considered an invasive weed. Invasive weeds are invasi...

Aim Protected areas (PAs) play an important role in biodiversity conservation, but remain increasingly threatened by invasive alien plant species (IAPS) conjunction with global climate change. The latter is modifying the distribution of former, and magnitude direction distributional changes are predicted to vary depending on dispersal mode. Here, we address question whether clonality expected a...

The geographic spread and proliferation of Invasive Alien Plants (IAPs) into new ecosystems requires accurate, constant, frequent monitoring particularly under the changing climate to ensure th...

Arable areas are commonly susceptible to alien plant invasion because they experience dramatic environmental influences and intense anthropogenic activity. However, the limited reports on relevant factors in plant invasion of croplands have addressed single or a few invasive species and environmental factors. To elucidate key factors affecting plant invasions in croplands, we analyzed the relat...

Changes in the climate have worsen problems caused by weeds and invasive alien plants (IAPs) agro-ecosystems at global scale resulting from their changes range population densities. Over past six decades, Sri Lanka has experienced a slow but steady increase annual environmental temperature 0.01–0.03°C. Increasing extreme events of rainfall, wetter wet seasons, drier dry seasons are some charact...

Non-insular tropical biomes appear relatively resistant to invasive alien species (IAS). While some argue fewer IAS in continental tropical communities is the result of the complexity of species-rich communities (e.g., Elton’s biological resistance hypothesis), others suggest lack of IAS might reflect fewer invasion opportunities, which could change with time. In effect, deforestation may lead ...

Traits that differ between invasive alien and native plant species are frequently interpreted as traits conferring invasiveness. However. such dilferences could reHect an introduction bias of alien species, particularly clllLivated ones, 01' hllman-medialed selection of cultivars of these species with certain traits. We tested whether this is the case for germination characteristics that are fr...

Regularly managed electric power line corridors may provide habitats for both early-successional grassland plant species and disturbance-dependent alien plant species. These habitats are especially important in urban areas, where they can help conserve native grassland species and communities in urban greenspace. However, they can also provide further footholds for potentially invasive alien sp...