Islands make up just over five per cent of the world’s land yet are home to 31 per cent of Earth’s plant species. A new study shows that more than half the plants unique to islands are classified as threatened, with habitat loss, climate warming and invasive species to blame. A new study has revealed…
After 15 years, an invasive weed dubbed a “thorny horror” has been eradicated from Queensland. Biosecurity officials have declared the eradication of karroo thorn after the trees were detected and destroyed at properties on the Darling Downs in the state’s south. The African native weed was first detected in Australia in Perth in 1967 and…
New mathematical model by CASUS researcher explains the different interactions of pioneer plants with other plants over time Some plants are able to take over uninhabited spaces like sand dunes, volcanic substrates and rockfall areas. The first colonizers have specific traits that allow them to grow in such hostile environments. Other plants lack such traits…
An in-depth analysis of the mechanistic processes underlying the evolution and ecophysiology of typical invasive plants such as Carpobrotus spp., Acacia spp., Agave spp., and Opuntia spp. in Mediterranean-type ecosystems >>> Munné-Bosch, S. Trends in Plant Science 29, 437-446 (2024) Recent related articles in this category
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