Plant invasion in Mediterranean Europe: current hotspots and future scenarios

• Published in: Ecography (Copenhagen) Vol. 2024; no. 5
• Main Authors: Cao Pinna, Luigi, Gallien, Laure, Pollock, Laura J., Axmanová, Irena, Chytrý, Milan, Malavasi, Marco, Acosta, Alicia T. R., Antonio Campos, Juan, Carboni, Marta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: alien plant invasion; Biodiversity and Ecology; climate change; Environmental Sciences; future scenarios; hotspots; invasive species; Mediterranean; spatial predictions; species distribution models (SDMs)

The Mediterranean Basin has historically been subject to alien plant invasions that threaten its unique biodiversity. This seasonally dry and densely populated region is undergoing severe climatic and socioeconomic changes, and it is unclear whether these changes will worsen or mitigate plant invasi...