This paper reports all alien aquatic species within different taxonomic groups, including lower plants (algae, bryophytes), fungi, and invertebrates, which have been recorded in German waters. A total of 190 alien aquatic species are listed in German waters of which 40 are algae, 3 are fungi, and...

We have studied the diversity of bryophytes in planted Polish post-agricultural forests dominated by the native Scots pine Pinus sylvestris and the alien (North American) red oak Quercus rubra. The planted sites would be suitable for a mesic coniferous forest (abbreviation: CFS) or mesic...

This paper summarizes the changes made to vascular plant names in the census database at the Western Australian Herbarium, in 2015. The role of this database in listing current names and recent synonymy for Western Australia's native and naturalized vascular plants, as well as algae, bryophytes,...

Question: Species interactions are one of the processes determining composition of plant communities. We used the community density series method to study competition in a multi-species community of bryophytes common in calcareous fens. The succession of mires is driven by Sphagnum species, which...

In this study we sought answers to two questions (i) What is the relative influence of silvicultural disturbances on species richness in northern temperate and boreal forests? and (ii) In a scenario where emulating natural disturbances is applied, do collinearity and hierarchical structure exist...

The conservation of plants has not generated the sense of urgency - or the funding - that drives the conservation of animals, although plants are far more important for us. There are an estimated 500,000 species of land plants (angiosperms, gymnosperms, ferns, lycophytes, and bryophytes), with...

Oceanic islands host a high proportion of the world's endemic species. Many such species are at risk of extinction owing to habitat degradation and loss, biological invasions and other threats, but little is known about the effects of climate change on island native biodiversity. The Azorean...

Limestone is a distinctive substrate that has significant effects on soils and plants. The present study characterizes the diversity of vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens at the Simonton Corner Quarry Preserve, an abandoned limestone quarry in Rockport, Maine, USA, which was in operation in...

The aim of the study was to present the occurrence of invasive alien plant species in two forest reserves: "Las Łagiewnicki" and "Polesie Konstantynowskie", located within the city of Łódzacute˜ (Central Poland). Currently, five vascular plants (Impatiens parviflora, Juncus tenuis, Padus serotina,...

In this study we provide the first comprehensive assessment of the environmental and anthropogenic factors driving bryophyte invasions worldwide. We compiled data of alien bryophyte distributions from 82 regions on five continents and oceanic islands and region specific variables. For each species, ...