Our researchIs centred at the crossroads of Invasion Science, Macroecology, Biogeography and Conservation Biology, with a strong focus on human-environment interactions.
Invasive Reynoutria japonica in Austria
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CollaborationsWe are committed to a inter-disciplinary, open-minded research culture complemented by active international exchange..
In April 2026, Franz Essl has been invited to join the European Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea. Academia Europaea is an interdisciplinary scientific...
On the 18th of December, Tom Vorstenbosch defended his thesis “Modelling biological invasions in the sub-Antarctic under climate change”, supervised by...
On Wednesday 29/10, Franz Essl was a guest in “Punkt 1” on the Austrian Radio Ö1. The broadcast focused on rapidly spreading alien insects in Austria,...
The second edition of the Checklist of Austrian Neophytes, led by Michael Glaser, has just been published in Preslia. This comprehensive update documents...
Last Wednesday, 30st July, Anna Schertler defended her thesis “Macroecological perspectives in invasion biology – examining drivers of fungal and plant...
A new study led by Lisa Tedeschi, in collaboration with colleagues from Czech Republic, Portugal, and Italy, was recently published in Oikos. In this paper,...
On Thursday, 26 June 2025, an online press conference organized by Scientists For Future Austria, with the participation of Franz Essl and colleagues from...
Latest Publications
Hagr E. A. A., Mohammed E. M. I., Gadallah N. A. H., Hassan T. T., & Omer A. (2026). Dynamics of ecosystem service values under land cover change in the Dinder semi-arid biosphere reserve, Sudan. Ecological Indicators, 185, 114821. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ECOLIND.2026.114821
Dawson W., Blumenthal D., Čuda J., Duncan R. P., Frohlich D., Hejda M., et al. (2026). Cross-border colonists : How naturalised species reshape prairies, Pampas, and savannas. Routledge Handbook Of Grasslands, 232-248. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003394969-18
Omer A., Dullinger S., Wessely J., Lenzner B., García-Rodríguez A., Schertler A., et al. (2026). The global geography of plant invasion risk under future climate and land-use changes. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2026, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03040-2