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
Our division
CollaborationsWe are committed to a inter-disciplinary, open-minded research culture complemented by active international exchange..
The renowned historian Philipp Blom has invited Franz Essl to his BlomCast Podcast series. The conversation focused on the role of tipping points in science...
Clarivate has published its 2024-edition of the list of Highly Cited Scientists. This list includes researchers who have authored multiple Highly Cited Papers...
This recent research article led by Tom Vorstenbosch, published in Ecology and Evolution, used the sub-Antarctic as a model region to test how variable the...
Recent research led by Daijun Liu, published in Nature Communications, has shed light on how forests adapt to the increasing threat of water stress caused by...
We welcome Anna Walentowitz, who is doing her post-doc at University of Bayreuth in Germany. In her research she focuses on island biogeography and invasion...
Between 24. and 25.9.2024 our annual division retreat took place. Like last year, we were once again in Weissenkirchen in the Wachau, where we discussed our...
At the end of May 2024, Lisa Tedeschi successfully defended her joint PhD thesis at Sapienza University of Rome. The thesis is titled "The ecology of alien...
At the beginning of September, many researchers from our Division attended the 13th International Conference on Biological Invasions (NEOBIOTA) in Lisbon....
In this recent perspective piece in the journal People and Nature, we discuss the role of biological invasions for sustainable development. We highlight...
The latest research paper led by Daijun Liu has been published in Global Change Biology. Here, we combined global databases documenting the occurrence and...
We are happy to welcome Fabio Mologni to our team in Vienna. Fabio recently started as a post doctoral researcher in our new BiodivERsA+ Project BioMonI...
In June 2024, Bologna (Italy) hosted the 7th ECCB, with more than 1000 participants and 10 parallel sessions! The conference featured Lisa Tedeschi as a...
Latest Publications
Vorstenbosch T., Essl F., Lenzner B., Wessely J., & Dullinger S. (2024). Venturing Into the Unknown: The Importance of Variable Selection When Modelling Alien Species Under Non‐Analogue Climatic Conditions. Ecology And Evolution, 14(10), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70490
Mologni F. (2024). The process of island abandonment by humans in recent European history. Frontiers Of Biogeography, 17. https://doi.org/10.21425/fob.17.132245
Novoa A., Vimercati G., Brundu G., Richardson D. M., Schaffner U., Brunori A., et al. (2024). Stakeholders’ views on the global guidelines for the sustainable use of non‐native trees. People And Nature, 6(4), 1640-1654. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10670