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..
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...
A study led by Adrián García-Rodríguez and involving colleagues from Mexico, Colombia, Austria and Brazil was recently published in Communications Biology....
Recent research led by Daijun Liu, published in New Phytologist, has reported how structure and functional changes of global shrubland ecosystems in response...
A new study led by Adrián García-Rodríguez and involving several BioInvasions team members was recently published in Nature Communications. The research...
Franz Essl has recently written an invited commentary on the importance of biodiversity policy in the well-known Austrian weekly magazine "Die Furche". You...
Latest Publications
Kortz A., Hejda M., Čuda J., Pattison Z., Brůna J., Novoa A., et al. (2025). A global synthesis of naturalised and invasive plants in aquatic habitats. Neobiota 102: 473-494, 102, 473-494. https://doi.org/10.3897/NEOBIOTA.102.151156
Peter S. -O., Essl F., Lenzner B., van Kleunen M., & Omer A. (2025). Indirect role of climatic suitability in mediating the effects of plant characteristics on naturalization success of cultivated alien plants in Southern Africa. Biological Invasions 2025 27:10, 27(10), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10530-025-03677-3
Mologni F., Bellingham P. J., Cameron E. K., Wright A. E., & Wang Y. (2025). Plant Invasions Reduce the Degree of Nestedness on Warm Temperate Islands. Journal Of Vegetation Science, 36(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.70060