Ecology, Distribution, Impacts, and Management of Invasive Plants
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biological invasions; interspecific competition interaction; allelopathy mechanism; replacement control mechanism; biological and ecological management
Interests: molecular diagnostics; environmental DNA and RNA; population genetics; phylogenetics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Invasive alien plant species have altered biogeographical distribution and caused serious economic damage, environmental problems, loss of biodiversity, and threatened ecosystem safety, as well as human and animal biosecurity. Consequently, exploring the invasion mechanism, potential distribution, and impacts of invasive plants is of great importance in relation to developing their sustainable management globally. However, the spread and expansion of invasive alien plants is still a big challenge worldwide. The invasion mechanism and effective management against principal, serious, and new invasive plant species are often inadequate. Therefore, this Special Issue is designed to highlight the recent research progress on the ecology, distribution, impacts, and management of invasive alien plants. Authors are encouraged to submit their original research and review articles to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Shicai Shen
Dr. Xiaocheng Zhu
Prof. Michael Denny Day
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- invasive alien plants
- invasion mechanism
- invasiveness
- invasibility
- potential distribution
- economical, ecological, and environmental impacts
- biotic and abiotic interactions
- chemical control
- biological and ecological management
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