The use of biological control for invasive alien plants and invertebrates, such as introducing a rust fungus (Puccinia spegazzinii) to control bitter vine (Mikania micrantha) in the Asia-Pacific ...

Many mountain ranges contain semi-natural habitats experiencing little human interference. They are home to many animal and plant species, some of them endemic and highly specialized. Mountains have ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study is part of a general project to analyse the biological and ecological mechanisms that influence the invasion of Mediterranean sand ...

Zarah Pattison receives funding from NERC, UKRI. A lot of people think of plants as pretty to look at, but defenceless and passive as far as organisms go. However, the many alien species – or “monster ...

Alien life could take many different forms, but one possibility is captivating scientists: alien "plants". What would they look like? And how could we find them? On the Orion arm of the Milky Way ...