Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives

This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Botanical Research in the Mediterranean Area: Studies in Honor of Prof. Francesco Maria Raimondo on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday

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Autores: Nualart, Neus, Martínez-Fuentes, Javier, López-Guillén, Eduard, López-Pujol, Jordi
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Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palavra-chave:Conservation
Invasive alien species
Management
Pyrenees
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spelling Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean PerspectivesNualart, NeusMartínez-Fuentes, JavierLópez-Guillén, EduardLópez-Pujol, JordiConservationInvasive alien speciesManagementPyreneesThis article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Botanical Research in the Mediterranean Area: Studies in Honor of Prof. Francesco Maria Raimondo on the Occasion of His 80th BirthdayBiological invasions are among the most pervasive threats to biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and human well-being. Despite international policy efforts, the number of introductions continues to rise worldwide. Mountains, once considered resistant to biological invasions due to harsh climates and isolation, are becoming increasingly vulnerable. Human activities—tourism, infrastructure development, and land-use change—combined with climate warming, are creating new pathways and suitable conditions for non-native plants to spread upslope. Global evidence shows a rapid increase in alien species richness in mountain ecosystems, with some taxa shifting elevation by hundreds of meters. The problem of biological invasions becomes critical when considering that mountains harbor nearly a quarter of the planet’s total biodiversity. This issue is even more concerning in biodiversity hotspots such as the Mediterranean Basin, where mountains present an exceptionally high rate of endemism and have served as glacial refugia. The Pyrenees exemplify this dynamic: historically shaped by millennia of human activity, they now face growing pressures from tourism and climate change. Recent cataloging efforts reveal 771 alien taxa, surpassing figures for larger ranges like the Alps. These findings challenge long-held assumptions about mountain resilience and underscore the urgent need for coordinated monitoring, early detection, and management strategies—including citizen science initiatives—to mitigate ecological impacts and protect mountain biodiversity under accelerating global change.This research was funded by the projects FLORAPYR AVANCE (EFA322/19) and FLORAPYR 3D (EFA064/01)—European Cross-Border Territorial Cooperation Program “Interreg V-A” SPAIN-FRANCE-ANDORRA and 2021-SGR00315 (“Support for Consolidated Research Groups”) from the Government of Catalonia.Peer reviewedMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteEuropean CommissionGeneralitat de CatalunyaNualart, Neus [0000-0001-5804-387X]López-Guillén, Eduard [0009-0007-7991-7151]López-Pujol, Jordi [0000-0002-2091-6222]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]2026202620262026info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/421503reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.3390/plants15040588Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/4215032026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives
title Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives
spellingShingle Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives
Nualart, Neus
Conservation
Invasive alien species
Management
Pyrenees
title_short Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives
title_full Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives
title_fullStr Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives
title_sort Plant Invasions in Mountain Areas: Global and Mediterranean Perspectives
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nualart, Neus
Martínez-Fuentes, Javier
López-Guillén, Eduard
López-Pujol, Jordi
author Nualart, Neus
author_facet Nualart, Neus
Martínez-Fuentes, Javier
López-Guillén, Eduard
López-Pujol, Jordi
author_role author
author2 Martínez-Fuentes, Javier
López-Guillén, Eduard
López-Pujol, Jordi
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv European Commission
Generalitat de Catalunya
Nualart, Neus [0000-0001-5804-387X]
López-Guillén, Eduard [0009-0007-7991-7151]
López-Pujol, Jordi [0000-0002-2091-6222]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Conservation
Invasive alien species
Management
Pyrenees
topic Conservation
Invasive alien species
Management
Pyrenees
description This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Botanical Research in the Mediterranean Area: Studies in Honor of Prof. Francesco Maria Raimondo on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday
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