Alien (invasive) vascular plants in Slovakia – a story of successful plant immigrants

Abstract

This article summarises the history of research into alien plants and plant communities in Slovakia (Central Europe). Earlier periods are reviewed briefly with reference to literature sources dealing with those periods more comprehensively. A milestone in the research was the publication of the Inventory of the alien flora of Slovakia in 2012 with a complete list of alien vascular plants. The last ten years are discussed more extensively in the article in four sections devoted to i) newly found alien plants, ii) distribution and habitat relations, iii) plant invasions, iv) citizen science based on the comprehensive excerption of literature sources. A list of 51 newly published alien taxa within the last ten years is also included with information on the year of their first occurrence in the wild in Slovakia.

Fragmentation and biodiversity change in urban vegetation: A case study of tram lines

“…Human activity generates many specific habitats that are suitable for plant development. Tram and railway lines are synanthropic habitats that host specific plant species (Heneidy et al, 2021; Májeková et al, 2021; Rendeková et al, 2020). Urban vegetation of the tram lines was intentionally seeded, but some plant species occurred spontaneously.…”