Biological invasions and restoration: trait-based design of seed mixtures, biotic resistance and competition with native species
Duration: 2013–2016
Funding: European Commission: Erasmus Mundus Arcoiris program | Dr.-Ing. Leonhard Lorenz Foundation | TUM: Laura Bassi stipend
Contact: Johannes Kollmann | Florencia Yannelli-Lucero
Dissertation: Florencia Angelina Yannelli Lucero (2016)
International Publications
Yannelli FA, Karrer G, Hall R, Kollmann J, Heger T (2018) Seed density is more effective than multi-trait limiting similarity in controlling grassland resistance against plant invasions in a mesocosms study. – Applied Vegetation Science 21, 411–418. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12373
Yannelli FA, Koch C, Jeschke JM, Kollmann J (2017) Limiting similarity and Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis: understanding the drivers of biotic resistance against invasive plant species. – Oecologia 183, 775–784. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-016-3798-8
Yannelli FA, Hughes P, Kollmann J (2017) Preventing plant invasions at early stages of revegetation: The role of limiting similarity in seed size and seed density. – Ecological Engineering 100, 286–290. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.12.001
Staab K*, Yannelli FA*, Lang M, Kollmann J (2015) Bioengineering effectiveness of seed mixtures for road verges: Functional composition as a predictor of grassland diversity and invasion resistance. – Ecological Engineering 84, 104–112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2015.07.016