Home   Biography   Publications     Books     Books Chapters     Papers (SCI)     Other Scientific Papers     Publications for the general public   Grants   Talks   Media   Research group PAPERS (SCI) Pyšek, V. Jarošík, P. Hulme, J. Pergl, M. Hejda, U. Schaffner y M. Vilà M. 2012 A global assessment of invasive plant impacts on resident species, communities and ecosystems: the interaction of impact measures, invading species’ traits and environment. Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02636.x   PDF Gassó N., J. Pino, X. Font y M. Vilà. 2012 Regional context affects native and alien plant species richness across habitat types. Applied Vegetation Science 15: 4-13.   PDF Chytrý M, J Wild, P Pyšek, V Jarošik, N Dendoncker, I Reginster, J Pino, LC. Maskell, M Vilà, J Pergl, I Kühn, JH Spangenberg y J Settele. 2012 Projecting trends in plant invasions in Europe under different scenarios of future land-use change. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21: 75-87.    PDF Carrillo-Gavilán A., J.M. Espelta y M. Vilà 2012 Establishment constraints of an alien and a native conifer in different habitats Biological Invasions. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0155-z   PDF Carrillo-Gavilán A, X Moreira, R Zas, M Vilà & L Sampedro. 2011 Early resistance of alien and native pines against two native generalist insect herbivores: no support for the natural enemy hypothesis. Functional Ecology doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01931.x   PDF Simberloff D. 2011. Non-natives: 141 scientists object (see go.nature.com/f1eqjn). Nature 475: 36.   PDF Vilà M  & P Hulme. 2011 Jurassic Park: No thanks. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26:496-497. DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2011.06.010.   PDF Vilà M, J Espinar, M Hejda, P Hulme, V Jarošik, J Maron, J Pergl, U Schaffner, Y Sun & P Pyšek. 2011 Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems. Ecology Letters 14: 702-708. DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01628.x   PDF Essl F, S Dullinger, W Rabitsch, PE Hulme, K Hülber, V Jarošik, I Kleinbauer, F Krausmann, I Kühn, W Nentwig, M Vilà, P Genovesi, F Gerardi, M-L Desprez-Loustau, A Roques & P Pyšek. 2011 Socioeconomic legacy yields na invasion dept. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 108: 203-207.   PDF Potts SG, JC Biesmeijer, R Bommarco, A Felicioli, M Fischer, P Jokinen, D Kleijn, A-M Klein, WE Kunin, P Neumann, LD Penev, T Petanidou, P Rasmont, SPM Roberts, HG Smith, PB Sørensen, I Steffan-Dewenter, BE Vaissière17, M Vilà, A Vujic, M Woyciechowski, M Zobel, J Settele & O Schweiger. 2011 Developing European conservation and mitigation tools for pollination services: approaches of the STEP (Status and Trends of European Pollinators) project. Journal of Apicultural Research 50: 152-164.   PDF Vilà M & I Ibáñez. 2011 Plant invasions in the landscape. Landscape Ecology 26: 461-472   PDF Andreu J, E. Manzano-Piedras, I Bartomeus, E Dana & M Vilà. 2010 Vegetation response after removal of the invasive Carpobrotus hybrid complex in Andalucía, Spain. Ecological Restoration 28:440-448.   PDF Padrón B, M Nogales, A Traveset, M Vilà, A Martínez-Abraín, DP Padilla & P Marrero. 2011 Integration of invasive Opuntia spp. by native and alien seed dispersers in the Mediterranean area and the Canary Islands. Biological Invasions 13: 831-844. DOI 10.1007/s10530-010-9872-y   PDF Affre L, CM Suehs, S Charpentier, M Vilà, G Brundu, P Lambdon, A Traveset & PE Hulme. 2010 Consistency on the habitat degree of invasion for three invasive plant species across Mediterranean islands. Biological Invasions 37: 1811-1823. DOI 10.1007/s10530-009-9662-6   PDF Arianoutsou M, P Delipetrou, L Celesti-Grapow, C Basnou, I Bazos, Y Kokkoris, C Blasi & M Vilà. 2010 Do climatically similar countries host similar alien plants? An example from the Mediterranean Europe. Journal of Biogeography 12:2537-2548. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02324.x Pyšek P, V Jarošik, PE Hulme, I Kühn, J Wild, M Arianoutsou, S Bacher, F Chiron, V Didziulis, F Essl, P Genovesi, F Gherardil, M Hejda, S Kark, PW Lambdon, M-L Desprez-Loustau, W Nentwig, J Pergl, K Poboljšaj, W Rabitschj, A Roques, DB Roy, S Shirley, W Solarz, M Vilà & M Winter. 2010 Disentangling the role of environmental and human pressures on biological invasions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 107: 12157-12162. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002314107.   PDF Vilà M, C Basnou, P Pyšek, M Josefsson, P Genovesi, S Gollasch, W Nentwig, S Olenin, A Roques, D Roy, P Hulme & DAISIE partners. 2010 How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan-European cross-taxa assessment. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8: 135-144.   PDF Vilà M, J Pino, A Montero & X Font. 2010 Are island plant communities more invaded than mainland counterparts? Journal of Vegetation Science 21: 438-446. Gassó N, P Pyšek, M Vilà & M Williamson. 2010 Spreading to a limit: the time required for a neophyte to reach its maximum range. Diversity and Distributions 16: 310-311.   PDF Schweiger O, JC Biesmeijer, R Bommarco, T Hickler, PE Hulme, S Klotz, I Kühn, M Moora, A Nielsen, R Ohlemüller, T Petanidou, SG Potts, P Pyšek, J Stout, MT Sykes, T Tscheulin, M Vilà, G-R Walther, C Westphal, M Winter, M Zobel & J Settele. 2010 Multiple stressors on biotic interactions: climate change and alien species affect pollination in concert. Biological Reviews 85: 777-795. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00125.x   PDF Pyšek P, S Bacher, M Chytrý, V Jarošík, J Wild, L Celesti-Grapow, N Gassó, M Kenis, PW Lambdon, W Nentwig, J Pergl, A Roques, J Sádlo, W Solarz, M Vilà & PE Hulme. 2010 Contrasting patterns in the invasions of European terrestrial and freshwater habitats by alien plants, insects and vertebrales. Global Ecology and Biogeography 19: 319-331.   PDF Gassó N, C Basnou & M Vilà. 2010 Predicting plant invaders in the Mediterranean through a Weed Risk Assesment System. Biological Invasions 12: 463-476. DOI 10.1007/s10530-009-9451-2   PDF Bartomeus I, M Vilà & I Steffan-Dewenter. 2010 Combined effects of Impatiens glandulifera invasion and landscape structure on native plant pollination. Journal of Ecology 98: 440-450. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01629.x   PDF Verdaguer D, A Sala & M Vilà. 2010 Influence of environmental factors and bulb mass on clonal growth and plant fitness of the invasive geophyte Oxalis pes-caprae. Acta Oecologica. 36: 92-99.   PDF Carrillo-Gavilán M.A, H. Lalagüe y M. Vilà. 2009 Comparing seed removal of 16 pine species differing in invasiveness. Biological Invasions 12: 2233-2242.   PDF Vilà M, I Bartomeus, A Dietzsch, T Petanidou, I Steffan-Dewenter, J Stout & T Tscheulin. 2009 Invasive plant integration into native plant-pollinator networks across Europe.Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Serie B 276: 3887-3893   PDF Walther G-R., A. Roques, P.E. Hulme, M.T. Sykes, P. Pyšek, I. Kühn,M. Zobel, S. Bacher, Z. Zoltán, Z. Botta-Dukát, H. Bugmann, B. Czúcz,J. Dauber, T. Hickler, V. Jarošík, M. Kenis, S. Klotz, D. Minchin, M. Moora, W. Nentwig, J. Ott, V.E. Panov, B. Reineking, C. Robinet, V. Semenchenko, W. Solarz, W. Thuiller, M. Vilà, K. Vohland y J. Settele. 2009 Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24: 686-693.   PDF Carrillo-Gavilán MA & M Vilà. 2010 Evidence of pine invasions in Europe. Diversity and Distributions 16: 203-213.   PDF Hulme PE, Pyšek P, Nentwig W & Vilà M. 2009 Biological invasions: benefits versus risks. Response. Science 324:1015.   PDF Andreu J & M Vilà. 2009 Risk analysis of potential invasive plants in Spain. Journal for Nature Conservation 18: 34-44. DOI 10.1016/j.jnc.2009.02.002. A   PDF Andreu J, M Vilà M. & PE Hulme. 2009 An assessment of stakeholder perceptions and management of alien plants in Spain. Environmental Management 43: 1244-1255.   PDF Bartomeus I. & Vilà M. 2009 Breeding system and pollen limitation of two supergeneralist alien plants invading Mediterranean shrublands. Australian Journal of Ecology 57:109-115.   PDF Vilà M., C. Basnou, P. Pyšek, M. Josefsson, P. Genovesi, S. Gollasch, W. Nentwig, S. Olenin, A. Roques, D. Roy, P. Hulme and DAISIE partners. 2009 How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan-European cross-taxa assessment. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment; doi: 10.1890/080083   PDF Hulme PE, Pyšek P, Nentwig W & Vilà M. 2009 Will threat of biological invasions unite the European Union? /Science/ 324, 40-41.   PDF Chytrý M, P Pyšek, J Wild, J Pino, LC Maskell & M Vilà. 2009 European map of alien plant invasions based on the quantitative assessment across habitats. Diversity and Distribution 15: 98-107.   PDF Gassó N, Sol D, Pino J, Dana ED, Lloret F, Saz-Elorza M., Sobrino E y Vilà M. 2009 Exploring species attributes and site characteristics to assess plant invasions in Spain. Diversity and Distribution 15: 50-58.   PDF Pino J, M. Vilà, N. álvarez, J. M, Seguí y C. Guerrero. 2009 Response to land-cover changes in perennial monocotyledon species of contrasting conservation concern. Journal of Applied Vegetation 12:119-130. A.   PDF Bartomeus N, J. Bosch & M Vilà. 2008 High invasive pollen transfer, yet low deposition on native stigmas in a Carpobrotus-invaded community. Annals of Botany 102: 417-424   PDF Lambdon PW, Pyšek P, Basnou C, Arianoutsou M, Essl F, Hejda M, Jarošik V, Perg J, Winter M, Anastasiu P, Andriopoulos P, Bazos I, Brundu G, Celesti-Grapow L, Chassot P, Delipetrou P, Jogan N, Josefsson M, Kark S, Klotz S, Kokkoris Y, Kühn I, Marchante H, Perglová I, Vilà M, Zikos A, Hulme PE. 2008 Alien flora of Europe: species diversity, geographical pattern and state of the art of research. Preslia 80: 101-149.   PDF Traveset A, G Brundu , L Carta, I. Mprezetou, P Lambdon, M Manca, F Médail, E Moragues, J Rodríguez-Pérez, Ak-S D. Siamantziouras, C M. Suehs, A Y Troumbis, M Vilà, & P E Hulme. 2008 Consistent performance of invasive species within and among islands of the Mediterranean basin. Biological Invasions 10: 847-858.   PDF Vilà M., A-S D Siamantziouras, G Brundu, I Camarda, P Lambdon, F Médail, E Moragues, C Suehs, A Traveset, A. Y. Troumbis & P. E. Hulme. 2008 Widespread resistance of Mediterranean island ecosystems to the establishment of three alien species. Diversity and Distribution 14: 839-851.   PDF Bartomeus N, M Vilà y L. Santamaría. 2008 Contrasting effects of invasive plants in plant-pollinator networks. Oecologia 155: 761-770.   PDF Sol D., M Vilà & I. Kühn. 2008 The comparitive analysis of historical alien introductions. Biological Invasions 10:1119-1129.   PDF Hulme PE, Bacher S, Kenis M, Klotz, S, Kühn I, Minchin D, Nentwig W, Olenin S, Panov V, Pergl J, Pyšek P, Roques A, Sol D, Solarz W & Vilà, M. 2008 Grasping at the routes of biological invasions: a framework for integrating pathways into policy. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 403-414   PDF Chytrý, L.C. Maskel, J. Pino, P. Pyšek, M. Vilà, X. Font & S.M. Smart. 2008 Habitat invasions by alien plants: a quatitative comparison between Mediterranean, subcontinental and oceanic regions of Europe. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 448-458.   PDF Domènech R. & M. Vilà. 2008 Response of the invader Cortaderia selloana and two coexisting natives to competition and water stress. Biological Invasions 10: 903-912.   PDF Domènech R. & M. Vilà. 2008 Cortaderia selloana seed germination under different ecological conditions. Acta Oecologia 33 : 93-96.   PDF Maron J., S. Elmendorf & M. Vilà. 2007 Contrasting plant physiological adaptation to climate in the native and introduced range of Hypericum perforatum. Evolution 61: 1912-1924.   PDF Doménech R. & M. Vilà. 2007 Cortaderia selloana invasion across a Mediterranean coastal strip. Acta Oecologia 32: 255-261.   PDF Sala A., D. Verdaguer & M. Vilà. 2007 Sensitivity of the geophyte Oxalis pes-caprae to nutrient availability and composition. Annals of Botany 99: 637-645.   PDF Vilà M. & I. Gimeno. 2007 Does invasion by an alien plant species affect the soil seed bank? Journal of Vegetation Science 18: 423-430.   PDF Vilà M., J. Vayreda, Ll. Comas, J.J. Ibañez, T. Mata & B. Obón. 2007 Species richness and wood production: a positive association in Mediterranean forests. Ecology Letters 10: 241-250.   PDF Vilà M., J. Pino & X. Font. 2007 Regional analysis of plant invasions across different habitat types. Journal of Vegetation Science 18 : 35-42.   PDF Vilà M., M. & I. Gimeno. 2006 Potential for higher invasiveness of the alien Oxalis pes-caprae on islands than on the mainland. Plant Ecology 183: 47-53.   PDF Gimeno, I., M. Vilà & P. Hulme. 2006 Are islands more susceptible to plant invasion than continents? A test using Oxalis pes-caprae in the western Mediterranean. Journal of Biogeography 33: 1559-1565.   PDF Pausas, J., F. Lloret & M. Vilà. 2006 Simulating the effects of different disturbance regimes on Cortaderia selloana invasion. Biological Conservation 128: 128-135.   PDF Domènech, R., M. Vilà, J. Gesti, I. Serrasolses. 2006 Neighbourhood association of Cortaderia selloana invasion, soil properties and plant community structure in Mediterranean coastal grasslands. Acta Oecologica 29: 171-177.   PDF Vilà M., I. Bartomeus, I. Gimeno, A. Traveset & E. Moragues. 2006 Demography of the invasive geophyte Oxalis pes-caprae across a Mediterranean island. Annals of Botany 97: 1055-1062.   PDF Vilà M., M. Tessier, C. M. Suehs, G. Brundu, L. Carta, A. Galanidis, P. Lambdon, M. Manca, F. Médail, E. Moragues, A. Traveset, A. Y. Troumbis & P. E. Hulme. 2006 Local and regional assessment of the impacts of plant invaders on vegetation structure and soil properties of Mediterranean islands. Journal of Biogeography 33: 853-861.   PDF Hobbs, R.J., S. Arico, J. Aronson, J.S. Baron, P. Bridgewater, V.A. Cramer, P.R. Epstein, J.J. Ewel, C.A. Klink, A.E. Lugo, D. Norton, D. Ojima, D.M. Richardson, E.W. Sanderson, F. Valladares, M. Vilà, R. Zamora & M. Zobel. 2006 Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order. Global Ecology and Biogeography 15: 1-7.   PDF Domènech R. & Vilà M. 2006 The role of successional stage, vegetation type and soil disturbance on Cortaderia selloana invasion. Journal of Vegetation Science 17: 591-598.   PDF Broncano, J., M. Vilà & M. Boada. 2005 Evidence of Pseudotsuga menziesii naturalization in montane Mediterranean forests. Forest Ecology and Management 211: 257-263.   PDF Grigulis, K., S. Lavorel, I.D. Davies, A. Dossantos, F. Lloret & M. Vilà. 2005 Landscape positive feedbacks between fire and expansion of a tussock grass in Mediterranean shrublands. Global Change Biology 11: 1042-1053.   PDF Domènech, R., M. Vilà, J. Gesti & J. Pino. 2005 Historical land-use legacy and Cortaderia selloana invasion in the Mediterranean region. Global Change Biology 11: 1054-1064.   PDF Vilà, M., J. Vayreda, C. Gracia & J. Ibáñez. 2004 Biodiversity correlates to regional patterns of forest litter pools. Oecologia 139: 641-646.   PDF Maron J., M. Vilà, R. Bommarco, S. Elmendorf & P. Beardsley. 2004 Rapid evolution of an invasive plant. Ecological Monographs 74: 261-280.   PDF Vilà M. & J. Weiner. 2004 Are invasive plant species better competitors than native plant species?-Evidence from pair-wise experiments. Oikos: 105: 229-238.   PDF Belmonte J. & M. Vilà. 2004 Atmospheric invasion of non-native pollen in the Mediterranean region. American Journal of Botany 91: 1243-1250.   PDF Vilà M., M. Williamson & M. Lonsdale. 2004 Competition experiments in alien weeds with crops: lessons for measuring invasive impact? Biological Invasions 6: 59-69.   PDF Vilà, M., J. Maron & L. Marco. 2004 Evidence for the enemy release hypothesis in Hypericum perforatum L. Oecologia 142: 474-479.   PDF Maron J., M. Vilà & J. Arnason. 2004 Loss of enemy resistance among introduced populations of St. John's Word (Hypericum perforatum). Ecology 85: 3243-3253.   PDF Lloret F., J. Pausas & M. Vilà. 2003 Response of Mediterranean plant species to different fire frequencies in Garraf Natural Park (Catalonia, Spain): field observations and modelling predictions. Plant Ecology 167: 223-235.   PDF Vilà M. & I. Gimeno. 2003 Seed predation of two alien Opuntia species in Mediterranean communities. Plant Ecology 167: 1-8.   PDF Levine J.M., M. Vilà, C.M. D'Antonio, J.S. Dukes, K. Grigulis & S. Lavorel. 2003 Mechanisms underlying the impact of exotic plant invasions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 270: 775-781.   PDF Vilà M., J.A. Burriel, J. Pino, J. Chamizo, E. Llach, M. Porterias & M. Vives. 2003 Association between Opuntia spp. Invasion and changes in land-cover in the Mediterranean region. Global Change Biology 9: 1234-1239.   PDF Lloret F. & M. Vilà. 2003 Diversity patterns of plant functional types in relation to fire regime and previous land use in Mediterranean woodlands. Journal of Vegetation Science 14: 387-398.   PDF Vilà M., J. Vayreda, C. Gracia & J.J. Ibáñez. 2003 Does tree diversity increase production in pine forests? Oecologia 135: 299-303.   PDF Vilà M., A. Gómez & J.L. Maron. 2003 Are alien plants more competitive than their native conspecifics? A test using St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum). Oecologia 137: 211-215. Erratum publicada en el año 2005. Oecologia 145: 175.   PDF Gimeno I. & M. Vilà. 2002 Recruitment of two Opuntia species invading abandoned olives groves. Acta Oecologica 23: 239-246.   PDF Vilà M., F. Lloret, E. Ogheri & J. Terradas. 2001 Fire-grass feedback in Mediterranean Basin woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management 147: 3-14. Vilà M. & J. Pujadas. 2001 Land-use and socio-economic correlates of plant invasions in European and North African countries. Biological Conservation 100: 397-401.   PDF Maron J. & M. Vilà. 2001 Do herbivores affect plant invasions? Evidence for the natural enemies and biotic resistance hypotheses. Oikos 95: 361-373.   PDF Vilà M. & F. Lloret. 2000 Seed dynamics of the mast seedling tussock grass Ampelodesmos mauritanica in Mediterranean shrublands. Journal of Ecology 88: 1-15.   PDF Vilà M. & F. Lloret. 2000 Woody species tolerance to the expanding perennial tussock-grass Ampelodesmos mauritanica after fire. Journal of Vegetation Science 11: 597-606. Vilà E Weber & CM D Antonio. 2000 Conservation implications of invasion by plant hybridization. Biological Invasions 2: 207-217.   PDF Vilà M. & J. Sardans. 1999 Plant competition in mediterranean-type vegetation. Journal of Vegetation Science 10: 281-294.   PDF Vilà M. & C.M. D'Antonio. 1998 Fruit choice and seed dispersal of invasive vs. Non-invasive morphotypes of Carpobrotus (Aizoaceae) in coastal California. Ecology 79: 1053-1060. Vilà M. & C.M. D'Antonio. 1998 Hybrid vigor in Carpobrotus in coastal California: effects of herbivory and water availability on clonal growth. Ecological Aplications 8: 1196-1205. Vilà M., P. Stoll & J. Weiner. 1988 Effects of Rosmarinus officinalis neighbors on resprouting Erica multiflora. Plant Ecology 136: 167-173. Vilà M. & J. Terradas. 1998 Neighbour effects on Erica multiflora reproductive performance after clipping. Acta Oecologica 19: 139-145. Vilà M. & C.M. D'Antonio. 1998 Fitness of invasive Carpobrotus (Aizoaceae) hybrids in coastal California. Ecoscience 5: 191-199. Vilà M., E. Weber & C.M. D'Antonio. 1998 Flowering and mating system in hybridizing Carpobrotus (Aizoaceae) in coastal California. Canadian Journal of Botany 76-7: 1165-1169. Lloret F. & M. Vilà. 1997 Clearing of vegetation in Mediterranean garrigue: response after a wildfire. Journal of Ecology and Management 93: 227-234. Vilà M. 1997 Effects of root competition and shading on resprouting dynamics of Erica multiflora L. Journal of Vegetation Science 8: 71-80. Vilà M. & F. Lloret. 1996 Herbivory and neighbour effects on the sprout demography of the shrub Erica multiflora (Ericaceae). Acta Oecologica 17: 127-138. Vilà M. & J. Terradas. 1995 Sprout recruitment and self-thinning of Erica multiflora in a natural stand after clipping. Oecologia 102: 64-69. Vilà M. & J. Terradas. 1995 Effect of competition and disturbance on the resprouting performance of the Mediterranean shrub Erica multiflora. American Journal of Botany 82: 1241-1248. Vilà M. & J. Terradas. 1995 Effect of nutrient availability and neighbours on shoot growth, resprouting and flowering of Erica multiflora. Journal of Vegetation Science 6: 411-416. Vilà M., J. Weiner & J. Terradas. 1994 Effect of competition on size variability of Arbutus unedo after clipping. Journal of Vegetation Science 5: 145-152. Canadell J. & M. Vilà. 1992 Variation in tissue concentrations in Quercus ilex L. over a range of different soils. Vegetatio 99-100: 273-282. 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